1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1927)

Fifth Edition AGRICULTURE 21 GROUP 11 (Continued) PESTS AND DANGERS to Animals The Ox Warble — A Fifty-Million-Dollar Tune (1) Government "bug man" explains methods of controlling the ox warble, one of major pests attacking American dairy cattle (69,144) Clean Herds — And Hearts (4) Sequel to "Out of the Shadows"; Picturing a community campaign for the eradication of animal tuberculosis; its relation to human health; economic losses due to the disease. (69, 144) Exit Ascaris (2) Methods of controlling roundworms in pigs; sanitation rules worked out by laboratory investigation. Of interest to hog raisers and scientific workers. (144) ( See also Groups 6-9) GROUP 12 to Plants Alfalfa Weevil Control (1) Importance of the alfalfa crop, spread of the alfalfa weevil in some of the Western States and methods of control. (144) The Barbarous Barberry (1) An animated cartoon. Common barberry the cause of wheat rust. Science magnifies the rust germs and explains cause and effect. (144) Beans or Beetles? (1) The importance of the bean crop; menace of the Mexican bean beetle; methods of controlling damage by this insect. (144) Blister Rust — A Menace to Western Timber (2) Spread of white pine blister rust from Europe to eastern United States; its recent appearance in British Columbia; danger from the disease to the five-needled pines of the western United States. (144) The Pines (2) Control of white pine blister rust, as applied to a particular farm in New England; how the pines were protected and were made a valuable crop (144) Board Feet or Bored Timber (1) Story of the wormhole borer, pinhole borer and numerous other insects which attack green logs and cured lumber; their habits and methods of controlling them. (144) Chinch Bugs (1) Life history and habits; methods of fighting the menace to crops. (69) Corn and the Borer (1) A history of European Corn Borer infestation in the United States. Quarantine and inspection methods. Parasites imported to aid in control work. (69, 144) The Corn Borer and What to do About It (2) The life history of the European Corn Borer and methods recommended for keeping this dangerous insect under control. (69, 144) Cotton's Worst Enemy (1) Clean-up of infected land; sweeping of fields and burning of plants, fumigation of imported cotton. (144) Fighting Insects from Airplanes (1) Result of successful tests made in co-operation with the Army Air Service in applying poison dust for control of cotton insects, particularly the boll weevil, and for the control of malarial mosquitoes. (144) Dangerous Invaders (1) How the gypsy and brown-tail moths gained a foothold in New England; their damage to trees; fight to control them. (144) Dust Explosions in Threshing Machines (1) Some of the causes, results and means of prevention. (144) Explosive Dusts (1) Some of the causes, results, and means of preventing grain-dust explosions in mills and elevators. (144) Fighting Western Pine Beetles (1) How beetles destroy timber; measures for their control. (144) Holding the Japanese Beetle (1) Life history of the Japanese beetle; its introduction into New Jersey and rapid spread; means of control. (144) Halting Foreign Plant Foes (1) Administration of the plant quarantine act, by the Federal Horticultural Board, to keep out new plant pests and diseases. (144) Hoppers (2) Approved methods of grasshopper control, featuring life history, and the poison bait method. . (144) Hidden Foes in Seed Potatoes (1) Wisdom of selecting seed potatoes; experiences on the potato tour, with close-ups of some degeneration diseases of potatoes. (144) * Leak Disease of Potatoes (1) Cause and prevention; microscopic views of the disease. (144) Seed Disinfection Increases Farming Profits (2) "Stop-motion" photography of growing seedlings (corn, tomatoes and cotton) shows effects of "clampening-off" and how to control it. (46) * Laying Lumbricus Low (1) Methods of saving lawns from damage caused by worms. (144)