no CORN AND GRASS. 



Superphosphate for Turnips and nitrate of soda for Corn 

 crops have been specially recommended, and the nitrate given 

 at a rate of 2 cwt. per acre, and a mixture of the nitrate and 

 common salt, in proportion of 1 cwt. of the first to 2 cwt. 

 of the second, have also been found useful in pushing on the 

 young crop, or saving it when attack was present. 



A mixture of 2 cwt. of Kape-cake, 2 cwt. superphosphate, 

 and 1 cwt. kainite, is noted " as a good fertiliser for Wheat, 

 when sown broadcast at the time of drilling the seed ; 

 this carries the plant out of reach of attack and gives a 

 satisfactory return on all light soil. On clay it is useless." — 

 (Ralph Lowe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.) 



The application of Rape-cake, nuts or meal, acts well in 

 lessening amomit of injury, both by fertilising the land and 

 attracting the Wireworm from the plant. 



The cake has been found of use applied at the rate of 

 5 cwt. per acre, crushed into about half-inch lumps and mixed 

 well with the soil. 



Rape-dust of Indian or Kurrachee cake, which is formed 

 from Mustard-seed, has answered well, whether drilled with 

 Oats or together with Turnip manure. In one special case 

 the following note was sent: — "About the application of 

 Rape-dust to the land to destroy Wireworm, I may say that in 

 1874 I got two tons of very fine Rape-dust— as fine as flour. 

 I mixed it up with the Turnip manure, and sowed it in the 

 drills in the usual manner. The result was very good. There 

 was no Wireworm, and the crows did not look for any, but on 

 about an acre of the field that got no Rape-dust the worm 

 was bad and the crows pulled the Turnips. In 1875 I used 

 three tons with the same good result. Of course it has a 

 certain value as manure as well." — (Edw. Gordon, Mains of 

 Kelton, Kirkcudbright, N. B.) 



In my own experiments I have found that Wireworm 

 supplied with nothing but the moistened Kurrachee cake for 

 food died in about a fortnight, whilst those supplied with only 

 the true Rape-cake, moistened like the other kind, were still 

 alive upwards of three weeks after being placed in it, and 

 showed no signs of ceasing to thrive. 



Pressure of the land, hij rolling or hi) treading with sheep, or 

 other measures calculated to compress the soil firmly, and thus 

 keep the Wireworm from travelling, are stronglij recommended 

 both for 2^ycvention and remedy when attack is 2^>'(-'Scnt. 



"Rolling after sowing is generally admitted to be the best 

 preventive. By rendering the soil firm and compressed it 

 prevents the ready passage of the Wireworm from plant to 

 plant, and thereby localises the damage. Where crops are 

 affected, rolling or treading by sheep where practicable is a 



