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expended in this way will not only please the young people, but 

 will work astonishing results. Three children in about 2y^ hours 

 collected in the writer's small garden 360 green cabbage worms. 



Dusting or spraying with Paris green has been successful. 

 Paris green may be mixed with cheap flour, i lb. of Paris green 

 to every 25 or 50 lbs, of flour, and dusted in the morning upon the 

 plants when the dew is on. Or the cabbage may be sprayed, using 

 I lb. of Paris green to every 160 gals, of water, and adding some 

 soft or hard soap to prevent the liquid "rolling" off the cabbage 

 leaves. In using Paris green in water keep the solution constantly 

 stirred. Hellebore dusted on in the early morning can also be 

 used, if one objects to Paris green. We will say in this connec- 

 tion that there is absolutely no danger of poisoning when Paris 

 green is used on cabbage, since not a trace of the poison will be 

 found in the head itself. Hellebore is poisonous to insects, al- 

 though harmless to man. 



Squash Bug and Cucumber Beetle: See pages 80 and 81 respec- 

 tively. 



Stalk Borer in Tomato Vines: See page 178. 



Naked Snails or Slugs on Lettuce: See page 180. 



To Get Rid of Potato Blight and Potato "Bugs" at the Same 

 Time: In traveling over the state the latter part of last summer I 

 was struck by the prevalence of blight in potato vines in many sec- 

 tions. Since then many complaints have reached us regarding this 

 trouble. The following treatment with Bordeaux mixture has, \\\ 

 New York State, given excellent results, and a knowledge of the 

 method, it would seem, should be in the hands of every farmer in 

 our state who raises potatoes. 



Spray the vines with Bordeaux mixture first when plants are six 

 or seven inches high. Two weeks later give them another spray- 

 ing, following this with two, three or four later sprayings, even 

 nine and ten sprayings are sometimes given, allowing two weeks 

 to elapse between applications. The necessary strength of Bor- 

 deaux mixture for this purpose is made as follows : 



Place six lbs. of copper sulphate (bluestone) in a burlap sack, 

 and hang it in sufiEicient water to dissolve it in any vessel which is 



