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and wireworms. In such cases the use of poisoned bait has proved 
very satisfactory. . 
For grasshoppers, take 1 part, by weight, of white arsenic, 1 of 
sugar, or molasses, and 6 of bran, to which add water to make a wet 
mash. Place a tablespoonful of this at the base of each tree or 
vine, or apply a line of baits just ahead of the advancing army of 
grasshoppers, placing a tablespoonful of the mash every 6 or 8 feet 
and following up with another line behind the first. 
_A cheap grasshopper bait used successfully in parts of the West 
is obtained by mixing fresh horse droppings with arsenicals. One 
pound of Paris green, or some other convenient arsenical, together 
with 2 pounds of salt, are thoroughly mixed with 60 pounds of fresh 
horse droppings. The resulting mixture is scattered among the young 
“ hoppers ” or around the edges of fields which it is thought may be 
invaded. A very convenient receptacle in which to make this prepa- 
ration is a half barrel. A trowel or paddle can be used in scattering 
the mixture in the desired places. 
Bran and Paris green, on the authority of Prof. J. B. Smith, thor- 
oughly mixed and sprinkled dry on cabbage heads, proved a most 
successful remedy for cabbage worms, the latter preferring the 
poisoned bran tc the cabbage, to their prompt undoing. The same 
dry mixture has been successfully employed against cutworms and is 
recommended by Smith for the army worm, running it in rows 10 
feet apart across the infested field. One pound of poison to 10 of 
bran is a good proportion. The bran-arsenic bait may also be used 
for cutworms. 
For sowbugs, or pill bugs, which frequently are injurious pests to 
tender flowering plants and vegetables grown under frames or in 
glass houses, poisoned slices of potato have proved to be the most 
effectual remedy. The freshly sliced potato may be poisoned by dip- 
ping in a strong arsenical solution, or by dusting thickly with a dry 
arsenical, and should then be distributed over the beds. Pansy beds 
have been notably protected in this way, and a Michigan vegetable 
grower reports that in two nights he destroyed upward of 24,000 of 
these bugs by this means in four houses used for lettuce growing. 
Another remedy for cutworms and also for wireworms is poisoned 
green succulent vegetation, such as freshly cut clover, distributed in 
small bunches in the infested fields. Dip the bait in a very strong 
arsenical solution, and protect it from drying by covering. Renew 
the bait as often as it becomes dry, or every three to five days. 
TIME TO SPRAY FOR BITING INSECTS. 
Specific directions for spraying with arsenicals to control im- 
portant insect pests are given in Farmers’ Bulletins or in circulars 
of this Bureau relating to these different insects. One of the princi- 
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