THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



ered, and before mixing the materials, dilute 

 each to 20 gallons; a finer-grained combination 

 results than when lime and copper sulphate meet 

 without dilution. If receptacles are not at hand 

 for holding both the materials In dilution, the 

 lime should be diluted to full amount in the tank, 

 and the copper sulphate poured into this, as this 

 makes a better mixture than if the operation be 

 reversed. This method of mixing is one given 

 by the New York State Department of Agri- 

 culture, and can be depended on. 



It is further advised, however, that when the 

 ingredients are thoroughly mixed, one should 

 take a cupful and into it pour a few drops of a 

 ten per cent solution of yellow prussiate of pot- 

 ash; if the effect is a reddish or brown coloring, 

 more lime should be added. 



Potatoes are the prey of the Colorado beetle 

 and the flea beetle. For the former, add a little 

 Paris green to the Bordeaux mixture when 

 spraying for blight. For the flea beetle use the 

 same mixture, but more frequently — every two 

 or three weeks. 



The cutworms get in their work on the to- 



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