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by combining one part by weight of arsenic, one of 

 sugar, and six of sweetened bran, with enough water 

 added to make a mash. The baits are renewed if they 

 become too dry, or they can be kept moist by placing 

 them under shingles or pieces of board. 



Flea-beetles attack the plants soon after they are 



FIG. 35 — CUTWORM AND PARENT MOTH (Feltia subgothico) 



(From Chittenden, U. S. Department of Agriculture) 



set, and their injuries can be prevented by dipping 

 the young plants before setting in a solution of arse- 

 nate of lead, about i pound to 50 gallons of water, 

 or Paris green, i pound to 100 gallons. If this pre- 

 caution has not been observed a spray of either of 

 these arsenicals used in the proportion specified will 

 suffice, repeating if the insects continue on the plants. 

 In the preparation of the spray a pound of fresh lime 

 to each pound of the arsenical should be added; or, 

 better yet, Bordeaux mixture should be employed as 

 a diluent instead of water. This mixture has some 

 insecticidal value, is a most valuable fungicide, and 



