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perience from the same cause) ; " but the re- 

 cipe is too rough for little delicate creatures, 

 already enduring the pain attendant on the 

 season of moulting. It became obvious, that 

 the period during which harvest-bugs are 

 most numerous and tormenting, must be in- 

 imical to the rearing of chickens ; and that 

 if the hens were not allowed to sit in June 

 (so as thus to hatch in July), or rather, if 

 the chicks were either strong enough to cope 

 with the evil, or were not hatched until the 

 season for the pest had passed by, that the 

 destruction might be prevented: and so it 

 has proved." We certainly have experi- 

 enced the annoyance of this tormenting in- 

 sect — which is so small as to be scarcely 

 perceptible — in more ways than one, though 

 not to the extent or in the manner herein 

 stated ; but the circumstance is entitled to 

 consideration, and if the chicks should be 

 attacked, perhaps the early application of 

 sweet oil alone, without the addition of vine- 

 gar, might be found effectual ; though, if 

 delicately applied, and there be no laceration 

 of the skin, the vinegar will be found the 

 better portion of the remedy. 



