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around the roots of small plants, or a tablespoonful scattered under 

 and around a larger plant. 



We once had a field so badly infested with cut worms that 

 out of a thousand plants set out in the evening, scarcely a hun- 

 dred remained unharmed in the morning. We at once applied 

 poisoned bran broadcast, sowing it like oats, and when setting 

 out two days afterwards found scarcely a plant touched. The 

 satisfaction gotten from this test was probably worth as much 

 as the crop to us. Great care must, of course, be exercised not 

 to drop any large lumps of bran, otherwise fowls or animals may 

 be able to partake of enough to destroy them. 



When planting cabbage, cauliflower and egg plants in the 

 early Fall it sometimes happens that they are infested by a small 

 greenish or yellowish worm ; this worm can best be destroyed 

 by applying a pinch of fresh strong pyrethrum directly to the 

 tender heart of the plant. I have never found them troubled 

 much after the plants are half matured. 



