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us of the approach eastward of this plague, it having 

 appeared the past year in St. Lawrence County, New York. 

 He thinks it can be checked by ploughing in the fall the 

 land where they have been at work, turning it over flat to 

 bury and smother them. 



The black squash-bug, the yellow-striped bug and the 

 squash maggot can be somewhat kept under l)y Paris green 

 on the leaves, and an application of saltpetre dissolved in 

 Avater about the roots, early in their growth. Prof. Lintner 

 recommends the following preventive measures : — 1st. High 

 culture, to impart strength to resist insect attacks. 2d. 

 Rotation of crops, and their removal as far distant as possi- 

 ble from the soil which has become infested with insects. 3d. 

 Selection of such seed as is least liable to attack, as the Lan- 

 caster or Fultz wheat against the Hessian fly. 4th. Late 

 sowing, as, for the Hessian fly, after frosts occurring late in 

 September. 5th. Refraining for a year or two, in an infested 

 district, from the cultivation of crops specially attacked. 

 6th. Surrounding fields with a border or rows of more 

 attractive food to concentrate the attack. 



Diirylng, when properly managed, and with the modern 

 appliances to lighten labor and to perfect the operations of 

 handling the milk, is profitable work on the farm ; if care- 

 lessly and slovenly done, there is a loss and a hindrance to 

 success. 



Of the breeds of cows, diflercnt ones have their special 

 admirers. Doubtless there have l)een great milking families 

 among the Shorthorns, but their large size and early ma- 

 turity have tempted farmers to pay more attention to breed- 

 ing them for the shambles than for the dairy. The Ayrshires 

 give a large flow of milk, rich in caseine and excellent for 

 cheese making, but not specially rich in butter fat. The 

 llerefords and Devons are not large milkers ; the Holsteins 

 are showing enormous records of milk, and their importers 

 and owners claim large butter products ; but at the present 

 the Jerseys, in popularity, either pure bred or crossed on 

 other stocks, far exceed all others, though the Guernseys, 

 larger and very rich milkers, are their closest rivals. 



I do not purpose at this time to enter into the matter of 

 feeding cows, nor of treating the milk and making butter, at 



