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ground, give in the autumn a heavy dressing of 

 salt and soot, and let it be a month ; then throw 

 it up in rough ridges for the winter, and there 

 will be no wireworms the next year. 



Or a smaller quantity of salt with a fair 

 sprinkling of soot may be scattered among the 

 plants, allowed to lie awhile, and then lightly forked 

 in. Much salt has the effect of rendering damp soil 

 pasty and rotten, and soot in quantity will perish 

 the texture of light ground, and make it like so 

 much dust or rubbish, and act accordingly. 



A dressing of gas lime spread over the ground 

 and dug in is a good thing. 



When salt is applied it should be in showery 

 weather, and on a fine day stir in the surface of the 

 soil. 



Wireworms are particularly fond of pansies, 

 and it is said to be a good plan to grow round the 

 beds with an edging of daisies, as they will devour 

 their roots with avidity. 



GARDENING MEASURES 



Half-sieve contains three imperial gallons and 

 a half 



Sieve, seven imperial gallons. 



Bushel sieve, ten and a half imperial gallons. 



Bushel. — A bushel of cleaned and washed po- 

 tatoes, weight fifty-six pounds ; but if not cleaned, 

 sixty pounds should be allowed. 



Brown's Fumigator is the best to have. 



