SPRAYING MIXTURES FOR THE ELM LEAF-BEETLE. 

 ARSENATE OF LEAD. 



Arsenate of Soda, - - 4 oz. 



Acetate of Lead, - - -11 oz. 



Water, - - - 100 gallons. 

 Mix together and it is ready for use. 



PARIS GREEN. 



Paris green, - - - 1 lb. 



Quick lime, - - - - 2 lbs. 



Water, - - - 100 gallons. 



Slack the lime in part of the water and gradually add the Paris 

 green : then add the rest of the water. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. 



Hard soap shaved fine, - 1-2 lb. 



Water (soft), - - - i gallon. 



Kerosene, - - - 2 gallons. 



Dissolve the soap in the water, boiling ; remove from the fire, 

 pour in the kerosene and churn with the spray pump till it becomes, 

 first creamy, then soft and butter like. One part of this mixed with 

 five parts of soft water should be sufificiently strong to accomplish 

 the desired purpose. 



During the present summer a soap powder known as Laundry 

 Chips has been used in Amherst with good success, prepared as 

 follows : ■ 



" Laundry Chips," - - 2 lbs. 



Kerosene, - - - 8 gallons. 



Water, . . _ ^^ gallons. 



This was prepared with hot water and churned upon adding the 

 kerosene as in the directions above. 



KEROSENE AND WATER MIXTURE. 



This mixture is made entirely by the pump which consists of two 

 tanks so connected that the operator may fix at will the proportion 

 of the fluids to each other. For the elm leaf-beetle the proportion 

 should be i of kerosene to 3 of water. 



