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CORN. 

 Wireworms. 



Fall plowing and thorough pulverizing oi the soil for several years.. 

 Rotation of crops. Trapping in early summer with freshly cut clover 

 dipped in Paris green water and placed under boards in the field. 

 This is a very difficult pest to control. 



CRANBERRY. 

 Rots, etc. 



Consult Bulletin iio, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C. 



Cranberry Insects. 



Send for Bulletin No. 115, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 



CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY. 

 Leaf Blights. 



Spray with Bordeaux before the leaves start, and continue to spray 

 if the disease is troublesome after the leaves have formed. 



Currant Worm. 



Apply a stomach poison (No. 10) either wet or dry, or hellebore, 

 FREQUENTLY, as new lots of the worms may appear shortly after a 

 treatment. 



Imported Currant Borer. 



Works along the centers of the stems. Cut off and burn all in- 

 jured stems. 



San Jose Scale. See Apple. 



CUCUMBER, MELON, SQUASH. 

 Bacterial Wilt. 



Occasionally present in Massachusetts. Destroy cucumber beetle,, 

 which is largely responsible for the distribution of the disease. 



Downy Mildew. 



Appears about August 15th. It is controlled by spraying with 

 Bordeaux mixture every ten days or two weeks, commencing about 

 August 10th. 



