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TOMATOES. 



Leaf Blight and Fruit Rots. 



Leaf blights and fruit rots are only partially controlled by spray- 

 ing. The blossom end rot is more common upon dry soil and dur- 

 ing dry seasons than wet, and some varieties are more susceptible 

 than others. Irrigation has proved successful during the time of 

 fruit ripening. 



Flea Beetle. See Potato. 



Cutworms. See Cabbage. 



TOBACCO. 

 Root Rot. 



Plant seeds in beds sterilized with steam or treated with formalin, 

 one pound to 12 or 15 gallons of water, using about a gallon for 

 each square foot of surface treated. Cover the soil for 24 hours to 

 hold the formalin vapors, then remove cover and allow to air after- 

 wards. 



Cut Worms. See Cabbage. 



Tobacco Worm. 



Hand picking, or spraying with a stomach poison (No. 12.) 



SHADE TREES. 



Shade trees have to contend with various difficulties,* many of 

 which can be prevented if proper treatment can be given in time. 



Elm-Leaf Beetle. 



Spray about the middle of June with arsenate of lead 5 pounds, 

 water 50 gallons. 



Leaf Eating Insects, Caterpillars, etc. 



Spray as necessary with a stomach poison. 



*There aie many substances applied to shade trees which have proved very injurious, 

 much injury having been caused by the use of banding substances, — gas oil, kerosene and 

 water, etc. Only those substances which have been thoroughly tested and proved to be 

 reliable should be used. 



