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Potato— Potato Beetle. — Spray with Paris green and lime as soon as 

 young beetles appear, using Formula VII ; 

 or dust with Paris green and lime, using 

 Formula VI. Repeat when necessary. 



Tomato— Potato Beetle. — Treatment same as for potatoes. 



Tomato Worm. — Spray with Formula VII as soon as worms 

 appear. 



Blight. — Spray with Formula II just before plants begin to 

 bloom, and again after fruit is formed. 



Early Vegetables— Cutworms.— Poisoned bran mash scattered over 

 field a few days before setting out the 

 plants, or green rye or barley poisoned by 

 dipping into a solution of Paris green, 

 Formula VII, and scattered over the land 

 late in the afternoon, is very effective. 

 Keep land free from all foreign vegetation. 



INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 



FORMULA I. — BORDEAUX MIXTURE 

 {Fungicide) 



Copper sulphate (Blue Stone) 6 pounds 



Lump lime 4 pounds 



Water 50 gallons 



Dissolve the copper sulphate in hot or cold water in 

 an earthen or wooden vessel. Slake the lime in a tub or 

 half barrel, adding the water gradually so as to slake 

 thoroughly. When the lime is slaked, dilute both copper 

 and lime to 25 gallons each. The two solutions are now 

 poured into a barrel at the same time and thoroughly 

 mixed. The mixture should be strained while pouring 

 into spray pump. 



