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and distribute in infested localities. Twenty pounds 

 dry middlings and 1 pound of Paris green, well 

 mixed, is an attractive bait. A mash composed of 



1 pound of Paris green to 50 pounds of bran, and 

 sweetened with cheap sugar or molasses, is very 

 attractive to grasshoppers. Paris green 1 part, salt 



2 parts, and horse droppings (preferably fresh) 

 35 to 40 parts by measure, thoroughly mixed with 

 enough water to make a soft though not sloppy 

 paste, is a valuable grasshopper poison. 



KEROSENE EMULSION. Dissolve % pound of 

 soap in 1 gallon of boiling water, add 2 gallons 

 of kerosene, and force through a pump repeatedly 

 for five to ten minutes; dilute four to twenty-five 

 times before applying. In lime regions, where the 

 water is hard, use a sour-milk emulsion, made by 

 thoroughly mixing 2 gallons of kerosene and 1 gal- 

 lon of milk, as described above. 



WHALE-OIL-SOAP SOLUTION. Apply at the rate 

 of 1% to 2 pounds to a gallon of water in the win- 

 ter, and for summer use employ at least 4 gallons 

 of water to each pound of soap. 



IVORY-SOAP SOLUTION. Dissolve a five-cent 

 cake in 8 gallons of water. Good for house plants. 



HELLEBORE. Mix thoroughly 1 ounce of fresh 



