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ed for the prevention of the flea-beetle. As 

 this prevention is vastly better than any ciire 

 with which we are acquainted, we will not oc- 

 cupy space by giving remedies, especially as 

 we know no infallible one. 



SALTING CABBAGE. An application of a 

 few bushels of salt per acre, sown upon 

 the soil when preparing it for cabbage, is 

 very beneficial, the cabbage being naturally 

 a salt-water plant, or one which grows to 

 its greatest perfection on lands contiguous 

 to the sea-shore. Salt also has a good effect 

 in destroying worms upon any soil, and may 

 be used very beneficially upon any lands in- 

 fested with white grubs or cut worms. 



An article well adapted to these purposes is 

 the refuse or dirty salt, which may frequently be 

 obtained at the salt-works at from $2 to $5 per 

 ton. It must not be used too freely, however, or 

 the results will be attended with more loss than 

 profit. We have in mind an' instance in which 

 we procured four barrels of refuse salt, which we 

 intended to apply as a top-dressing on nearly as 

 many acres, mainly for the purpose of drawing 

 or holding the moisture during the dry sum- 

 mer months. The work of applying was left to 

 a man who misunderstood the matter entirely, 



