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KEROSENE EMULSION. 



To prepare a kerosene emulsion, dissolve half a pound of 

 hard soap in one gallon of boiling soft water, add two gal- 

 lons kerosene oil, and churn the mixture five or ten min- 

 utes until it forms a creamy emulsion. This mixture is to 

 be diluted with from nine to twenty parts of water to one 

 of the emulsion before using. Plant lice can be killed 

 with a weak emulsion, while hard-bodied insects require 

 a strong emulsion. 



HELLEBORE. 



Hellebore is a standard application for currant worms. 

 To be of use however, it must be pure and freshly ground. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



In the application of all spraying mixtures, it is neces- 

 sary to be on time. Oftentimes the damage is largely done 

 before the remedy is applied. Then the insects and worms 

 are much more quickly killed, while they are small and eat- 

 ing ravenously. 



One caution to be remembered is never to spray fruit 

 trees while they are in blossom. Always do the work just 

 after the blossoms have fallen, for to spray while in flower 

 means the poisoning of the bees, which are at work gather- 

 ing honey and fertilizing the blossom. And killing bees is 

 an injury not only to the bee-keeper, but to the fruit- 

 grower as well. 



As to the number of times it is necessary to spray in a 

 season, it all depends upon the weather and general preva- 

 lence of insects. Repeated rains wash off the applications 

 and render more spraying imperative. Sometimes once or 

 twice will be a plenty, then again three or four times will 

 be none too often. It should be aimed always to do the 

 work thoroughly. 



In conclusion a word may be said as to whether spray- 



