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by combining one part by weight of arsenic, one of 

 sugar, and six of sweetened bran, with enough water 

 added to make a mash. The baits are renewed if they 

 become too dry, or they can be kept moist by placing 

 them under shingles or pieces of board. 



Flea-beetles attack the plants soon after they are 



FIG. 35 CUTWORM AND PARENT MOTH (Feltia subgothico) 



(From Chittenden, U. S. Department of Agriculture) 



set, and their injuries can be prevented by dipping 

 the young plants before setting in a solution of arse- 

 nate of lead, about I pound to 50 gallons of water, 

 or Paris green, i pound to 100 gallons. If this pre- 

 caution has not been observed a spray of either of 

 these arsenicals used in the proportion specified will 

 suffice, repeating if the insects continue on the plants. 

 In the preparation of the spray a pound of fresh lime 

 to each pound of the arsenical should be added; or, 

 better yet, Bordeaux mixture should be employed as 

 a diluent instead of water. This mixture has some 

 insecticidal value, is a most valuable fungicide, and 



