IT2 THE F.\EMER'S 



dien make op a mixture of oil, or blubber, with 

 Hiitable |»oportioas of snlpliar aad Scotch suuflT; 

 and with a bmdh lav this on the scraped part, for- 

 ming a ring roimd the tree an inch or two wide ; 

 and DO insect will ever attemfit to pass this bar- 

 rier, as long as the eompositioti has anj consider- 

 able moisture left in it. 



Let it be revested when it inclines to harden; 

 though perhaps this is not nece^^ry. Let it be 

 done eariT in the Spring, before the insect comes 

 from the ground. 



Another method, which it is believed will be 

 fiiond eqnaDj efl^Mtaal, though attended with more 

 trooUe, is to scrape off the dliaggy bark from the 

 ho&Y *k the tree; and then whiteM ash that part 

 well with lime and water and a little sulphur ad- 

 ded. 



In place of this, however, Mr. Forsvth directs 

 that the Ikh^ of the tree be covered with a com- 

 pontion of <^d urine, kept some time for the pur- 

 pose, . soap-suds, fr^h cowdung; and this he says 

 win keep off all insects. Let k be laid on plenti- 

 fully. 



Another method, we have heard reccommended 

 is to listen a strip «ii ^eepskin, with the wool 

 outwards, round the body of the tree, taking care 

 that no place be left for the insect to creep up be- 

 tween -the strip and the bark. The wool should 

 be ft'equentif combed to keep it loose. ^ 



A streak or ring of tar made round the body is 

 also effectual, as long as the tar remains soft; but, 

 as it soon becomes so hardened on the exterior, 

 that the insect can crawl over, it requires to be 

 repeated vprv Treqtiently. Perhaps such a ring 



