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Ions of water. If this is freely used the worms will 

 soon disappear. 



GOPHERS AND SQUIRRELS 



Some prefer to use bisulphide of carbon to kill 

 gophers and squirrels. It must be used when the 

 ground is damp, or the fumes will not be confined 

 enough to destroy the rodents. After turning about 

 a gill of the liquid in the hole quickly cover with soil 

 and press down to confine the poisonous vapors. 

 Poison, a good cat or trap, will prove equally effect- 

 ive in killing the gophers. 



A good formula for poisoning squirrels is: One 

 ounce strychnine, one ounce cyanide of potassium, 

 one-half gallon molasses, and enough wheat to take 

 up the liquid. It takes about fifty pounds. Enough 

 water is added to moisten it. It is of little use to put 

 out poison when grass and weeds are near by; an- 

 other reason for cleaning the roadways of disfiguring 

 weeds. The strychnine should be dissolved in vine- 

 gar, and the cyanide in warm water, before they are 

 mixed with the molasses and the wheat. 



MILDEW ON ROSES, ETC. 



Mildew is a fungus plant which is parasitic on the 

 rose and other plants and appears as a gray, pow- 

 dery substance on the young growth, attacking both 

 foliage and stem. It can be checked by the use of sul- 

 phur as it is used to stop mildew on grape vines. Be 

 sure you treat your plants generously with manure 

 and water to keep them in good health. 



On the first appearance of the disease it is advis- 

 able to dust the foliage with sulphur. This is best 

 done in the evening when there is no wind to blow 

 it off, or in early morning after spraying with water. 

 At this stage some spray with a light solution of sul- 



