288 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO STAPLE CROPS. 



for hard soap; stir thoroughly; add remainder of water 

 :iiid boil about two hours, or until the mixture will unite 

 with cold water making a clear, amber-colored liquid. If 

 the mixture has boiled away too much, add suliicient boil- 

 ing water to make 5 gallons. 



For use, dilute 1 gallon of this stock solution with 16 

 gallons of water, add 3 gallons of milk of lime, or white- 

 wash, and 'l ]3ound Paris green or other arsenite. 



Used on plants with a very smooth foliage. 



Poisoned Bran Mash. 



Wheat bran -iO pounds 



Molasses (cheapest) 2 quarts 



Arsenite (dry) 1 pound 



Water Enough to make a thick mash 



Mix the arsenite with the dry bran. Stir the molasses 

 into about a gallon of warm water, and pour over poisoned 

 bran, stirring thoroughly, then adding enough Avater to 

 make a stiff mash. Apply as near evening as possible, a 

 heaping tablespoonful near each plant. Keep poultry out 

 of fields thus treated. For cutworms apply a day or two 

 before setting plants. 



CONTACT INSECTICIDES. (FOR SUCKING INSECTS.) 



Kerosene Emulsion. 



Hard soap ^ pound 



Boiling water 1 gallon 



Kerosene 2 gallons 



Dissolve the soap in the water, add the kerosene (away 

 from the fire) and cliurn with a pump by pumping back 

 and forth for 5 or 10 minutes. Dilute 4 to 15 times before 

 applying. Dilute 10 to 12 times for plant-lice and soft- 

 bodied bugs. 



