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insecticides it will be much easier for the amateur 

 to buy the various preparations on the market and 

 use according to directions. 



Kerosene emulsion paste, ready to use by adding 

 water, and Bordeaux mixture and lime sulphur wash 

 are especially handy to use and save a tedious prep- 

 aration. 



INSECTICIDES 



Paris Green. Use 1 pound with an equal amount 

 of thoroughly slaked lime in from 100 to 300 gallons 

 of water and keep thoroughly stirred when using. 



Arsenate of Lead. Use the prepared paste form 

 at the rate of one pound to fifty gallons of water. 



Kerosene Emulsion. Dissolve one-half pound of 

 soap in one gallon of boiling water, add two gallons 

 of kerosene and force through a force pump re- 

 peatedly until it forms a milk-like emulsion. Add 

 twenty-five gallons of water and use. If allowed to 

 stand for any length of time it must be re-churned 

 with the pump, as the oil will have separated some- 

 what from the water. Use rain water for mixing. 

 Where it is necessary to use hard water, milk should 

 be substituted for the soap, using one gallon of milk 

 to two of kerosene or substitute quarts for gallons in 

 small gardens. 



Combined Insecticide and Funsicide, Mix four 

 ounces Paris Green or one pound of Arsenate of Lead 



