SPRAYS AND POISONS 



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The emulsion may also be used successfully against 

 the root maggots that bother cabbages. Soak the 

 ground about the roots. This usually kills the 

 maggots at that point. Vigorous cultivation, how- 

 ever, is the best general protection against grubs. 



Care in Handling Poison 



Always keep the poisons away from the reach of 

 children and careless people. Do not trust hired 

 help to handle poison, unless they are perfectly 

 trustworthy. A spoon, used in mixing arsenate of 

 lead and then in mixing chicken food, has dreadful 

 possibilities. If you can, keep poisons in a chest 

 under lock and key. Then you will know just who 

 is handhng them. Mark all such material with 

 distinct labels. 



Garden on the End or a \\'harf 



Less than twenty feet square, it provides tomatoes, 

 pole beans, bush beans, beets, lettuce, radishes, peas, 

 cucumbers, and squash — all made out of a dump. 



