THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE 21 



CORN 



Smut — (Large, black, irregular swellings on ears 

 or tops). The only remedy is to cut off and burn 

 the smut swellings. 



Cornear worms — (Bore through husk and eat the 

 young kernels). Kill all worms which are found 

 when husking corn for use. 



Cutworms — (A dark worm which cuts plant off at 

 surface of earth when plant is small). 



Remedy : Use poisoned bait in the same 

 manner prescribed for cabbage. Repeat if nec- 

 essary. Being a night worker the cut-worm is 

 usually found in the morning in the ground by 

 cut off plants. Dig out and kill. 



Seed Corn Maggot — (Tunnels in seed, sprouts and 

 stems of plants). — Apply liquid poisoned bait 

 with a whisk broom. 



CUCUMBERS 



Anthracnose — (Brown spots on leaves). 



Remedy: Spray with Bordeaux mixture when 

 plants begin to form vines. Repeat two or three 

 times if necessary, at intervals of 2 weeks. 



Downy mildew — (Yellow spots on leaves). 

 Remedy: Treat as for anthracnose. 



V.'ilt — (Leaves droop and wilt quickly). — Pull up and 

 burn plants. Striped beetles act as carriers of this 

 disease and should be controlled carefully. 



Stink bug or squash bug — (Sucks sap from leaves 

 and injects an injurious substance). 



Remedy: Pick them or shake them into pan 

 of water and kerosene. Destroy egg masses. 

 Place small pieces of boards near hills. The 

 bugs will collect underneath these and may 

 be easily crushed. 



Striped beetle or 12-8potted beetle — (Both eat 

 leaves). 



Preventive: Cover young plants with protectors 

 of cheesecloth or wire gauze. 



Control: Mix arsenate of lead in the Bordeaux 

 mixture which is used for diseases. Another 

 remedy is to cover leaves with tobacco dust. 

 Treatment should be given as soon as beetles 

 appear, or when covers are removed. Repeat 5 

 days later and again 5 days later, with further 

 repetitions when necessary. 

 Vine borer — (Worm which bores into vine at surface 

 of earth). 



Remedy: Carefully cut the vine lengthwise, 

 remove borer and kill. As plants grow throw 

 earth over vine at every other joint, in order that 

 new roots may form and to keep the vine growing. 



EGGPLANT 



Blight or wilt — (Whole plant wilts). — No remedy. 



Pull up and burn plants. 

 Flea beetle — (Small jumping beetle which eats 



leaves). 



Remedy: Spray with Bordeaux mixture and 



arsenate of lead combination. 



ONIONS 



Thrips — (Very small sucking insects, which cause 

 leaves to turn a silvery color or whitish, and 

 later to curl and twist). 



Remedy: Spray with nicotine sulphate solu- 

 tion when pests appear, repeating once or twice as 

 necessar>'. 

 Cutworms — (Dark worms which attack onions as 

 they do corn). 



Remedy: Same as with corn. 

 Onion Maggot — (Eats bulb, inducing decay). — 

 Remedy: Apply liquid poisoned bait with a 

 whisk broom. 



Anthracnose — (Dark sunken spots in fruit; cracks in 

 leaves). 



Remedy: Spray with Bordeaux mixture when 

 plants are set, repeating 10 days later and again 

 10 days later. 



PEAS 



-(Covers plant 



with powderj' 



Powdery mildew- 

 white growth). 



Remedy : Use pulverized sulphur or flowers 

 of sulphur, or Bordeaux mixture, by sprinkling on 

 plants when mildew appears, just before bloom 

 appears- Repeat if necessary two weeks later 

 and again 2 weeks later. 

 Pea Aphis. 



Remedy: Same as for bean aphia. 



POTATOES 



E:irly blight — (Brown spots, with concentric rings on 

 leaves. Worst in moist weather.) 



Remedy: Spray with Bordeaux mixture when 

 plants are 6 inches high. Repeat two weeks 

 later and again two weeks later. 



Late blight— (Dark brown spots on leaves, appearing 

 water soaked and not having concentric rings. 

 The spots become yellow and the leaves die. 

 Worst in hot, sultry weather. August and Septem- 

 ber. Lives over winter in seed potatoes.) 

 Remedy: Same as for early blight. 



Colorado potato beetle — (The common potato bug, 

 which eats leaves). 



Remedy: Spray with arsenate of lead when 

 beetles appear. Repeat when and as often as is 

 necessary. Hand picking is effective, as is also 

 knocking the bugs into a pan of water containing 

 some kerosene. 

 Blister beetle — (Long black potato bug or old fash- 

 ioned potato bug. Eats leaves. ) 



Remedy: Same as for Colorado potato beetle. 

 Flea beetle — (Small, jumping insect which eats leaves, 

 usually appearing when plant is small). 



Remedy: Spray as for Colorado potato beetle. 



SWEET POTATOES 



Beetles— (Eat foliage). r , ^ ^ 



Control: Spray with arsenate of lead and 



Cutworms— (Worms which cut plants off at the 

 surface of earth). . . 



Control: Use poisoned bait m the same manner 

 as prescribed for cabbage. 



PUMPKIN 



This plant is subject to the same diseases and insects 

 a^ cucumber, and should be treated the same way. 



Black Rot — (Black, sunken and nearly circular spots 

 appear on tubers. It begins as small spots on 

 stems and spreads until the stems rot off.) 



Control: Use only sound healthy tubers to 

 produce healthy plants. 



RUTABAGA 



This plant is subject to the same pests as cabbage and 

 should be treated the same way. 



