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that tke worms are present in large numbers, go over im- 

 mediately after setting, late in the afternoon, and drop 

 by each plant a small lump of the mixture about the size 

 of a pea. If the worms are not numerous enough to jus- 

 tify in doing this, but only a few hills cut down, before 

 replanting drop a little of the mixture by each plant cut 

 down, and replant the next day. One application will 

 generally get all the worms which are hatched, but as 

 others may be hatching it is well to repeat the dose in 

 about a week. Frequently when there are no cutworms 

 at planting time, the crop planted attracts the butterfly, 

 and you have plenty of worms in a few weeks after set- 

 ting. They are often destructive to fruit, especially to- 

 matoes and eggplant. It is advisable in such cases, to go 

 over the field about when the plants begin to set fruit, and 

 drop a little of the mixture by each plant. Use the pois- 

 oned bran liberally, and you will get back five to ten dol- 

 lars for every dollar spent. 



Aphids are another pest causing great loss, to vine 

 crops particularly. They appear on the under side of the 

 leaf and suck the vitality out of the plant. They have a 

 special liking for eggplant, and are most active during 

 dry, cool weather. TJsually they disappear after a few 

 hard rains, and when the nights begin to grow warm. 

 This class of insects can be handled only by mixtures 

 which suffocate them by stopping the pores in their bodies 

 through which they breathe. Rosin wash is perhaps the 

 best, being cheap and harmless to plants. It will be nec- 

 essary to apply the wash with a nozzle, and elbow in or- 

 der to reach the, insect: The- proper .thne. to make the -ap- 

 plication is when the aphids first appear. If the work is 



