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HOW TO DESTii'or lysEcrs, 



Alternate roTvs of ouious, lettuces, etc., with carrots 

 may be sown, and the worms will leave all to go to the 

 carrots for food. 



Wire-wo)')}is in Turf Land, 



A cultivator wlio for several years had been dread- 

 fully pt'stert'd with wire-worms, and his potatoes, tur- 

 nips, carrots, and other roots were pierced through and 

 through with this pest, had a thought occur to him of 

 an application of spent gas-tar lime. 



Two carthvids were oiuained from the gas-works, 

 and were mixed with six times as much good soil and 

 manure, each in eiuial quantities. 



This was spread in the ground in November, and 

 dug in a spade deep : then in the spring potatoes aud 

 other general crops were planted with stable-manure. 

 Excelknit crops were realized that year and afterwards, 

 and not a single wire-worm could be detected after that 

 dressing. 



It is very important not to overdose with the gas- 

 lime : dihite it well with soil and mantire. 

 It is also excehent for destroying grtibs. 



Coal-aslies for C urrant-worms. 



Currant and gooseberry bushes have been kept fi'ee 

 from tlie currant-worm by mulching heavily with coal- 

 ashes. 



The ashes also have another and im expected value — 

 viz., keeping the ground cool and moist, so that even 



