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them, as the boughs are apt to do. No one that I am acquainted 
with has applied anything but nitrate of soda — not with 
the idea of killing the caterpillars, but to force the growth of the 
turnip. So far as brushing them is concerned, I find they again 
ascend the turnip from the ground, and if buried under three inches 
of earth, at once find tlieir way to the surface." — J. L. 
" In my case nitrate of soda has given vigour to the plants, this 
doing good. Friends report boughs on scufflers advantageous." 
— " N. Lines." 
" By keeping the scufflers going with birch branches attached. 
I had dusted with quicklime on the under side of the leaf, it did 
not kill them ; going back next morning I found they had eaten 
part of the leaf, lime and all, and were still as lively as possible. I 
also tried paraffin and water, 1 to 50, put on by a garden syringe 
with a very small rose ; the only eff"ect I could see it had was keeping 
the birds ofi" that part of the field."— W. P. 
" Damage was done and caterpillars had disappeared before it 
was known what they were, hence no measure was taken to destroy 
them."— F. R. 
" The insects lying very lightly on the leaves, brush harrowing 
once lightly would remove them, and the Strawsonizer with paraffin 
would, I think, be thoroughly effectual, but as the action of the 
caterpillar is venj rapid, careful observation and instant action on 
their appearance is imperative ; if no Strawsonizer available, re- 
peating the brush harrowing would, I think, answer equally." 
— C. d. R. 
" Nitrate and super — the best stimulants, and unfailing in good 
results — no dry or dust application, nor any chance of Strawsonizer 
or sprayer. But practically over sixty acres no lime or water or 
machines to overtake the work." — J. Sn. 
" I applied quicklime by hand on a windy day, as the wind was 
blowing up the drills ; the lime got well under the plants and stuck 
to the leaves, covering the under sides well ; this did not kill the 
caterpillars at all, but I think rather prevented their working, and 
I hope checked them in spinning cocoons. I top-dressed the worst 
with nitrate of soda, which stimulated their growth and thus lielpcd 
them, but what certainly did most good was scuffling with light 
branches fastened across the scuffler. I consider the best treatment 
was to keep constantly working among the turnips, scuffling or 
running the small plough between the drills. I saw paraffin oil 
applied on another farm, which I believe did little or no good ; a mix- 
ture of arsenic and lime also applied with the Strawsonizer apparently 
killed the caterpillars, but I did not see this done myself, so I can- 
not speak positively about it." — J. B. S. 
" I tried 5 cwt. of dissolved bones per acre, put on each plant 
by hand, without effect ; before applying the bones I tried sidphur 
and lime (after scuffler with boughs on), fumigation with sulphur, 
Paris green mixed with water, and Little's non-poisonous sheep-dip, 
all likewise without effect." — R. W. S. 
"Nitrate of soda at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre as a top-dressing 
