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. 
Wilt — (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-spotted 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 
necessary. 
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 
Powdery mildew — (Covers plant with powdery 
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 aphis. 
POTATOES 
Early 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). 
Control: Spray with arsenate of lead and 
lime. 
Cutworms — (Worms which cut plants off at the 
surface of earth). 
Control : Use poisoned bait in the same manner 
as prescribed for cabbage. 
PUMPKIN 
This plant is subject to the same diseases and insects 
as 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. 
