Rules, Notes and Recipes 
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fine distribution. The best time of day to spread the bait is early in 
the morning and farmers are told to sow the bait in much the same 
manner as grass seed would be sown. Dead grasshoppers will be seen 
within a few hours after the bait is applied. Farmers are urged to 
treat roadsides of their farms first, together with fences along grain 
fields, new seedlings of Clover and grass lands. It is here that the most 
hoppers will be found, and if they can be destroyed before moving on 
the fields, losses will be much reduced. Because grasshoppers are small 
and apparently doing no damage is no reason for neglecting to use the 
bait as the small hoppers soon b^ecome devastating insects. 
Grass Destroyed By Army Worm and White 
Grubs. — Grass and other herbage are sometimes seriously 
impaired or quite devoured by the army worm, which pro- 
ceed absolutely in swarms across the ground. In 1915 there 
was a plague of this worm in several sections of the country. 
Spray strips of the grass or grain with lead arsenate to 
protect the fields that are not yet attacked. Or plow deep 
furrows across the line of march. Sprinkle the migrating 
worms with kerosene, and the' use of a poisoned bran mash 
is also advised. The Fall army worm’s attack is similar to 
that of the army worm but occurs in Sep- 
tember instead of July. 
White grubs are the larvae of June 
beetles. They eat off the roots of grain. 
Corn, Strawberries, etc. Practice FaU plow- 
ing or deep digging to expose them. — 
Bulletin 183, Connecticut Agricultural Ex- 
Wo^rm^ P^riment Station to which we are indebted 
for other illustrations of and notes on insects. 
White Grub 
Gum Water for Fastening Blooms Place 8 oz. of gum ara- 
ble in 5l^ pts. of soft water and allow it to remain about two days to 
dissolve, then strain it through a piece of muslin, and use it from small 
cans such as ladies use to oil their sewing machines with. The gum- 
ming process can be done very quickly with these. 
Grafting, — The most common forms of grafting are the whip and 
cleft, the first being employed in the case of young shoots, while the 
cleft grafting is employed in the case of older limbs. Grafting is most- 
ly performed outdoors just before buds swell in the Springtime, when 
the sap is running, and when union is likely to take place quickly. 
The scions may be obtained previously when growth is quite dormant, 
and may be kept fresh in a cool store room, or out of doors, slightly 
protected. The chief thing to observe in grafting is that the outer sur- 
face of the stock and scion fit exactly along, the cambium layer or grow- 
ing portion near the edge of the shoot or limb; then the two are firmly 
bound round with raffia or soft twine, and waxed over, or covered 
around with a clay composition to exclude the air. Within a week or 
two growth should have started, and the union will be complete, then 
