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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J8 
Liquid Manure. — To insure against loss of the urine of animals 
in stables, the barn floor should be tight and a trough impervious to 
water should be placed back of the animals. From this the liquid should 
be absorbed by means of a good litter, or led to a tank or cistern where 
it may be collected for future use. (See illustration page 96.) 
Cut Worm, Show- 
ing how it 
breaks the plant 
Mosquitoes: Remedies and Preventives Against. — There are 
several forms or sjiecies of mosquito; certain of them 
breed only in tree holes, others in crabholes or sea 
beaches, certain others breed in marshes, while others 
seem to breed only in the pools formed by melting 
snow. One of the best means of abolishing mos- 
quitoes is to screen all likely breeding places, and 
to drain marsh ground or fill in places where water 
collects. Disused wells in gardens are frequent 
sources of a mosquito supply; fountains and orna- 
mental ponds also, and here the introduction of fish 
is usually all sufficient, as these eat the eggs and 
larvae; even urns in cemeteries are breeding places 
for mosquitoes. As in most other things, cleanliness 
will be found to pay. Wherever there is a stagnant pool that cannot 
be drained or filled in, and is known to be a home of mosquitoes, spray- 
ing the surface with kerosene is advised. Tlie heavier grades of oil will 
not spread readily, but will cling together in spots, and the coating will 
be unnecessarily thick. The rajudity of spread of the film is important. 
As to quantity: under still conditions an ounce of kerosene to 15 sq. ft. 
»of surface water is about the right proportion, and in the absence of 
wind such a film may remain ]iersistent for 10 days or slightly longer. 
The oil can be sprayed through an ordinary spray nozzle. Various larvi- 
cides are also used, especially in the South and in tropical countries. 
Smudges and fumigants are also employed to drive 
away mosquitoes. 
The burning of pyrethrum powder in rooms is a 
good practice, or dusting the powder into crev- 
ices frequented by the insects is performed. Sul- 
])hur, two pounds for each 1000 cubic feet of 
space is an efficient mosquito destroyer, where 
fumigation in the case of possible disease-hearing 
mosquitoes is desired. There are many remedies 
for mosquito bites, one of the most satisfactory 
being moist .soap gently rubbed over the puncture. 
Others rec-ommended are household ammonia, al- 
cohol or glycerine. 
Mouse Trap. — Take an earthenware saucer, in- 
vert within it a flower pot, placing on the upi)er sur- 
face of the saucer some attractive strongly smell- 
ing bait, like roasted clieese or slightly burned 
oatmeal. Hank up some gravel or stones by th<‘ 
sides of the ]iot and place some -straw over the 
drainage hole of the pot. Tlie mice will readily 
Colorado Beetle on enough find this aiterture and when once in, are 
Potato plants. Use ^ 
lead arsenate spray, prisoners. 
