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HOW TO DESTROY WORMS IN CHESTNUTS. 
The two species of chestnut weevil known in North America 
infest the chestnuts and chinquapins in every locality where the 
latter grow naturally. Three methods of combating these 
enemies seem to me practical: 
First, gather the nuts as they fall, and as soon as enough 
are on hand to warrant treatment, put them in a tight barrel, 
box or other receptacle that can be tightly covered. Procure 
a half pint or more of bisulphide of carbon, and pour some in 
an open cup which should be placed with the nuts. It will per- 
meate every space, and kill all the larvae and eggs within 36 
hours, if securely confined. It will not injure the nuts either 
for eating or planting if they are not longer subjected to 
treatment and are afterwards well aired. However, there is no 
danger from poisoriing, except by inhaling the fumes. No fire 
should be allowed near, as the gas is very inflammable.— From 
Rural New Yorker. 
. DEATH TO PRAIRIE DOGS. 
Editor Journal, Columbus, Neb., 
Dear Sir: — It was my fortune in purchasing land here in Platte 
county to have a few prairie dogs thrown in, as a nuisance, and it 
has ever since been my wish to get rid of them. I tried various 
kinds of poison, shooting, drowning, etc., but all failed until quite 
recently I learned that bisulphide of carbon would destroy them. It 
is a liquid, can be purchased at a drug store at a cost of from 10 to 
15 cents a pound by the quantity. I bought from three different 
parties; the best and cheapest I got from Edward R. Taylor, of Cleve- 
land, Ohio. It is sure death to prairie dogs, gophers, squirrels, etc. Mode 
of applying it; Take a piece of cotton the size of a hen’s egg, saturate 
it with about one-half an ounce of the Bisulphide of Carbon, throw 
it into the hole of the animal, cover the top of hole with ground, so 
that the cotton is loose in the hole. A gas is formed and the dogs 
are killed. I have destroyed my dogs on about 80 acres at a cost of 
$30.00, and increased the value of the land $500.00. One pound will 
do for 25 holes. This medicine is quickly applied and is sure death. 
No humbug about it. 
Very respectfully thy friend, 
ISAIAH LIGHTNER, 
Matson, Platte county, Neb. 
Bisulphide of Carbon is sure death to all burrowing animals. Also 
one-half ounce to the ton of grain in a close bin, will kill all weevils 
or other insects therein without the least harm to the grain. 
liiu rtrrLu juauuO i " I KYl J tl A POMONELLA." 
Answered by Prjf. M. V. Slingerland, in Rural New Yorker, April 20, 1895. 
Is it practicable to use Carbon Bisulfide to destroy the maggots 
and eggs in freshly gathered apples? Can it be used effectively 
against the insect in the pup® state? 
Yes, if you can place the fruit in a practically air tight receptacle, 
and place the Carbon Bisulfide in shallow dishes on top of the fruit, 
using about one pound of the liquid to one ton of the fruit, and 
leaving it for several hours, I believe that it will kill all insect life in 
the fruit. It would thus be practicable to destroy the insects in any 
stage in the stored fruit ; but this will only be partially effective in 
eradicating the pest, because thousands of maggots went into the 
ground from the windfalls. Combine the two methods of keeping 
the windfalls picked up clean, and treating the gathered fruit with 
the Carbon Bisulfide, and you cannot help but greatly check the 
pest. 
Yes, the Carbon Bisulfide will kill the pup® that may have 
been formed, either in the fruit or on the bottom of the barrel or bin 
