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NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
Poisoning Insects. We are inclined to 
think that the majority of people who 
use Paris Green, Hellebore, London Purple, 
Slug Shot or any of the well known in¬ 
secticides, fail to dilute them enough to 
make them most effective or pleasant to 
handle. A lavish use of these poisons is 
unnecessary, expensive, injurious to the 
plants and often dangerous to poultry, 
stock, and often to the operator himself. 
Prof. Barrows in relating his experience 
with Paris Green says, “at first I diluted it 
with 50, then with 100, then with 150 and 
then with 200 parts by weight of plaster. 
Last season I found one pound of London 
Purple thoroughly mixed with a barrel of 
plaster strong enough for potato bugs. 
Diluted as this mixture is, an abundant use 
is not necessary. The minutest portion of 
these arsenical poisons seems to be sure 
death to young and old insects alike.” 
Mulching Late Peas. As it is well-known, 
late planted peas seldom amount to much; the 
hot sun and winds of August and September 
causing them to mildew, blight and ripen pre¬ 
maturely. It is claimed on good authority that 
a heavy mulch of straw will overcome these 
difficulties and cause very late planted peas to 
produce as fine and abundant crops as the early 
planted ones. This is so easy a method of pro¬ 
longing the season of this luscious vegetable 
that we deem it worth practising. 
Squash and Cucumber Plants can be 
successfully protected from bugs by sifting on 
them a coating of Flour of Sulphur, a large 
pepper box or a tin can with fine holes pricked 
in its end being the best implement for apply¬ 
ing. So we are informed by a gentleman who 
says he has practiced this method for six years 
with perfect success. Lets all try it this spring. 
Apply as soon as the plants are well up, and re¬ 
peat after each heavy rain. 
Pole beans will not bear well unless well 
poled. And the poles should be set before the 
vines begin running. Place the hills three or 
four feet apart each way—always planting the 
rows in pairs. Then bend four poles together 
and tie the tops firmly together. This will great¬ 
ly support the poles and form a row of tents or 
bowers which will be loaded with pods. 
Have you ever seen the Yorkshire Hero 
Pea f It is the largest and handsomest Pea we 
a 
ever saw, and must stand at the very head of the 
list of late peas. Plant a lew now and mulch 
them heavily, and you will have the finest late 
crop of green peas you ever saw. 
A GREATLY INCREASED INTEREST is being 
seen in the Southern States in fruit growing 
and truck farming. The Southern Agricultural 
papers are filled with fruit and vegetable talk, 
and it is thought soon to become a great industry. 
The shipments are made to northern markets. 
This state of affairs renders it less important 
for northern gardeners to strive to produce early 
fruits and vegetables for market than formerly. 
They cannot successfully compete in earliness 
with their southern brethren; so to avoid a full 
market it is better to try to produce very late 
products instead 
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