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Poisoning Army Worms. 
T HIS is the “bait” suggested by the 
Department of Agriculture for kill¬ 
ing the army worm: 
If the worms are already in the field 
the following mixture which will attract 
the worms and destroy them should be 
spread about. One pound of paris 
green (poisonous) ; 50 pounds of wheat 
bran; juice of one-half dozen oranges. 
Bring this mixture to a stiff dough by 
the use of dilute molasses and scatter it 
amongst the worms. Care should be 
taken to keep this dough from children 
or domestic animals. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Preventing Ivy Poisoning. 
T HE following treatment for poison 
ivy is, I think original with me. 
The poisonous principle is a volatile oil, 
hence aqueous liquids do not remove it, 
and alcohol only imperfectly. The fol¬ 
lowing treatment is preventive, if taken 
in time. Take a bit of absorbent cotton, 
dip in common commei'cial ether, and 
brush over the affected place. Rub thor¬ 
oughly, but with little pressure, repeat 
the process, using more pressure. I am 
positive that there will be no symptoms 
of poisoning. The reason is that ether 
is the best solvent we have for oils; and 
it removes the poisonous oil, obviating 
the trouble before it is beyond the itch¬ 
ing stage. After removing the poison 
with the ether, any of the usual remedies 
will be much more efficacious. Personally 
I find a saturated solution of lead ace¬ 
tate (sugar of lead) in GO per cent, to 
70 per cent, alcohol gives the best results. 
New York. ira uliian, m. d. 
Applying Commercial Fertilizer. 
I WISH to try a little commercial fer¬ 
tilizer this season, plowing up a poor 
Alfalfa stand which was nicely top- 
dressed last Fall, and am thinking after 
I finish planting I can sow broadcast 
some bone meal or dried blood, acid phos¬ 
phate, and sulphate of potash and thor¬ 
oughly harrow it in and get good results. 
I have never used any common fertilizer. 
Wisconsin. F. B. C. 
On our eastern farms, where chemicals 
are freely used, and where the soil does 
not contain so much organic matter, the 
usual advice would be to use one part 
dried blood, three parts fine ground bone 
and one part sulphate of potash—all by 
weight. This would surely give good 
results on late planted potatoes where a 
clover sod was turned under. Many 
farmers would feel that the dried blood 
was not needed, since the sod supplies a 
large quantity of organic nitrogen, yet 
the best farmers would probably use it in 
order to insure the crop. Where the 
manured Alfalfa sod has been plowed 
under there ought to be enough organic 
nitrogen to feed a heavy crop of late po¬ 
tatoes, and the theory would be to fur¬ 
nish potash and phosporic acid in abund¬ 
ance. This would be done by the bone 
and potash alone. As an experiment we 
should like to see the dried blood added 
for an acre or so to see if extra organic 
nitrogen would give results. 
Bisulphide of Carbon for Squash Borer. 
I S bisulphide of carbon an absolutely 
sure preventive of the squash vine 
borer? I planted some cucumber 
seed a month ago, and the vines are now 
about six inches high and beginning to 
spread. Would it be too late to apply 
some bisulphide of carbon? Ho close 
to the vines should it be put, and how 
much to each hill? Would it have any 
injurious effect on the vines? 
Cleveland, O. H. N. 
Bisulphide of carbon will exterminate 
any borers present in the soil around the 
vines, and in most cases those that have 
not buried themselves too deply in the 
vine stems, but the bisulphide being of an 
extremely volatile nature, it is effective 
for only a short period after application, 
and is therefore in no wise a preven¬ 
tive against the attack of a later brood 
of the borers. The bisulphide will not 
injure the plants in moderate applica¬ 
tions ; about a teaspoonful applied to 
each hill at each application will be suf¬ 
ficient. Take a broom handle or similar 
stick, and make a hole about four inches 
deep at one side of the hill two or three 
inches away from the plants, into which 
pour a measured teaspoonful of the bi¬ 
sulphide and immediately fill the hole 
with damp earth. In a few minutes the 
gas will penetrate all through the soil 
for some distance in every direction, and 
kill every insect with which it comes in 
contact. The application may be re¬ 
peated in about a week or 10 days if it 
is thought necessary. Bisulphide is 
highly explosive, and great care must be 
taken when handling it that fire does 
not come in contact with it, or a serious 
accident might occur. k. 
M 
Blighted Cucumbers. 
Y pickle plants are all dying. They 
seem to wither up and turn back 
from the root. What is it? 
Englishtown, N. J. mrs. c. h. r. 
Blight, mildew and stem borers are the 
three worst destructive agents the grower 
of cucumbers has to contend with, either 
one of which might be responsible for 
the condition of these plants, owing to 
the great amount of rain and cloudy 
weather which has prevailed all along 
the Jersey coast section for the past 
three weeks. I am strongly of the opin¬ 
ion these vines have an attack of mildew, 
but whatever the cause may be, whether 
mildew, blight or stem-borer, the trouble 
will be of considerable difficulty to com 
bat successfully. Plants that have been 
attacked with mildew or blight are 
usually beyond recovery in a few hours 
after it is first noticeable, and are be¬ 
yond the reach of remedial agents. All 
infected plants should be pulled up and 
destroyed, and as a preventive from 
further spread of the disease the re¬ 
maining plants should be thoroughly 
sprayed every 10 days with Bordeaux, 
3-6-50 formula, which can be purchased 
from dealers in insecticides and fungi 
cides. 
The stem-borer is not nearly as de¬ 
structive as the mildew or blight, and 
may be combatted with success by soak¬ 
ing the ground around the stems of the 
plants thoroughly with a strong tea 
made from tobacco stems. This should 
be applied every week or ten days. Bi¬ 
sulphide of carbon may also be employed 
for the purpose, with a broomstick. Make 
a hole near the plants about four inches 
deep, into which pour a small teaspoon¬ 
ful of the bisulphide, and immediately 
cover up with damp soil. This quantity 
will be sufficient for each hill, and may 
be applied once in 10 days without in¬ 
jury to the plants. Bisulphide of carbon 
is highly inflammable, and must not be 
brought in close proximity to fire, or a 
serious accident may occur. k. 
Stocking Pond With Bass. 
1 IIAVE a small lake that I would like 
to stock with bass. Can I get any 
bass from the State hatcheries? If 
so what course would I have to take to 
get them? f. w. w. 
Chappaqua, N. Y. 
If there are trout in your lake it will 
be a violation of State law to put bass 
there. If not, you can get bass from the 
New York State hatcheries on application 
to the Conservation Commission, or your 
Congressman might get them for you from 
the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, but that 
would make the lake public water so far 
as fishing is concerned, and you could not 
prevent anyone from taking the fish so 
long as they did not land on the shore of 
the lake or its outlet. If the lake or its 
outlet or inlet has been stocked with fish 
by the State since April 17, 1S96, it is 
public water. You should write to the 
Conservation Commission for a copy of 
the Game Laws, and read the part begin¬ 
ning with Section 3G0, in regard to pri¬ 
vate parks. 
I cannot tell from your letter which 
kind of bass would do well in your lake. 
The large-mouth is the better pond fish, 
but the small-mouth sometimes does well 
in spring ponds with stony or gravelly 
bottom. A lake well adapted to small- 
mouth bass would be likely to be fitted 
for trout, and I should advise planting 
them. A. c. w. 
Garden Farming, by L. C. Corbett. 
This book is a manual of vegetable cul¬ 
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farming, as carried on in the various 
sections of the United States. In addi¬ 
tion to cultural methods, marketing, 
packages, etc., are discussed. Prof. Cor¬ 
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these subjects and this book will add 
much to the farmers’ knowledge. Pub¬ 
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pages, many illustrations, price $2.00. 
Good-bye, 
Mr. Fertilizer Agent 
I’m going to mix my own fertilizer, 
and save $ 10 per ton. Got better 
crops, at less cost, last year with 
Home Mixing 
Why pay $4 to $ 12 per ton for 
ready-mixed fertilizer? You can 
do it yourself just as well, and 
put money in your pocket. De¬ 
partments of Agriculture and 
Experiment Stations all say: 
“Mix Your Own Fertilizer.” No 
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