The Potato Xhoostev o- Coeomee ^ ^ 
■each foil growth about three woeki la rfj ® broods >re all 
nid the second generation hatches. 
that we may expect. practical remedy is spraying 
Remedies.—The best a mercial fields the best machine 
with some arsenical poisoi . j n garden patches a hand 
js a power sprayer drawn by horse altogether the best 
sprayer does very good wor . carefully mixed m a little 
poison, is a white P ast l^^oThe spray machine. It should be 
water before it is poured 1 . t remove all lumps which 
strained through a fine scieen 1 ; at the rate of six or eight 
might clog the nozzles. Apply the p ^ time to spray 
pounds to a hundred galions ot wa of the stems. 
is when the young grubs begm toappearat^ ^ b t 
Arsenate of lead does n t he benefits can be seen toi 
sticks to the leaves much lo g he old stan dby, is cheaper 
weeks even after rains. Pam ^gr use d. This poison is 
for a single application and is still ^ seventy-five or one 
mixed with water at the rat ef } hat t his substance will burn 
hundred gallons. The oid this, it is well to add the 
the foliage of the potato, I Ume to each hundred gallons of 
milk from two pounds ot sla poisons the contents of 
water used. While spraying either of 1-hes^ Soraet imes the 
the spray machine should be kep thg insects are often 
pest is confined to small aieas ' hich either blow the Pans 
controlled by the use of d ^t spraye when it has 
out in 
been mixed wi i bEE tlE (Bpitrix cucumens.) 
THE potato FLEA BEE , 1 potatoes first 
The Insect.- When tomatoes are first set^ ^ ^ which 
come up there may f te " f0 “f ca fi e t d "hV&a beetles because of 
jump when alarmed. y i nse i v related to the flea, 
this habit, though they are not ^ winter and appe ar during 
Injuries. —The adult u They get their living by 
the latter part of May and fns J q{ plants q£ tbe potato 
eating tiny holes in the surface o beans. The insects very 
family, and often attack cucum^ ers ^ leaveg q{ the plants 
often congregate m such numbe« t plants and young 
appear almost blackw g^ s0 badly ^atmtotjbey 
potatotes fr equently 
* The suddenness of seourgcs of t'or^iiany years, but in 1909 
. , ,, 00 ipv they bad not been v y iqia pvervbody was ready 
At Gre y> . •_ fighting them. In , , These beetles are 
$ 50,000 was spent m bgb nQ beetles appeared These barm 
poisons and sprayers, ana ai growers have not noticea " L the 
«■*>»“ a warmng 1 
next year.—C. L. F. 
