The Use of Sprays 
Insufficient nutrients in the soil often 
give the appearance of blight or other 
disease, and insecticides are used with 
no results. The gardener is only too 
ready to condemn the spray material 
he is using as no good, when the real 
trouble is malnutrition or lack of suffi- 
cient food to give the plant healthy 
growth. 
Sulphur is an always-necessary arti- 
cle to have on hand. It is a sure remedy 
for nearly all surface diseases and is 
readily mixed with all other dusts. It 
controls mildew, red spider, and leaf 
spots. 
_ Always have a set of standard meas- 
uring spoons at hand. Two tablespoons 
are an ounce. In mixing sprays, have 
the temperature of the spray material 
as near 70 degrees as possible. Any- 
where from 60 to 80 degrees is good. 
Real cold water retards the effect of 
the spray material. Always follow the 
directions on the container. Two kinds 
of insects are to be controlled—the 
sucking kind and the chewing kind. 
The sucking variety must be killed by 
hitting each and every one with a con- 
tact spray, while the leaf-eating variety 
can be controlled by a stomach poison. 
One who has eaten, only corn bought 
in the market has no idea of the truly 
delicious flavor of the fresh garden va- 
riety. To have corn at its very best, 
have the water boiling before you gath- 
er the corn. 
MAGGOT BAIT freely applied to the 
top few inches of soil has proved a 
repellent for the carrot fly. 
Only matured and perfect specimens 
of vegetables should be put in storage. 
4-4-50 DILUTION means: 4 pounds 
copper sulphate, 4 pounds lime, and 50 
gallons water. This is a Bordeaux mix- 
ture. 



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