Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-07-03
American IuS5ituto Farmers Club-Iii!1
about Vine Bugs, Lice, Borers and Zinc
Milk Pans.
BUGS on VINES

american It-titdt" / ,tfiiaef~' Ibub- siiit
about Vine Bugs, Lice, Borers and Zinc
MILK Pans.
BUGS on VINES
y letter from Edward Butcher,
HornellsvilIe. \. Y, was read by
the chair, in relation to bugs. He
said that he had always been quite
successful in keeping his vines and
other plants free from these pests,
and he was glad of an opportunity to
communicate with the club on the
subject. His plan is as follows
Plant the cucumber seed in the cen
ter of the hill, and at the same time
put in four or five beans When the
vlues have grown beyond the reach
of the bugs, the bean plant may he
cut down or transferred to another
place.
LICE OK CATTLE.
The same correspondent gave the
following recipe: For lice Oh cattle,
feed sulphur. This remedy has
proved very effective i'm England for
many years past. For a COW or q
horse, give ABOUT 4 tablespoonful
twice or three times q week for three
or four weeks. The writer gave the
same medicine 10 his sheep by mix
ing the sulphur with their feed, and
found this is the only way to get rid
of sheep ticks.
STRIPPED BUGS.
Mr.. Carpenter, Of Forest Grove,
y. J., gave a recipe for destroying
the striped bug. He uses pounded
charcoal, by sprinkling il on the hill
at the time of planting, and just as
soon as the plants are up the opera
ton should be repeated, If the pull
verified charcoal is washed of by
the rains. The gentleman said he
had seen the bugs disappear after 6ue
application.
THE WILLOWS. /
The same writer said that. the liee
remedy for this desease IS saltpetre
and potash, mixed in equal quauti-
ties, and applied around the truu K of
the tree. The disease is caused .by
iGnumerable small insects that bore
into the roots. There was in 1861 AN
orchard Of 400 trees on JOnes's estate. |
Staten Island, that had been stand |
ing for twenty-five years in perfect
health, because the owner had al |
ways treated them as above.
BoEEEs OK FRUIT TREES.
Mr.. Carpenter said that he had |
used soap with much success for |
driving away the bOrers. He fastens |
4 cake of hard soap so that the /
rains viii wash It into the cavities /
where the borers frequent Mr.. Z. /
c. Peters said that he learned from /
MI Lad8, of Ohio, that it is q good /
plan TO tie little bundles Of tobacco |
over the crotches of the tree. \ fires b.
supply should he added occasionally, /
as the old bundles lose their strength.
This has proved to be very SUCCESS
full.
Some ofthe mem 5eTs were of the
opinion that the knife was the only
TO be relied on.
MILK PANS.
w. \. Shepard, of Randolph. New
York, inquired if zinc was safe forj
milk pans, and whether it would
asst as long Is tin. Il
Mr.. Peters, an old dairymau, said
here was no danger.
Mr. Whitney, chemist. begged to
lifitr with the gentleman, and he
rI-hrd the public, who We're in the
milk business to bear in .mind that
IL Is far superior.
Mr.. Bruen thought that glas. was
he best material known for this pur-
bose, and in the long run il is the {
cheapest by far.
Mr.. Peters corroborated this kr {
aging that glass pans We're used y
With much success in England.
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