The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-10

material, as nearly Ohc-tiilfu OF the
water does not touch the vines, and
of courseis lost; danger ofnot stirr-
ing the mixture sufficiently often,
when the green, being only held in
suspension, not dissolved, settles to
the bottom, and the preparation be-
comes too dilute; ease with which the
green when thus applied iswashcdoff'
by heavy rains; and the danger of
not applying evenly, as the powder
suspended in the water is amassed
wherever the drops of water settle.
After careful experimenting |
have found the -four mixture pre-
ferablc to all other preparations.
The -four makes the green adhere
to the vines, so that the heaviest rain
is powcrless to remove it. No Sec
ond application is needed till en-
largcd growth of vines demands it.
| make the mixture strong-one of
powder to six Of nour-so that in
making the application we need
add only just enough OF the mixture
that we may be able to see it on the
vines. / have thus been enabled to
safely apply this mixture even to
our tender melon and cucumber
vines. ] would not apply it when
the dew is on, as the application
will be more even if the vines are
dry, and with the strength recon-
mended above, will always prove
effcctual. l think this is the most
economical method yet recommend
cd. BY using the -four mixture l
have found that two applications are
always sufficient for our early va
rieties, and frequently for later
ones, and three applications arc in
any case all that are needed, even in
seasons of heaviest rains.
ENEMIES.
might enumeratc and describe
the score or more of naturalcncmics,
birds and insects, which attack and
destroy this potato beetle; but as
they will not for long years, fever,
make the use of Paris green un-
necessary, and as this article is
only to deal with practical problems,
| will omit this interesting part of
the subject. Now, will not all who
read this article.
PRACTICES THIS REMEDY,
and thus make a blessing out of a
curse? For if, by expendingS5 per
acre, we can save our crop, and get,
as is true all over the State, so cents
more per bushel than in anti-bcctlc
days, we shall surely sustain the
paradox of being indebted to sore
enemy for an increased profit of $40
per acre on our potato crop. How
pertinent the following from II.
Voorhees, of Ottawa county, in the
New York Tribune:
81 see now how might have made
III
has doubled. | find the cost Of apply
ing Paris green il not more than Sjan
acre, and it /, a sure remedy. Yet |
there are those right here who spend
80 days labor, manipulating, per acre"
Is not the Detroit Tib me quite
right in saying that no one has any |
moral right to neglect insect pests
and thus bring evil to others?
With slight care this remedy is
entirely safe. OF course 10 one
need eat or breathe the poison, while
the danger of poisoning the earth,
lately hcraldcd forth by that first
scientific cntomologiSt of our coun-
try, DIR. j. i. LcContc was shown by
Professor Kcdzic of our own college,
some years since, to be entirely
groundless. It's strange that so able
ami careful scicntistas DR. LeContc
should lend his great name in foster
ing such expensive errors.
"A. j. Cook,
Prof. in Agr'l College.
Lansing, May 81, 1875.