The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-06-25

bucket in which the poison had been mixed. In
the future he would do without potatoes rather
than use Paris Green.
Mr.. Ridout had had no experience in the use
of the poison.
Mr.. Silver used two.thirds flour to one. third
Paris Green. Applying it TO the vines, the bugs
disappeared and the potatoes grew rapidly and
fine.
:, Mr.: Wilson had only planted few potatoes
Had done nothing to them but work them. Had
anne prospect for crop of bugs but poorpros-
pect for potatoes. Did not like to have Paris
Green about, for fear of accidents.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen would not like to use Par.
Is Green. Had potatoes growing, and fought
the bugs as hard as he could by picking them
OIL and destroying them. Was afraid to use the
poison, Tor fear of accidents to his own or his
neighbors' stock.
Mr. Jas. Lee has two patches of potatoes. On
one OF them he had used lime and ashes, and the
potatoes looked very nice. He had picked the
bugs of Of the other patch They do not APP
pear to have hurt the potatoes much.
Mr.. Rogers used O mixture of quick lime and
salt in dry state, and thought that by using
1t he could keep the bugs Off with very little
trouble. To one bushel of lime he had added
one peck Of salt, but thought that too much salt.
On one-half the patch, where he had used this
mixture, the bugs left and went to the other part
10 question by Mr. Allen whether the lime
would not do without the salt, Mr. Rogers re-
piled that the salt appeared to make the lime
adhere better to the leaf.
Messrs. Lochary and s. NJ. Lee had planted no
potatoes
MIR. Webster thought experience the hest
teacher, if you do not pay too dear for IT, LAST
year he paid 81 for fertilizers for his potatoes
and raised none. This year he invested4O cents
in Paris Green. 1t killed the bugs and also
nearly killed the potatoes. He did not like TO
use 1t, however He liked Mr.. Rogers remedy,
and would yet plant some potatoes and try il,
He thought there was no danger of being pos-
oned from eating the potatoes upon which Paris
nd
ed:
MIR. Ball planted only q few potatoes, and
fought the bugs with hand. Had applied a mix.
ture of wood ashes and hen manure, as recon.
mehded by an agricultural newspaper, but after
day or two found that 1t did not in the least
affect the bugs. 1t is not the old bugs from last
year that do the damage, but the half grown
ones OF this years Matching. Had been afraid
10 use Fars Green, and would rather do without
potatoes than use it.
MI. glasgow don't like to use Paris Green.
Had potatoes in his garden and fought the bugs
WIN paddles, stones and sticks. Would not
use faris Green, for fear the children might
get hold oft
MI. Rogers said he had tried paddles, but
padded the vines to death as well us the bugs.
Mr.; Parker planted bushels, and had been
Knocking the bugs off every day and burning
them. Was afraid TO use Paris Green. His
potatoes looked well, but the bugs had eaten
up his egg plants. He thought il was Il oues.
;..;.'t S. 'io t"iie oieeh "ouiu hot NC H.
furious to other crops,
Mr., Archer said he had noticed that corn plan
ted this year upon the same spot where Paris
Green was applied last year does not look so
well as that upon other portions of the field
inc corn had been heavily MANFRED, but looked
oauly notwithstanding.
Mr; nays mad half an acre In potatoes, from
Whlch ne had Deen picking the bugs otfby hand
Inc DAY before lie had applied Paris Green in the
proportion OF one Id. TO half O barrel of water
mixing the poison first with one b. of flour.
Had not seen the effect of it yet. Had grown
and eaten peas raised from ground upon which
Paris Green was used last year. and was not dead
yet. Had also applied it TO half grown tomatoes,
and used the tomatoes, when ripe, without del
cterious effect.
MIR. Willis had used it on tomatoes in bloom
and it killed the buds.