The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-26
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
A Valuable Discovery.

think have accidentally made
rather u valuable discovery; which,
though II relates more directly to hene-
fitting the agricultural rather ,llLN ihc
poultry interests Of this country. / send
you the first account of-bccause ii per,
talns particularly to the specially for
which your poultry paper caters. And
am very confdent-if further expert
ments with this article NOW being
tried) shall prove rs wonderfully elfec-
tive as those have already made have
rtsulted-that we have upon the prem
Uses of every poultry breeder In Ameri-
ca certain aud simple remedy against
the depredatlons of destructive garden
and flower insects, that we have rs yet
never appreciated
AS you are aw art, gardeners who raise
early market vegetables, such as
squasiies, cucu nbers. melons, ETC., as
well ~ small traits currants, raspber-
riei and even grapes, have always been
ga. to their wits ends to devise ways
and means 10 preserve their vines and
bushes from the RIA, ages of spring bugs
and worms that assail the tender plants
IA soon as hey get fairly growing. And
various applications of plaster, gypsum,
ashes, lime, hellebore, Paris green and
other poisons, have been used freely to
kill or drive away these pests; often
without avail until half or two-thirds
of their plants have been killed or eat
en- up Ivy these numerous varieties Of
msraudcra.
had tried these "curesr for currant
worms. tomato hies. cucumber and
squash vines, etc, ~ well as for The
dispersion of rosehugs, often without
success. And two years ago l made
use of u preparation of liquid raw hem
manure upon few cucumber hills
when the bugs had fairly taken poses
sion OF the vines. Inpplied this, morn
ing and evening for week, aud saw
ed every one of my vines. Then l
saved my squashes similarly with en-
tire success. then washed oar rose
bushes with 1t daily. for four or five
days, and CLEANED out" every bug on
them eifectually. The current bushes
came next and not currani worm
have seen this season In my garden.
] have used II this spring, and my Gu
cumbers, squashes, curranls, etc, (as
they were last nrc entirely free from
the pests that have quite destroyed the
first planting Of my neighbors.
believe the pungent, peculiar odor
OF this preparation is Il complete protec-
lion against the attacks of these insects
They will not approach tho vines or
leaves saturated with it. And at the
same time find this d most admirable
fertilizer to the plants. l have no
doubt it will destroy or keep at dis
lance the villalnous potato bug, too.
Why not? At all events, shall Try il
the present season, as / notice In the
papers that this depredator is near, in
New England.
| throw into q common bucketful o
water heaped spadeful of fresh man.
ure, taken from beneath the hen hou. .
roos.s. Mix well, and apply from l.
watering pot. y little goes great way
1t is thus sufficiently strong, and the
effect will be discovered immediately.
On rose bushes and currants. it shout
be thrown under the leaves with large
syringe. Upon ground vines in may bt
easily applied.
have found this so siugularly bene
fetal, that now make the fact known
in the interest of poultry keepers, thai
they may save the hen manure care
fully. II they don't wish to use it Oh
their own premises. there will be q
market for 1t as soon az their neighbors
try 1t, il they succeed with it as have
And ii 1t will destroy the potato bug
las / sincerely believe it Wild there
must surely De lively demand for this
often wasted article, should the Color
ado beetle" really show itself in this
region.
II you think this discovery worth re-
cording In your columns, l have no
doubt it will meet the eye of some
poultry men or gardeners who are more
or less annoyed az have been, who
will thank you and me for this hint.
II Is O simple method practical, certain
ly not poisonous, and worthy trial. l
suggest that this liquid be used not too
strong. The proportions / give above
are sufficiently powerful, If applied
too strong it will burn the vines and
leaves, or even the stalks Of tender
plants. L Fancler's Journal.