Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-25
Timely suggestions.

fHStctS.-An efficient mode for clearing de
structiyc insects from small crops might he
more extensively and proftably resorted to in
the employment Of boys to gnther them, pay
ing for the hundred or measure. Those who
have a quick eye and ready fingers will reach
them more easily and do more than men.
Try the experiment early in the season, when
potato bugs appear, and give them speci-
fled sum per quart. In the same way they
VIII keep clear a patch of cucumbers or
sqrashes, using pan with thin coat of mo-
lasses III the bottom to secure their prey. We
discovered many years ago, that the white
grub was destroying valuable plantation Of
seeding pears. Fifty cents Il hundred to a
few young boys brought them in and. Us the
insects became scarce, double and quadruplc
price produced a wild excitement among the
little fellows and every straggler was cleared
The sum paid was small the saving Of the
crop was Of great value. The same remedy
may now be applied to the green cabbage
worm, and when they are not numerous the
radiance is easy.
The CurcVH0.-The crop of plums which
set on the forty trees in cur small orchard
was observed this season to be quite mode.
rate, and as soon as the calyx Lad fallen from
the young fruit the curculios began ,.tIr
work in vast numbers. The Earring IS stem
was promptly commenced and in til, first
wv IA = over l-NN list CTS were caught al.
destroyed. For some days and while TINY
continued in large numbers, the trees s,r,
examined twice "A day, and afterwards ully
once day. The work was coltuu,d thirty
days, and over I. 100 in all were caught Tie
result Of this close vigilance and constant
work is fair crop of plums, and the cost O.,
saving IL, IL only fifteen hours IL tnu algr,-
gate, on not i've cents per tree.
HeedS.-These are apt 20 be forge a.
the summer advance. Ii IS. ~ wei .- i =
stroyed, they will cease to Sod tI., giDrtd.
and will disappear. We nave iuuld much
difficulty in inducing hired men Ca max. thor
ough work, even by paying them a pr,u ,Iuir.
They leave straggers, and these sod ihc
ground. If nine-tenths may be easily d.
stroyed why not the remaining tenth We
are glad to see that farmers generally, both III
their fields and ID their gardens, moru
universally adopting the practice of entire
urpauon-more 50 since they find it both
cheaper and more eIectGGl to destroy weeds
before they come TO the surface.
Petroleum far Rustic Work Here is room
for great improvement We see on every
hand handsome rustic work falling to decay
and becoming distorted by age. 1t is com
monty made of kind of wood which does
not last long. Soak it thoroughly with crude
petroleum when new, and It viii remain un-
changed indefinitely. Arustic summer-house
on shaded part OF our ground, would have
been unusually exposed to dampne,s and de-
cay had not this been preventeda dozen y, ars
ago by petroleum. The peculiar brown color
impaired by mixture of the heavy oil re-
mains unchanged and a lattice-wurk Of pine
hath fourth of an inch thick fully expos d
To dlmpness and weather. is a. sound and un-
worn Is ever. The oil is now 30 cheap that
there j. no excuse for emitting It's application,
10 L. 1 l.
the surface and sunk into the pores with
whitewash brush. Apply it heavily.
.NY0ters around Ipglt 7rCcs are permitted
in some neglected orchards, disfgurng the
tre, and doing them harm. Now is the time
10 clear them of aud so that they will not
sprcut again Seize them 10y the top with
both hands place the cowhide boot which
You wear upon them, between the sucker and
the tree. and one stamp with the foot and
corresponding jerk with the hands will tear
them off at the base. If too large, cut them
of with gouge and mallet. Do not leave a
stub TO sprout again.
R0dd Dust. DO not fail To secure few
barrels of dust from tn roads while the Sra
son is dry and the dust abundant A barrel
placed on Il ,tone-hoat is easily filed and
drawn to d shed. II forms al excellent com
post in boxes or barrels with the cleaungs Of
tn hcn-house, placed in alte ornate layers as
the latter accumulate; and mixed with sifted
coal ashes is an admirable absorbent for
vaults
cUtti"g mt RGp5erry BUSHES The prac-
tice is commonly recomm nded OF cutting out
the canes just after they have borne a crop of
berre-, to give the new canes n full chance to
develop rLru.s, Ives. The propriety Of this
practice Is lu' ~tionable, and it should be fully
tested by tryiIg the experiment side by side
with cutting out after the leaves are dead or
have fallen, or early the following spring
| The removal Of large amount of green foil
| age always checks or injuries the plant or its
| roots, and the question to he determined is at
what stage it is best to take out the bearing
canes. and whether full cessation Of growth
is sufficient. Country Gentleman.