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VALUABLE FOR FARMERS.
How to Prevent Smut in Oats-jnsecti-
cides.

FOlIOWlnR Is Dullelln NO. y, issued by
Prof. W. W. Cooke of the State Agricul-
tural Experiment station
SMUT IN OATS
There is much loss in this State each
year from smut in oats. The smut last
year was greater than usual hence much
of the seed used this year will be from
fields which We're smutted. 1t has been
conclusively proved that such seeds are
very likely to carry the germs OF the
trouble with them ana produce fields bad
ly smutted. 1t is then Of great practical
Importance to find some remedy. Our
station has had no farm of its own on
which to test the various remedies that
have been proposed, but these remedies
are so cheap, have given such excellent re-
suits wherever tried, and can at least do
no harm, if they are not beneficial, so that 1t
is deemed best to give the remedies and rec
ommend that the farmers of the State make
trial of them. The station will this
summer test thoroughly all of these and
several others that have been proposed
The first three Of the solutions here given
are taken from the reports of the New
York experiment station the last from
that of the Ottawa station.
/. One pound OF copper sulphate (blue
vitriol) in four gallons of water. Let the
seed soak 40 hours
2 One pound caustic potash ordinary
potash lyel in six gallons of water. Let
the seeu SOAK one uaS' SoIution OF ABOUT
tHe SdlIle SIteHECH Woulu ot HldGe ny duu,
ny ~ Pouuus vi uaiu"oou d9neS 70 ~
gallons of water, and after standing for a
day with occasional stirring, pouring off
the water.
3. a solution of CASTLE soap in water.
with enough quick-lime 10 color the liquid
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plInt VI o'"IhIN slIvu-lu "9eu Ior
p'ChlIuT lolh "a '' - lu"l Lh Nu'CH q .It~h
e%- WI AId' 4-e' 'uV 9'e'' anu 'ii MS
icy Tlal np'',s WI uee.,,. .,I'. 7'iI
II eaOu Tt9e l"e 1II'2u". "l -o. u Iou
mHde Up WIZ ht -.Nerhe" uN TIE amount
oI ~ee' 10 De ,te"lf'' oHr y 'u9n heli-
S,lllcIeul Iot tnoUl iudl hu-hrl~ oil seed.
ue 7eeu II 9oa sec 'he required lime' ana
tnen IoIie,i III ityhvu iue 10 separate lLe
gums so 'H''' 'He4 WAL "iA we'll
rI.r,rr.,r,r-
Within the last lew wears several new
preparations have come into Use Tor de
stlcNiug the insects OF the garden. Below
are given some that are not so well known
as tnelr merits deserve.
l. kerosene emulsion. This is destined
to take front rank as an insect destroyer.
it is made as follows Two parts of kero-
sene and one part or milk are mixed and
shaken or cnurned until sort of butter Is
IL liiCh' MS may pc htpN tus lLtllC anu
mixed with water when wanted. Use one
part of the butter in y parts OF water.
Or the mixture can be made in this way
Two gallons OF Kerosene, one half pound
of soap and one gallon OF water. Dissolve
the soap in water boiling hot, and while
hot pour into the Kerosene and churn for
a sh"rt time. When used dilute with 10
gallo ater to each gallon of the
soap a. "a o-lu>ene mixture.
IAl> Kerosene emulsion mas wide field
OF usefulness. 1t can be eprinkied on rose
bushes for the slugs on currdnt bushes
tor the currant worm on Cabbages, early
in the season, for the cabbage worm on
apple lees for the tent caterpillar, and pro-
bably also tor the cOddliug moth, Cauker-
worm, etc. In general this solution can
he used on any plant for the destruction
of auy leaf eating insect
, London purple Tor fruit trees. Where
ever apples are raised Oh large scale tor
marketing, this Will recommend itself
barrel. nt ,yatai Ir - entirely iu.o,ubla
II W"lei' pul 30 nue II H'ttN III wafer
Nl'H ouN very niue HilII1AG' IL is dppuea
win lpICe pump Nltu spray holl-e'