Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-18
ENpERTlENT STATION work
PROF. COOKIES BULLETIN NO. o.


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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 wear will be from fields which
wara gmutted It has been courlusively
proved that such seeds are very likely to
.nrr, the germ, of the trouble with them
and produce field, badly ,nutted. 1t is then
Of .reat practical Importance to find some
remedy. Our station ha, had mo- farm of
it, own ou which o. test the various RENE
die, that have been proposed but these
remedies are SD cheap. have given such eN
-rlleur results wherever tried and can at
least d. mo- harm. If they are NOT beneficial
,o that it is deemed best To give the and
recommend that fine. rirlnp.S Of the state
u,,l..'a trial If Them TIN. station will thi,
summer test thoroughly all Of these and
several other, that have been proposed.
The first three OF the N"IntlonS mere EiNen
are t"Keh from ,u' '' nv, Ne" ~,
eNle.'.''v'' ,e,'.',,''' '''
Inc 'tta"a station i,.
j. Dne pound ot copper suilhaIe niue
WITH b. IN tour gallons 'i water. Let IN"
seed SOAK b" h'uI'
= Ihe pound 'au'u' potash Ordinary
potash Iyt' ll SIN -al'""s '' "hle'' l'', W,
seed SOAK one GaE. A 'oIuul3h ol 59out
the same strength W'uld ne ihadt ny auu'hs
~ pounds N hard"'oa aSh's I" Ten gallons
% wafer ana hI''F standing I'I naN WIN
occasional stirrih[' pouring on the wa
ter.
a N'lull'n "l 'H'll' >'aP III Ma'ei
with enough Iuh'k NM To Color lhe Hlu''
milky Whitt. soak Tor one nay.
.. brine OIL ordinary NtrehStu uSeu l"I
n'kHhE PORK 70. % lilal lll WHICH IIrN"
egg "lll hoatl l.rt the seed St'hd III th'S
several hours with occasional Surrlhg-
In each case the amount OF solution madr
up VIII he governed d! 'he amount oi see''
I" he treated. one gallon beng Sniilcieht
for about four bushels OF seed The seed
Is soaked the required uin ms Nnd then rolleu
ia SACKED lime IT, -, 4. :. the grams ="
at"lll t"P""' 'i'''
SUBJECT u local IhNall"h
tend all over the country a q. several nev
IL an Interference with inteto use for IA.
y TN, court hollis that co,ur-ar,Iep ReI,,y
mr.. ,,itL, SOM. -, 80, -, we'll known
n. their merit, d"sr
Kerosene fhtI'"' This is destined
10 take front rank As AL insect DESTROYER
II i, made AS follows Two parts of kero
.ene and one mart of milk are MIXED and
shaken ar cburned until a sort Of urtt,.r !.
formed Thi, may be kent any time and
mix.i with water when wanted Use ON,
mart of the butter in twelve parts Of water
Or tn. mixture can be mad. in this way
Two Gallons Of Kerosene ou4-boIf nound oI
soap and one Gallon of water Dissolve ia,
snap in water boiling hot and while hot
ponr into the Kerosene and cbnrn for n sbort
Time When us.I Iiluta. with fem Gallon,
If water to each .,allon Of the soa, and kerr
osene mixture
This Kerosene emulsion has wide field
of usefulness. # can he ,pripkled ON ros,
bushes for the slurs on currant bushes fo,
the curraut worm ON cabbages early i,
the season. for the cabbage worm . ON ann,
frees for the tent catapillar. and urobabl,
also for the coddlinp moth cnnLer- worn
etc In general thi, solution can lie usel
an any plant i,r thu, destruction, If au,. l.af
eatinT insect
In,,,Io, pp,,I, for fruit trees Wbare
o,.r o,,,la. or,. raised an =, largo scale e.,
marketing This will recommend itself on,
unnud If nov,lar /, u.ed with two horral
Of water L. i entirely ins,lull. in ,,oto,.
lint is sn fine it float, in water with Lut YER,
little stirring II is auplied with fore,
,,un,, With a .nrav nozzle the sI,ra,, I,aiu.
forced mn above The ire, "a ne ~ fau rrnn
,iLore-on 10 the blossoms The sprayin'
should he done after the lasyas of H.. iIns
fall while the annie still stands Il
RIGHT the blossoms f6rp,ii,,, ~ 6ttl.. cun +,
r.r.iys and hold .,u,,. ,f tE.. ,,oi.u,,,,,l -,
Iutinu In j. MT tIi. .,I ~ tIa s,,Ja tl,a
the r,jiIiu,, moth viii d.nos;t ;ts e,I,rs
II sbouId ALWAYS he horne IN, NINA tb,
this snlution is highly ,,i.o,,n,,s NH tba
the no,yder will remain ON and i'm tb, rom.
fnr n Iop., time II viii not M. - ~. ~,
il i'm any Ordinary orchard where boe,s ar.
uIIo,vaI' to RIM and IL i. bordI,, .,fe r. ~,
il ON trees ,tandiu., naor houses md.
which cbiIJr4u ore Tk.I, to,,I,v +, Ana
its m,st a lvanta,,e,us ,,s,. i'm tb,,.,. ,,,,barl
where the .rrnund is ke,,t rloy,ad and r,,I
tiyatal Phi. ,,r...,, ,.o, H.. IL; j., 81.
same way os Nh. London nur,ls L,t il !
more tbau twice A. .xuensiy4
S,,t,,t,, ~.,Jsti1y one -,I,I,.sn,.,
nl in allof water A mint ,,rr.l ,,,,,,'
each hin of ru,up,brr. m. .ouasb.. l. ,,s,.
go,d for the nIants and ,..,.l Iad f,r ~
bus both ,tripnel AMI blark obicI h,,r
ROW AT nirbt I'm ibe earth ab,ut rbe ,,I,nt.
Cut worms are olsn said IN li.Iiki. cart
treated with saltpatre This is a r.maJ
which would he very useful 10 thu. pIont.
and if. "a, is claimed. il destroy, or keen
away insect marauder, it will prove mos
valuable. inns 7aliP'lre solution Is use
I"' 10 any pant Nh'ch Is attacked by m
Ht't'l~ "a lll|'u Al any NlIllr IAIIlA m IN