The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
FOR the Bugs ana Wor,,s

mugs ana WOrms
worst nn ' ms vicinity, last year was tbe
c "Ts, nhe IN many years for fruit tr ae
49, iplllafs, but compared with -, ~ l.
bmah 'nere were scacrely anv Eran',
t push ana Tree is covered wifi tham ,o.s
n mat !. becomes leading apri rnltm ' 81 y
R,ouleM now to get rid If Tvs a.
nos is good methon IL ~ y.
murnls can be burned, but ord;non tno
Mnv the nest is burned and fnn
me pesky worms are sinpsd. a. a low OF
5u,iDie at once to the ground and ,os'
oeiayed in their work Of dos anu are
tho tr .oS enough to crawl back into
keroSana ~ the nest is saturated with
viii ha before burning the colony
th m' a pe destroyed sure enough, but IN
i;H III Iase OF young trees this process 10
inn; MY !; ~, 10 work great injury by DESTROY.
; mon ,,n o also The Vermont Eynrr.
o a#eHt station has sent, on request. it's
u WA spray Calendar" from which
w wh u i'ote the following remedies.
a "m,cn nave been thoroughly tested
""'' are worth investigating
THE BEST INSECTICIDES AND ruNGIc1nrs
For Insects that Chew--beetles
worms, etc. 'oe''oS'
a Paris green. Apply dry, or if in
Ma.er use one fourth to one.balf
pouhd or the poison to barrel Of wa
ler ana add one half pound or more Of
D. Hellebore, Apply dry or in wa.
Ter, one ounce in three gallons,
For Insects that Suck plant lice
scale insects, etc.
C. Kerosene Emulsion. Dissolve ,,o
half pound hard soap in one eallon
water, add one gallon kerosene. churn
WIN spray pump five or 10 minutes
Diiute with five to 20 parts of wafer
before using. Kills by contact only,
FOR Fungl-blights, rots, trusts. etc. :.
q. Copper sulphate. Dissolve in
water at rate OF one pound to - gal
e. Bordeaux mixture. Six pound
copper sulphate, pounds fresh lime.
4o gallons water. detailed direction
in Bulletin 40
FOR insects and Fungi:
!. Paris green added to Bordeauv
mixture at rate of one fourth TO one
half pound per barrel.
The following list includes some of
'.'c'N 'oi'iipfI tIouDItS ana best
preventive measures ;the italicised LET
tiers indicate the above remedies
Apple and Pear Cooling moth, or
core worm, and all leaf eating insects
Apply a. first, just before the bios.
SONS open; second, just after the
blossoms fall; third, about two weeks
later
Apple maggot, or railroad work
Keep. pigs or other stock in the or
chard so as to eat all fallen fruit.
Black scab: Apply d before leaf
buds open, later apply as for codling
moth.
Fire blight: Cut off promptly and
burn all blighting limbs.
Cherry and Plum-Plum scale Ap-
ply diluted five times, in autumn af-
ter leaves have fallen and again in
spring before buds start.
Curculio; Jar the insects into a
blanket. CSpray with a.
Brown rot Promptly gather and de-
stroy all rotting fruit. Apply d in
spring before buds start and follow
with at intervals unit fruit is nearly
ripe.
Black knot Cut off and burn knots
IS soon as seen. Spray as for brown I
'ot during spring. |
Cabbage Worm If before heads !
ire forming apply or c; after head
rig use b or hot water.
Currant-Worm Apply as soon as
caves expand; 10 TO IA days later APP
ply b, and repeat as needed.
Potato-Beetles: Apply in earlier
part of summer.
Rliuhf rof ap6 ipcnptc. Applv nr %
July | on earlier potatoes !,
md July % on later ones, repeat every
0 to 90 days until maturity.
Raspberry and kberry-Orange l
ust of leaves Dig out and burn diseas Y
ID plants at once. !
Anthracnose, or "cane rust :" cut :,
,ut and burn diseased canes and spray
With d in spring before buds burst,
ollow with uutil fruit is formed. e
Strawberry spot or rust "
apply e in early spring, repeat once
S first fruits are setting and again
fter the harvest.
Liquids are best applied with
orce pump having a fine spray noz- :
le
More detailed information concern
no these or other plant diseases will
e furnished from the Experiment
tatlon, upon request, Insects or h
lpgi injurious to plants may be sent y
Or Identification, without cost; also d
Feeds, grasses Oh other plants The /
act ought to be more generally under ].
TODD that farmers may derive many e
dyaptages without any cost, by keep {
10 track of the work of the Vermont fl
Gricultural Experiment Station. il