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Page 54
... poisons a fine , mist - like spray should be used which will coat the leaves with a thin film of poison . If too much is applied there is a tendency for the mixture to run into globules , which concentrates the poison at the tip of the ...
... poisons a fine , mist - like spray should be used which will coat the leaves with a thin film of poison . If too much is applied there is a tendency for the mixture to run into globules , which concentrates the poison at the tip of the ...
Page 55
... poison bait , hand picking , re- pellents , or screening the plants to prevent access of insects are resorted to . These measures are fully described in connection with the insects against which they are used . Following are some of the ...
... poison bait , hand picking , re- pellents , or screening the plants to prevent access of insects are resorted to . These measures are fully described in connection with the insects against which they are used . Following are some of the ...
Page 60
... poisoned bait , but this is not advisable when live stock have access to the garden . The bait should be strewed liberally close to the plants . Shingles or thin boards may be placed on the surface of the soil . The cutworms will con ...
... poisoned bait , but this is not advisable when live stock have access to the garden . The bait should be strewed liberally close to the plants . Shingles or thin boards may be placed on the surface of the soil . The cutworms will con ...
Page 61
... poison more economically and effectively . It is inadvisable to use these poisons , Paris green and arsenate of lead , on heading cabbages or vegetables that are shortly to be eaten , as there is some danger of poisoning the consumers ...
... poison more economically and effectively . It is inadvisable to use these poisons , Paris green and arsenate of lead , on heading cabbages or vegetables that are shortly to be eaten , as there is some danger of poisoning the consumers ...
Page 62
... poisoning human beings by its use . Can also be used as a contact spray . Hellebore Powder 2 oz . hellebore to 1 gal . of water The hellebore should first be boiled in water and then diluted to make one gallon . It is very similar in ...
... poisoning human beings by its use . Can also be used as a contact spray . Hellebore Powder 2 oz . hellebore to 1 gal . of water The hellebore should first be boiled in water and then diluted to make one gallon . It is very similar in ...
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applied attack barn-yard manure beets Bordeaux mixture Bush beans cabbage capillary action carrots celery cellar clay community garden cool corn cucumber cultivation decayed digging disease drills dwarf early crop earth Egg-plant eighteen inches fertilizer four hundred square four inches fruit greenhouse ground grow grown hills home gardener hundred square feet insect pests insecticides insects June Kale kohlrabi larvæ late lead arsenate leaves lettuce lime loam mature method moist moisture muskmelon nitrate of soda obtained Okra onions ounces Paris green parsley parsnips peas plants set plot plowed poison potash potatoes produce quantities radishes rake rows a foot SALSIFY sandy soils season seed-sowing seedlings seeds six inches small garden soil sowing sown spade spinach spring stable manure stored succeed best Swiss chard thinned to stand three feet three inches tomato topsoil transplanting trench tubers TURNIP usually variety vege weather Wireworms young plants