A Living from the LandDuryee, William B. (William Budington)
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A Living from the Land
Duryee, William B. (William Budington)
Agriculture
{| | |
{|Common Cabbage|Feed on the |Same as for asparagus
{|Worm |shoots and |beetle. Pyrethrum
{|and Cabbage |brush. |dust is also very
{|Looper | |effective.
| | |
| | |
Cucumber, squash,|Striped |Eats the leaves|Protect with a
and melons. |Cucumber |and the stem of|cheesecloth or do the
|Beetle |the very young |same as for the
| |plants. |asparagus beetle.
| | |
| | |
Pumpkins and |Squash Vine |Kills the vines|Take a sharp
squashes |Borer |by eating in |thin-bladed penknife
| |the stem. |and slit the stem
| | |lengthwise, opening
| | |it and killing the
| | |borer. Then bank the
| | |ground around the
| | |stem of the plant.
| | |
| | |
Tomato, eggplant,|Potato Beetle |Eats the |Same as for Cabbage
potato | |leaves. |Worm.
| | |
| | |
Tomato |Tomato Horn |Eats the |Same as for Common
|Worm |leaves. |Cabbage Worm.
| | |
| | |
Tomato fruits |Tomato Fruit |Eats the tomato|Same as for Cabbage
|Worm |fruits. |Worm.
| | |
Tomato, eggplant,|Cutworms |Cut the plants |Protect with paper
pepper, cabbage, | |off near |collars placed
and other crops. | |the surface |around the stem of
| |of the ground. |the plant, extending
| | |2 or 3 inches above
| | |the ground, or
| | |distribute poisoned
| | |bran mash, placing
| | |it near the plant.
| | |Thoroughly mix
| | |2 level
| | |tablespoonfuls of
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