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Show A western journal deacr.bes the proccsa by which the curculio was repelled re-pelled from some plum trees by the fuuiis of burning coal tar. A pound of sulphur waa mixed with a gallon of coal tar, ihe mixturs placed in a Iryiug pan aud, sel on fire, and passed undsr the trees ia the morning, while tho dew was on them. Tina process waa continued con-tinued every other morning during the curculio season. The leaves were sometimes made black with soot. Tbe reault wasau abundant crop of plums, which failed entirely where tbe remedy waa not applied. "The question ques-tion comes up," says a critic, "wih not the lime and UUir re quirsd in applying this re mady, bo much greaior than to iar down and kill them ou tiie sheets? We find the latter not to require a m inula for every morning, and th wbolo cost per tree for the season not to ex coed aix cents. Tbe thorough thor-ough smoking an many times must re quirs more. Hut it is well worthy ot trial. Tho sulphur may not have been noccaiary." |