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Show Sweet Corn Minus Wtrms. For ono quart of sweet corn take a heaping tablospoouful of bluo vltrol, or bluo stone, us it is loaetimes called, add to it a half spoonful of, salt potro. Put both chemicals iu n quart of boiling water after removing tho vessel from tho flro. Put tho corn iuto a nan or bucket bo as to allow al-low tho corn to swell. Pour tho mix-turo mix-turo on tho corn so hot that you cannot can-not hoar your finger in tho wntor. You need not bo afraid of its boing too hot. Pour enough of tho mixture to cover tho corn nlcoly. Let it stand all night. In tho morning, if thoro' is any water loft in the vessel, drain it oil'. Spread tho corn out for n fow minutes and it will be dry enough' so you can drop it without sticking togothor. It should be plantod tho noxt day ntter it is soaked at nigbt. Propnro at night the amount you want to plant tho next day only. ' Tho nbovo reolpo was given mo by a friend, who assured tho writer that corn treated aftor tho formula presented pres-ented here, nover fniloJ to produce corn without worms. In tho intorest -.11 M L II...I of nil growors of sweet corn the above reolpo is given for thoir benefit. Geo. W. Croohoron. |