Bristol News

KILLING GRUBS.—Occasionally, sections of sodded ground become so infested with grubs as to render them worthless for the production of hay. These pests work at the base of the sod, eating off the roots of the grass so entirely as to enable one to uncover large sections of ground by simply pulling the grass with the hand. Plowing land in such a condition for the purpose of immediate cropping is not a very promising labor unless measures are taken, at the time of seeding, for starving out the worms. A liberal application of salt, sown broadcast at the rate of about half a bushel to the acre just after plowing, has been known to do the business for the grubs, while benefiting the soil at the same time. If the sowing is accompanied by rain, or immediately followed by it, the effect will be all the more decisive. A handful of leached ashes deposited in each hill of corn at the time of planting will probably prove as effective as the salt, but involves more labor to make the application.