. The Southern planter. heard of in future. This slug lives, by preference, incool, damp cellars, and in milk housesand under the platform of wells. Itfrequently drowns in milk andcream crocks. It also falls into wells,?where its decaying body spoils thewater for drinking. Slugs are night feeders, and prefergrowing vegetables and fruits, butwill eat almost anything. They ascend trees, and eat or spoil fruitThe damage they do is often imputedto birds or caterpillars. Slugs, inmoving, pour out a slimy hardens into a glistening trailas the creature passes on. This trailmay se
. The Southern planter. heard of in future. This slug lives, by preference, incool, damp cellars, and in milk housesand under the platform of wells. Itfrequently drowns in milk andcream crocks. It also falls into wells,?where its decaying body spoils thewater for drinking. Slugs are night feeders, and prefergrowing vegetables and fruits, butwill eat almost anything. They ascend trees, and eat or spoil fruitThe damage they do is often imputedto birds or caterpillars. Slugs, inmoving, pour out a slimy hardens into a glistening trailas the creature passes on. This trailmay seri-e to show the presence of theslug. There are native species ofslugs, but none are considered injuri-ous to farms or Just before dark, sprinkle fine, dry SPRAY NOW It ^ill soon be too late. 100 Per Cent. Dividend. ON THE INVESTMENT IN A D E MING SPRAT PUMP Can be realized by any FEUIT GROWER. Best Iron. Best Brass. Best Construction. Simple. Durable. siMPipsweiiiiojiic. Oept. B. Richmond, lilt UnttU I ELI <__]s.,are fee.! opening. Folds bales of .\lfalfa, Pea vines, Joluison Grass. etc. Everything requiring baling. Its the __ and its power gets Rtrongeras the bale becomes denser. Larjjp feed onenine makes iteverj-wiiere the favorite. Bell Si(.-nal, 4-Side Tension Grip. 40 differentCall and see it or wrii^j for illustrated catalogue. doesnt choke when big charges iterns larfre feed opening. Foi,.=.perfectly and makes solid, compact Easiest Baler to Feed, s and styles. COLLINS PLOW COmPANY, 185 Hampshire St., .s~^<h-v Quincy, III, ^^S^. 1906.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER 597 ashes or air-slaked lime where slugshave been found. The ashes or limeirritates and burns the soft body ofthe slug, causing it to pour out somuch mucus that it soon becomes ex-hausted. The mucus quickly driesand imprisons the slug, which soondies. Another remedy is to place shinglesor large leaves on floors of cellars anddairy houses, and other places infestedby slugs. The slugs w
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