Show C CLEAN I 1 XAN TIP TIP As spring aprin approaches c very one thinks of clean in ins up their t premi premises acs ics this is advisable no oil only I 1 f from in the point of view f improving the appearance 0 conr our homes and farms farm but all also it is 0 one ne of 0 th best meth methods os of ridding i our farms of num rous p pests e ts that a ari ar re i a constant in me lace to our farming operations among these are rats fruit tra tri e bark beetle and numerous oth r farm and gurden garden pests nigeb nineta per cent of the places infester infest eu with rats have large piles pile s of 1 rubbish or iv wood 1 etc piled haj ban hazzard hazzar about the place T these lese I 1 1 ar are e ideal eal hiding biding places for the rat and their removal is can essential 1 aa before becore any place can call he be r 1 of this thi s pest and their rem I 1 in nine cases out of ten wi with i a little extra work rid the allace lace of rats almost ever every orchard in the county has a large pile of prim ings either in the orchard or on oil one side of it tt it might not ile bo generall gen generally crall 1 known that the th di dreaded cad bark beetle breeds in this lead dead wook as well as on oil the living I 1 in trees so by leaving ing laying around the orchard you yon are just maintaining a breed in ing place for this pest to your trees peach twig borer hatches out in the anil and off times migrates from them to the healthy trees aside from the danger of harboring pests these piles are in the way and hinder you in your cultivating spraying and all other farming operations it will take very little time and effort to apply a match to these piles pile and thus rid yourselves of one of the worst enemies that you yon can have around the farm let us make 1 campaign this spring to have these places cleaned up tip it not only improves the appearance nf 0 tile the farm but makes you oil a a progressive gres sive farmer to all strangers n passing through |