OCR Text |
Show Worm of Codling Moth in the Matured Arp'a-The Arp'a-The Departmcut of Agriculture, during the past three tears, has ucvoted considerable considera-ble time to the study of fruit tree and vine diseases. This division was the first agency In this country to introduce the use of fungicides fun-gicides for crape diseases, and it Is estimated esti-mated as a result of lis work that nearly five thousand prape growers, in nearly all parts of the country, treated their vineyards for mildew and black rot, In lb'JO. Probably In no part of the United Slates vi as the spraying spray-ing ot tbe grupe vines and frutt trees put to more of a severe test than at Nauvoo, 111., the Dast season. Nearly fi, OK) was invested there In spraying outlits and maleilal. Tbe results have proven so satisfactory that this coming season almost every vintner and orchard!! in that section of the country wilt have a spr.iyiug outfit; In fat t the spraying outfits have become as much of a necessity as the plow on a farm. It is estimated that the extent of damage done to the fruit trees and vines in the United States by Insects and fungus disease eaeh year will reach four bundled million dollars; In which event It is time some method was devised to avoid this heavy loss which Is most felt by the growers In years of scarcity. The scarcer the fruit is the more we have to contend with infects. .Mr. Win. btshl, of Qulncy, 111., has made a special study of how to prevent the ravages of insects and funirus diseases and will send to any one Interested free of charge, a full and descriptive treatise on this subject. |