Show a. a u va rj I r 1 INSECT AND FUNGOUS ENEMIES E OF FRUIT FRUIT I I 1 By H. H P. P GOULD United States Department of ot Agriculture The Insects and ond fungous enemies of fruits will be referred to here merely to Indicate the place which their control control control con con- has Ims In fruit After Ater an orchard or or- chard chari has as been well tilled pruned and rind fertilized It may be a n failure because of the presence of ot serious Insect p pests and fungous diseases Most of ot these can be controlled with comparatively little expense If it they are properly prop prop- I c erly ly handled Mo Most t of oti the state ment stations have published bulletins treating of or the more snore serious fruit prim para sites Bites The United States department of ot agriculture has also published In Its series of ot fa farmers farmers' bulletins much Information about the control of ot fruit Insects and diseases Farm Fann orchards are frequently disappointing pointing because the varieties which they contain are not adapted to the conditions where they are planted nor norwell norwell well suited to the purposes for tor which they are desired While WIllIe there are a n good many desirable desirable desir- desir i able varieties that have n II wide range range of ot adaptability and can be planted successfully suc sue lu in many different t parts of ot the country countr It requires rather careful discrimination to select varieties for tor different ent sections which will Insure the highest degree of satisfaction In the average home orchard It Is desirable de de- de- de to have varieties s which ripen J- J J- J Ju u a sW Ji Jiin i In n sequence throughout the longest possible possible possible pos pos- sible period beginning with the early summer varieties and continuing through the lon longest est k ping sorts A good runny many fairly good purpose general-purpose varieties suitable both for tor cooking and for tor dessert purposes are ure obtainable but on the other hand It will be an advantage when choosing varieties so far as practicable to select a good combination of varieties that are especially espe espe- chilly good for cooking and others which are of yah value e primarily because of or their their- high dessert quality When one Is choosing varieties to plant in a home orchard therefore he should make up his list with the foregoing foregoing fore tore going objects in view If It he Is not I sufficiently familiar with varieties tomake tomake to tomake make a wise selection himself there are sources from which information and rind suggestions can be secured which will be of material assistance Most of ot the experiment stations h have ve given givena n na a good deal of attention to the matter of varieties and by addressing the director di director di di- rector of the station In the state In which he lives requesting Information anyone can cnn secure suggestions about varieties best adapted to any particular lar mr region and other assistance concerning concerning con con- the planting and handling of the home orchard Similar information Information tion also can be obtained from the United States department of ot ture L Lf I f i d i ie 1 r i. i L 4 ve as' as aa 4 s L t 3 e F t e S r S S C v s' s SUITABLE SPRAY FOR ORCHARD WORK |