| Show MAKING PROFIT WITH PEARS advantage of dwarf variety Is that they come into bearing early rich soil lc preferable both standard and dwarf pears are desirable for planting the advant age with the dwarf pear la that they come into bearing early and never attain a great size hence are well adapted to planting where the ground la limited then they usually come into bearing BO early two or ahrea years after planting out that several crops may be secured before blight kills the trees they are however not aa long lived a tree as the standard and in one sense this is an objection as it necessitates planting oftener but it will be an exception even on a small place when it will be best to plant a few dwarf pear trees the number being proportioned to the number of trees planted standard pears it kep healthy are very lone lived and they will bear fruit a long time but they are langei coming into bearing than the dwarf and need considerable more sun when planted for family use two or three varieties can be planted to good advantage an early medium and late in order to lengthen out the sea son if properly cared tor late pears may be kept for a considerable time after ripening when grown especially for market there should not be too many varieties as properly man aged one or two good les will pay a better profit than a large num ber of varieties A reasonably rich soil Is preferable in order to secure a strong vigorous growth this will greatly aid in preventing blight as a vigorous thrifty tree Is less liable to be attacked than an unthrifty one then plenty of potato starch should be supplied wood ashes old vines or something of this kind can be put around the tree with benefit and will help to secure a better growth and a tree less liable to be attacked by disease there is rarely an overstock of pears in market so that good prices can nearly always be depended upon GASES ABSORBED BY GRAPES trees garden plants and vineyards damaged by emanations from chemical works A german botanical journal has noted a case where trees garden plants and vineyards have shown damage resulting from their proximity to chemical works emanations from these works deposited powder on the foliage analyses of the powder showed that oxalic acid or Us salts made up nearly one third of it and that sodium compounds were also present the leaves seemed especially sensitive on their lower sides the wins from the grapes grown in the neighborhood of the chemicals pos hessed a peculiar taste that was at tributes tri buted to their absorption of the foul gases permeating the air FRUIT PICKER QUITE USEFUL wire basket on top of long pole reaches into branches no stepladders required for picking fruit that Is beyond the unaided reach a man in montana patented the implement shown in the sketch A basket shaped wire device open at one side Is fixed to the top of a long pole points of the wire come down in front BO that an apple or pear or whatever the fruit may be can enter from the side but will not tall out in front once the fruit Is encompassed in this framework a smart pull will detach it alth cubb a tool no are needed to strip a tree and fruit that hangs high may be reached without shaking the tree fruit that Is shaken down la often bruised in its fall another ad vantage of this picker Is that it en abbea one to secure identical apple he may want without knocking down tiala a dozen others |
