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Show . iwiiimin Trees In Poor Soil. Among tho numerous varieties of trees now In cultivation, thoro nro somo that do better on poor soils than on rich soIIb. On rich soils theso trees grow so rapidly nnd form so much wood that It docs not harden bo-foio bo-foio winter comes. This Is tho caso. with tho European larch. Thls.treo ls ono of tho most famous trees In Eu-ropo Eu-ropo for tho production, of building material. Larch wood Is found In European Eu-ropean structures that aro many centuries cen-turies old. Tho trees from which thoso timbers woro produced grow on tho tops of mountains In poor soil. It was believed that tho larch could bo mado a valuable troo for .our western prairies. Many thousands of trees wcro planted In all sections of tho prnlrlo stales. Tho rich soil of tho1 prairies caused a rapid growth, and tho wood produced lacked entirely tho quality of tho European larch. Tho tops of theso trees frequently froze off In winter, nnd tho wood whon used for building material or for fence posts, quickly decajed. Our troo growers, havo long since concluded that It tho larch Is to bo grown at all, It must bo grown on poor soils and under hard, conditions What Is true of tho larch is true of many other trees. Milton Knight, Chorry Co., Nob., in Farmers' Ileviow. The Common Yellow Bear. This Is an insect that Is found la our gardens fiom Juno to September. It attacks grapo vines, applo trees, currant bushes nnd gooseborry bushes, and oven othor trees nnd Bhrubs. When young tho cntorplllars aro blu- jfsst ivlBBBBBsv . Ish white, but aro of a paio cream color col-or when fully grown. Tho eggs aro round and yellow and aro placed on tho undor side of leaves. The moth Is tha miller wo find In our rooms at night. In tho illustration "a" is tho miller, "b" tho pupa, and "c" tho adult. Tho caterpillars must bo picked by hand. Thin the Branches of Shade Trees. It Is a common mlstako to pormit tho branches of shndo treba to becomo too thick. This is true whether they be conifers or deciduous trees. In tha case of conlfors, llko tho spruce trees nnd cedars, tha branches belnc (hick. f , ,... . provent tho sun from reaching tho Inmost In-most branches, which die. It one will lie undor somo of tho thick-branched spruce trees and look up, ho will sco Immediately surrounding tbo bowl of tho trco only dead twigs, and those cometimes oxtond sqvernl foot from tho trunk. Such trees aro unsightly. Tho trees would bo Just as beautiful If tho branches wcro kept thin, and thoro would bo only groen from tho tips of tho limbs to tho trunk of tho treo. Shado tends to thin out branches. This Is nature's means of pruning. When n deciduous tree, like tho mnplo, Is allowed to form all tho branches it can, it Invariably kills all tho grass bolow it. Where shado trees' aro grown grass is generally also wanted, and tho owner of tho treo tries every known nrt to mako grass grow, under tho treo. Tho only way for him to succeed is to keep the branches of the trees thinned out sufficiently suf-ficiently to allow somo light to get through. This wllljiot dlsflguro tho treo, and will savo tho grass. Thickness Thick-ness ot branches does not ndd beauty to a treo, for it Is obvious that limbs that cannot bo seen do not lncreaso tho beauty of a tree, yet thoy provent tho passago of sunshlno. By thinning out tho lnsldo branches tho beauty of tho troo can bo saved and tho grass at tho samp time. Preparation of Orchard Soil. If an orchard Is put out right, tho soil will bo propared for It soveral yoars . in ndvnnce, if the soil Is what Is known as virgin soil. It Is always a mlstako to dig holes In virgin soil, and plant trees therein. Ground for orchards should be plowed for ono or two years and crops grown on It that neod cultivation. culti-vation. Such crops as corn, potatoes, and garden produco are especially woll adapted to flt tho land for orcharding. Tho points to' bo borno In mind aro t) .got tho soil Btlrred dooply, havo It thoroughly pulvorlzod and supplied Ith plnn.t footh No Apple Belt. ; Thoro Is no such thing as an npplo bolt, although apples can bo grown much more successfully In somo localities than others. Hut generally speaking, npplos can bo grown overywhero In tbo tomporatp zonos. Tho applo, nbovo most fruits, has a wldo ratigo ot latitude, and is little, lit-tle, nffoctod by longltudo, oxcopt whoro such longltudo lndlcatos nrldlty. The npplo adapts Itsolf readily to n great many varieties of location nnd clovn-tjon. clovn-tjon. Whllo tho npplo naturally llkos rt clay soil, It ndapts itsolf to many varieties of soil conditions and ox-lures. ox-lures. k |