| Show she J J aim arill vand alib the codin codlin moth hi lippnik on vit birds of vinh art worthier e of vets ve ts 1 nut hot saleable Hilen bk nud the crp crop ie is iti n one of the tho murt t elein es to tho tile apple is 16 cudlin codlin enoth it is estimated t that I 1 nl 1 t least leat fifty tifty fiat per cent of the appio apple crop of the tile united states was dea dem troyed lat last season b by this pest peat ahe fruit glow ere of calif orma expend millions of dollar dollars lu in fight tug N arious orchard peate pests while in this Terr territory si cicely an effort la is made to even eden usi what id is ilia matter NN with till unfruitful ul treed trues the perfect insect 6 i a email fayiah moth which laguee froin from the tile co cocoon booti about the tho time the trees treo are in full bloom anil and soon there utter after lay lays a ltd ito egge eggs in in the forming fru fruit itching the calyx cavilia cavi liy or its imilie immediate diate vicinity for this purpose the eggs hutch and the ilia young lanai gnaw gnau their way may through the skin and into the tile fruit moving up and down freely in fit their burrow burrous a and enlarging the entrance boks to tu push pual out their in lit about u month they beodie full grown these moth Is lay and hatch out two broods a year ear but it is the early brood that doam thu the damage tho the remedy reined to bi be applied is 19 ei either aber london pu rp e or paris Pa green these should be thoroughly mixed with water ater in lit the proportion of I 1 pout gouid d of the poison to gallons of water ater and this mixture should be thrown in a fine belay through the trees so as to dio thoroughly roughly moisten all parts of the lem leaves es and fruit it can not be to strongly 0 urged that there is 19 great advantage ud vantage in careful spraying which shall cause a uni uniform forin fall in the form of a mist and not drench the tree and thua cause the concentration of thu the poison in lit part particular spots the spray should be forced from the centre of the tree and then all around it in an all e even eai inist which ill 11 nettle settle uniformly on all parta parts tile first app application ilLation should be made about a week eck after the blos moms f nil fall and before any of the lanai havo bao hatched 0 interned into the fruit aa as tile effi efficacy cac of the spraying depends upon the ilia larva larvae taking a email small quantity of tho the poison with their first meal in eating through the calyx of the apple unless a heavy fall of rain should follow this first application the spraying will not hare have to be re heated A email small quantity of hour dour or starch mixed in at the time of stirring the poison in the water will tend to make the spray adhere better and more uniformly but these at elicky ky substances should not be 10 mixed with london purple as they precipitate the poison and lather father increase the tile inequality of its distribution one great advantage of such spraying is 14 that in lit addition to greatly lessening if not practically checking ilia work of the codlin moth it also destroys a great number of insects which feed upon the of the apple tree free and in a measure will also serve as a protection against certain fungus diseases 11 min licit orchards harda aro ato seriously affected with mat or scab it is deli rable even to combine with the arsenical spray a curtmn kuwint of bordeaux mixture A rood formula for th this is last is 7 pounds of una lacked lime 6 pounds of copper aulph sulphate ate a pound of london purple aid aud 75 gallons of water sprayers are made on different plans and at various prices ranging from 2 CO 50 up the knap lack sack spray sprayer er Is good where a trees ars arc to be sprayed prayed others cade made after the elyk of P ampa and placed in bullets or barrels are excellent for either email small or ot large largo harda one man can usually pray from twenty to forty trees in i day for stock sugar bt betts and other root crops are terr desirable and aud should be rown more or leee lees by every glock feeder to make a change of feed with corn silage and the tho dry foods inuring winter feeding turnips and beeta beets are beat for hoga hogs and are especially good for breeding sown before and after farrowing farro arrota carrots are excellent for horses beets carrota carrots and parsnip pare nipe will pay belter better fed to cowa than thy they will to market with a well stocked eana farm there then ja a homo macket for a kuppin of roots an till if it in a LK LJ MI fa r markoff ik 4 b by lit ali olt 1110 horn TI mark t iia ivia ft t I 1 take the tile plan of lit nav I 1 itil r holl f he a iti a I 1 w but th the itt for them la is tit into tho shape of if antt and 1 wool by ft save the tree trees the Theseas season oil for pruning breedis tree id nom at hand no man auni owning ig an till orchard should allow the to pass ni gai tug tits brets trets a pruning the extra limbs mid and bratus hea should lo lit 10 and the tree neade in III exl condition for bearing fruit A iii knife id is tin excell tut tiling thing to fu use on oil o 0 oung fiets in III tri trimming tinning the t of tho 1 hinti 4 and cutting aftic aay surplus branches to gie the arte proper balance pruning iiii shears and sava sums ara are splendid for curr lurr tri ts aler list at axe in fit pruning brets trets tret s they ate old nud and worthless tile axe should be used in 11 tile trees lire tire 13 prunia the limbs should bd be buriti 1 it d to deri des troy injects and pests goei NON el lae lem a the limbs scattered bt around the orchard nor pilo pile thlin up in lit a i convenient corner they are tire nil jilt more or leed less danger dane roud liua to the row my trefa trees by reason of thu ho tit atti that are td there eera branch should be dt dos royed troed as eoon soon after being bein cut from front the as possible sible trees should be closely dubel so UH as to nf of sunshine vasal passing through elul hilo in lit full leaf the loin long slender blanchee bran chee should be eipl tipped ed on till tile ends to gai n e tile tree proper balance all dea I 1 and atea ing lug brancheau bran brau chea cheti should be removed and burnul tim the little branches generally called water sprouts should be neatly cut away eiery tut aut should by be i within a few daya days with tree wax max to heal beat up the and pre prevent aut water from front entering the trunk this wax may be niale made of linseed oil and mineral paint beeswax and tallow or any good oil substance that will fill the pores of the trees and at the saino same tune time present any inui sture from front penetrating where the ilia cuts are made soap on trees an ali illinoia illinois fruit glower kives his ilia eximene exi nene em in using ue insoft soft soup soul on ou fruit tre treis tres s aa a prevention preen tion against rabbits and borers he eave may S he thinks it to the bark barl and girls a case where a neighbor killed some thrifty ou aig trees by coating ithem them with the dregs after making soft soap mr ir B however has usa d diluted 1 iv a with rood good and he applies toua tons of ashes from front the sa baw mill ns its a dies fling to the orchard both as a remedy against insects and a fertilizer this is an tin excellent plan and one that ought to be adopted by all fruit grow grom era em who have access to the piles ot it ashes often found about old MW mills india where the saw dust haa has lyan bui but nod potash is almost alaa s one of the best fertilizers for orchards liard and there is but little danger of applying too tog much of it it ia is no doubt po sible to ute idoft soap io freely as to injure trice tries but a moderate app will act liau them the wool industry the american sheep breeder and wool in its last issue says days freo free wool ool means death to the wool grower in the united states there are 1200 OW shep she P owners with more dependent upon the indu industry str we rtoise rai but 0 per cent of wool consumed by our manufacturers while under adequate protection becan we grow every pound needed the fear of free ree wool fool has bas coat cott the flock master of thia this country sheep have bave been slaughtered by the milion lion and the values of all classes of sheep have dropped one oue half with sufficient protection we can iu creasa cur our flocks to gning giving employment to more men crease the value of bur our farnie farms and give a home market for OW in hav hay and grain thereby raising the price of these |
