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Show EE YE WATCHFUL The culturlRt can not encapo punishment punish-ment for noglleoncq.-on tho plea of Ignorance Thoso at tho head oC th'o horticultural horticul-tural department of Pennsylvania declare de-clare that a largo percentage of tho orchards of the state are Infested with SanJose scale, yet it Is safe to say that many who are harboring tho post little, suspect Its presence. A Bobtcn woman writes thnt "three times a day through the season did I go out and gather up tho gypsy moth and destroy It," her love for hor magnificent mag-nificent trees being sufficient Incentive. Vet the caterpillars which evaded her vlgllanco will bo on hand next year to bother her or somo ono else. This last summer, foi the first wo noticed chicory In some of tho meadows mead-ows to which It was before foreign. Tn other places it has become a nulsanco. despite tho boautlful blue dandelion-like dandelion-like blossoms. No doubt tho farmors will soon cease to regard It meroly as a stray For when such things como, thoy como to stay unless opposition Is given. Tho orange hawk weed has gradually gained ground from tho east to tho middle west, and yet many who havo It on their farms llttlo suspect its true nature. Wo war against toads', when they are really helpers, for savo a few venomous ve-nomous snakes in the mountains and deserts, even this despised form has Its economic value And yet tho little nuisances slip in and wo give them at least no Inhospitable recoptlon. The use of a small lens will serve as a good detective, whether it is directed di-rected upon tho seed, bin, or the bark of our fruit trees. Cultivate tho habit of observation along with your crops; It is a most convenient product when rightfully used. B. L. P. A visit to Now England this summer sum-mer showed me that a great many old farms that had boon practically abandoned aban-doned are now being taken up by enterprising young farmers and many of the old sheep farms are being mado profitable by Improved mothods. Among these aro the pasturing of Western sheep. I believo there arc great opportunities In New England farming. R. M. Ruined By Rain, Snow and Sun. |