Show spray while you prune the home fruit grower can do much while he Is pruning his trees toward lessening the number of injurious insects he will have to combat during the succeeding growing season says a writer in the rural new yorker the close inspection of individual trees necessary for this work makes it impractical for the commercial orchard 1st ast but it Is a time and labor saver for the home grower with a few trees and little spraying equipment while pruning keep a sharp lookout for egg masses larvae and cocoons among the many things to look for the following may be mentioned the gel atin like masses of eggs of the tent caterpillar which are usually placed on small ta twigs digs frothy egg masses of the tussock moth the cocoons of the codling moth which will be found under the loose bark of the tree trunk pear minute insects which often ill hi bernate under the rough bark on OD the trunks twig may be con trolled strolled by burning all twigs found on the ground |