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Show DEVICE FOR PICKING FRUIT Consists of Thimble, Which May Be Tied to Thumb and Which Terminates Ter-minates In Sharp Blade. A very convenient , device for picking pick-ing fruit has been designed by a man living in the fruit regions of California. Califor-nia. It consists of 2, thimble, which may be tied to the thumb and which VVi s i iK v For Picking Fruit. terminates in a blade with a keen edge. The fruit is seized in the hand and the stem i3 severed by means of the thumb knife. With such a device as this the picking of-fruit is materially materi-ally expedited and there is no danger of tearing the branches . or marring the fruit when it is plucked. Scientific Scien-tific American. The Apple Aphis. Spraying to kill theapple' aphis is a difficult job. The fgsects- work on the under side of the 'eaves, and this causes them to curl -up, and it is very difficult to reacji all of them with spray material. The insects multiply mul-tiply rapidly, and the few ' that are not reached with poispn soon bring on another crop. Worthless Trees. Keslscted fruit trees are net wo-th the ground they occupy, and besides they are an eyesore to everybody, and when infested with worms and insects a constant menace to the neighborhood. neighbor-hood. There ought to be a law prohibiting pro-hibiting any man from allowing trees of this kind to remain on the farm. Pruning Fruit Trees. " Prune the tops from the tall, slender slen-der fruit trees. They iorm a high mark for the wind to blgw down, are less vigorous than low-down trees, will not hear up as mufh fruit and make fruit picking a harder job. Bad Orchard Site. 7t is a mistake to cultivate an orchard or-chard on a hillside. Nothing but the sod will hold the soil there. |