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where early development was slow and moderate. Change these 

 conditions, and the first hot, muggy day that comes usually pro- 

 duces mildew or blight. 



When trees or plants are struck with rust or mildew, if left un- 

 checked, all growth is stopped for the season. Should a favor- 

 able change of weather occur, and this fungoid growth be checked 

 by natural causes, or if it is destroyed by the application of 

 sulphur, charcoal and salt, a new and healthy growth will start 

 out. The articles mentioned are all good, but I think the benefit 

 comes mainly from the sulphur. The past season, one of my 

 apple trees, the Fall Cranberry, was badly affected ; the whole 

 top was affected, fruit, twigs and leaves; growth was entirely 

 checked on the 20th of July ; the 1st of August this mildew dis- 

 appeared, new buds started out, and from the 15th to the 25th of 

 August the tree was as full of blossoms as it had been early in 

 the spring. The weather was hot and unfavorable, and this 

 growth was struck with mildew again. I applied sulphur and air 

 slacked lime, and prevented further injury, and I think the tree 

 will come out right in the spring, as it perfected the second set of 

 fruit buds. 



Grain and vegetables were also much affected with rust the past 

 season, and our experience with them serves to substantiate the 

 cause given and prove the efficiency of the remedy. On the 20th 

 of May I planted a patch of corn and peas, which got a good 

 start and did finely ; three weeks later, I planted a few rows 

 along the side of the first, thinking that the difference in time 

 would make but little difference in the crop ; it came up well and 

 grew rapidly for a time, but soon blighted so as to be of no value, 

 while the early planting was not touched. I had a piece of Am- 

 ber cane, self sown, that started early and I let it grow. On the 

 25th of May I planted a piece alongside this ; it came up well but 

 was struck with blight, and for weeks barely lived and only 

 really commenced to grow about the middle of August, when the 

 self sown was fully ripe. The result wa=, the frost took it just as 

 it was topping out. 



Wheat in our section was much injured by rust. The greater 

 part of it was sown rather late, on account of unfavorable 



