Slimmer Meeting. 97 



ISIarch. I could never find more than two on any one tree, and usually 

 only one. While removing the wooden wrappers from my young or- 

 chard I found many of the moth in hiding under the Avrappers. Of 

 course I made sure to kill every one I found, and it was very noticable 

 when the worms hatched that the part of the orchard where I killed 

 the moth was comparatively free from worms. Therefore, I think it 

 expedient to trap all the moth we can, and then if the worms appear we 

 can resort to spraying. I hope a more servicable spray pump will soon 

 be invented. Pumps with leather valves that come in contact with the 

 liquid render but poor service. I am using such a pump made by Myers 

 Bros., Ashland, Ohio, and have had to renews the valves three times 

 already this season. This is a bother and an expense. I hope the spray- 

 pump question will be fully discussed at the summer meeting-. Hoping 

 that the meeting may be a source of enjoyment and profit to all. I re- 

 main fraternally yours. 



"STINGERS" WILL BE AT THEIR WORK. 



(By Conrad Hartzell, St. Joseph, ]\Io.) 



When the ripening of the fruits is realized "stingers" will be wide 



awake and hungrv ; and unless their immediate wants are otherwise 



supplied they will light upon the ripening fruit and live upon it. They 



Avill not stop to consult with fruit owmers. They will only accept the 



1)est ; thev are very choice and dainty in their selections and must have 



the best. Onlv sweet flowers will induce them to leave the ripe fruit." 



All stinging insects are fruit eaters when there are no flowers, no 



rich bloom for them, and there is very limited bloom at that season. The 



ripe fruit is seized upon by all the stingers. Even the valuable honey 



Lee takes its share — wasps, hornets, bumble bees, sweat bees, jackets of 



all colors — all stingers go for ripe fruit when there is no bloom. Now. 



then, man must provide. One easy way is quite possibe and entirely 



inexpensive ; in fact, when understood it is very profitable to provide 



enough rich sweet bloom to fully supply all stinging insects and cause 



them to leave the ripe fruit to the giver of the bloom. Buckwheat bloom 



in sufficient quantity and near the ripe fruit is sure protection against 



stinging insects and is very profitable on the farm. It is one of the best 



land cleansers, and -does not impoverish the land, but prepares for other 



crops. There are several varieties of buckwheat. Silver hull is the 



preferable kind. The last few days of June and the first few days of 



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