52 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



The lime-sulphur and kerosene emulsion have both proven 

 effective in their control. 



Scurfy Scale. The first of these scales were found in Buck- 

 field this spring, but they were not very numerous. Since then 

 they have been found in various other sections in small numbers. 

 They have been controlled by the same methods as have the 

 other scale insects. 



Limb Borers. These borers are beginning to appear in dif- 

 ferent parts of the State. In the vicinity of Greene, in particu- 

 lar, their work is noticeable and many trees are threatened seri- 

 ously by their attacks. In Franklin County also they have 

 infested many trees and have killed some outright. 



Many infested limbs were removed and burned and the re- 

 mainder treated with lime-sulphur. 



Round Headed Borer. These continue to worry the growers, 

 in young trees, and are most successfully controlled at present 

 by carefully watching the trees and cutting them out when 

 found. 



Repellent washes have aided in keeping them away, but have 

 not proved entirely efficient as a protection. Wire, that is used 

 for protection from mice, also aids in preventing their tgg 

 deposits, provided it does not rub against the tree at any point. 



DISEASES OF THE ORCHARD. 



Scab. There has been, together with great quantities of other 

 fungous diseases, a vast amount of scab; it has been very preva- 

 lent on fruit, foliage, and even on the small twigs. 



Climatic conditions have been particularly favorable to its 

 development, the weather being damp and cloudy v»^ith insuffi- 

 cient sunshine to check its growth. At a conservative estimate 

 fully 45 per cent of the crop has been affected, and this amount 

 will increase upon that fruit which has been put into storage. 



Although the foliage of the Baldwin has been more or less 

 affected, the fruit itself has seemed more resistant than most of 

 the other varieties. The Mcintosh, Stark, Spy, Rhode Island 

 Greening, Fameuse, Ben Davis and numerous others have suf- 

 fered severely from its attack. 



As the previous season was practically free from this dis- 

 ease, but few of the growers sprayed at the proper time to 



