No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1007 



CANKER-WORM: 



1. Paris green or Arsenate of Lead when caterpillars appear. 2. 

 Same ten davs later, o. Repeat every ten davs if needed. 



TENT CATERPILLAR: 



1. Destroy tents at night by torch. 2. If any escape, treatment 

 for Codling moth will destroy them. See Report of Depart- 

 ment for 1898. 



PLUM CURCULIO: 



1. Treatments 1 and 2 as for Bud Moth. See also under ''Plum." 



BORERS: 



1. Cut out those already in the tree, in May. 2. Wrap several 

 thicknesses of paper around the trunk and fasten, about the 

 first of June, and leave till September; cover upper part of 

 trunk and larger limbs with whitewash and a little Paris 

 green, at the same time. See Report of Department for 1898. 



OTSTER-SHELL SCALE AND SCURFY SCALE: 



1. If severe, scrape the parts aifected or spray with Whale Oil 

 Soap before buds swell in spring. 2. Spray about the 5th of 

 June, w4th Kerosene Emulsion. 3. Repeat 2 about June 2oth. 

 See Bulletin 43 of Department. 



SAN JOSE SCALE: 



See under "Peach." 



SCAB: 



1. Spray with Bordeaux mixture and Paris green just before the 

 blossoms open. 2. Repeat 1 as soon as blossoms have fallen. 

 3. Repeat 1 about ten days later, and 4, if necessary two weeks 

 later. 



BITTER-ROT: 



Same treatment as for Scab. 



APPLE LEAF RUST: 



1. Destroy all Red Cedar trees in the neighborhood of the orchard 

 as this fungus passes a part of its life on the Cedars, causing 

 the "Cedar Apples." 



Apricot. 



See Peach. 



Asparagus. 



ASPARAGUS BEETLES: y 



1. Desti'oy all volunteer asparagus, leaving only the shoots de- 

 signed for market. 2. Let fowls run among the plants. 3. If 

 serious, dust with fresh dry-slacked lime while dew is on. 4. 

 Repeat 3 every day of ten days. 



