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beggars. Utter ruin was only averted by making a fresh start, 

 pulling out every vine stock and replanting the vineyards with the 

 hardier American plant. 



A logwood grower who sees the disease appear on his property 

 owes it not only to himself but also to his neighbours to eradicate 

 the disease as it appears and prevent its spread. If any one doubts 

 that this can be done successfully let him pay a visit to that model 

 logwood property, Old Hope. There he will look in vain for a 

 dead logwood tree. Mr. J. W. Edwards, the attorney, will perhaps 

 be good enough to tell us by what means he has managed to keep 

 Old Hope free from the disease. We will be thankful to him if he 

 will give us the information. 



m. By J. W. Edwards. 



With reference to Dr. Bucher's letter, I am bound to admit that 

 the remarks about the logwood generally in Westmoreland are 

 only too correct. 



I took Prof. Earle, when he was in the country three years ago, 

 to Old Hope. 



The Professor went to considerable trouble to inspect the trees 

 at different positions on the property that showed signs of the 

 disease and after most minute investigation he pronounced it a 

 root disease that was highly contagious. 



Acting on his advice I have from that time cut down and burnt 

 wherever practicable, any trees showing the slightest trace of the 

 disease, with satisfactory results. 



As Dr. Bucher who is such an eminent authority on logwood, 

 thinks that Old Hope is in a fair state of cultivation, it may in- 

 terest logwood growers to show the system that has been pursued 

 at this property. 



The growth of young saplings is encouraged every year with 

 the view of having rotation crops. 



Saplings are grown thickly in order to induce the growth of long 

 straight trunks, but after a time the useless ones are thinned out 

 to give light and air to the most promising ones. 



On no account are any saplings allowed to be trimmed of the 

 prickles which are evidently given them by nature to protect them 

 from stock, and when the trunks are sufficiently strong to resist 

 pressure from animals in rubbing against them, the prickles dis- 

 appear naturally, the trunks then presenting a nice clean smooth 

 bark. 



If after the trunks are naturally cleaned off, it is thought that 

 too many limbs are thrown out some of the lower ones should be 

 cut off with an upward cut to prevent soakage by water. 



The shippers are never allowed to rest their wood against other 

 trees, in order to preserve the bark from injury by chafing. 



Another matter that receives attention is the killing of duck ants' 

 nests, which are so frequently seen on trees ; this is done by 

 arsenic sweetened with molasses, or sugar. 



