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pared to the care they require and ground they occupy prior to the 

 time they begin bearing? 



The various experiment stations scattered over the country 

 are doing good work, generally speaking, but I think I am not in 

 error when I say there is a great deal of money wasted in this way 

 too. It is not always possible to find the right man in the right 

 place, and realizing that there should be a station in a certain local- 

 ity, the party is chosen who seems most capable among those who 

 will accept the position. Although for the man who conducts a 

 station of this sort properly there is little or nothing in it for him 

 ordinarily, it may occur to the one to whom the idea is proposed 

 that there is something to be made at it with but little effort on his 

 part. Thus, with no love for the work (which should be the first 

 consideration) and little or no knowledge of what it means to test, 

 describe and report upon the various varieties of the different 

 fruits, he is at a loss as to what to do. 



In this work there are a good many things to be taken into con- 

 sideration. The ground selected should be of uniform fertility 

 and should have the same exposure and drainage. There should 

 be no pet varieties, no matter where they come from, or at what 

 price they were procured, but all should have an eqaul chance. If 

 any fertilizer be applied it should be given uniformly to all varietie.-? 

 of certain classes. If a certain variety should be received in bad 

 order, an allowance should be made for that, and the same consid- 

 ered in the final report. Should a frost occur at blooming time, 

 that is a time when close observation is necessary, and it is of like 

 importance to observe closely in case of drought. Last, but not 

 least, therc^ are always those who, though they may be ever so care- 

 ful and thorough in their work, have not the knack of writing a 

 good, clear description of a variety. They do not become so f anil- 

 liar with the plants about them that the different varieties of th'.^ 

 various classes are as familiar to them as human faces would bo 

 which they had had about them the same length of time, having in 

 case of the plants a better chance for character study. — Colman's 

 Rural World. 



SPRAYING FOR SAN JOSE SCALE. 



The Georgia Experiment Station has recently published a bul- 

 letin on the San Jose scale, and although the following extract is 

 intended especially for southern states, what is said may be readily 

 applied in Missouri. The bulletin says : 



