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peach and one of the best in shipping qualities. The tree is very sub- 

 ject to the leaf curl but the early spray before the buds swell will con- 

 trol that. So we consider this fault of minor importance. 



The Engles Mammoth I would place very high in the list, at least for 

 some localities. They are better in quality than the Elberta and we 

 have found them more productive, producing almost annual crops. 

 There are, however, a few faults in this variety which must not be 

 overlooked. In some localities growers have complained that the Engles 

 do not color up well but we have never had that trouble. They are a 

 little tender and must be handled very carefully and picked right on 

 time. Consequently the facilities for getting to market would be an 

 important consideration, but if they can be placed in an iced car as 

 soon as they are picked they will get into Chicago or Pittsburg in 

 fine condition. 



The Kalamazoo ranks very close to the Engles, is almost as pro- 

 ductive and similar in size and appearance. We like them too because 

 they follow the Engles so closely in ripening. 



The Oceana, a comparatively new peach is coming into a great deal 

 of prominence in some sections. They are a fine large peach ripening 

 close to the Engles and good shippers. They are very hardy. An or- 

 chard of 1,000 five-year-old trees in Newaygo county had about 50% 

 of a crop this year while other varieties such as Early St. John, Triumph, 

 Elberta and Crawford had only here and there a scattering peach. 



There are many other varieties of commercial value that deserve 

 mention but time will not permit me to do that. We want just as few 

 of the best varieties as we can find and still cover the desired picking 

 season. We want enough of each variety so that we can handle the 

 fruit economically. 



THE CODLING MOTH IN THE PACKING HOUSE. 



R. R. PAILTHORP, PETOSKEY. 



Thousands of dollars are lost annually by the fruit growers of Mich 

 igan through their neglect and carelessness in fumigating their storage 

 and packing houses. The codling moth, the most serious insect enemy 

 of the apple, winters over in such sheltered places, as well as under the 

 bark on the trees. 



The larvae or apple worm crawls out of the apple in storage, and hav 

 ing found a suitable place, weaves about itself a cocoon. Towards 

 spring the larvae changes to the pupal stage. The pupae is about half 

 an inch long, varying according to age from a yellow to a brown color, 

 and changing to a bronze hue just before the moth is to emerge. These 

 cocoons are generally spun up under loose boards or under old rubbish. 

 When weather conditions are right, the moth comes out of the cocoon, 

 flies about and lays its eggs throughout the orchard. The eggs soon 

 hatch out into larvae, which enter the apples. 



Last summer I found apples badly infected with the codling moth 



