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ground, care being taken to destroy any 

 caterpillars wliicli liave remained on 

 the tree. 



The use of a torcli to burn out the 

 nests will be found convenient when 

 they occur in the higher parts of the 

 trees. In using tlie torcli great care is 

 necessary that no important injury be 

 done to the tree; it should not be used 

 in burning out nests except in the 

 smaller branches and twigs, the killing 

 of which would be of no special im- 

 portance. Nests in the larger limbs 

 should be destroyed by hand, as the use 

 of the torch may kill the bark, resulting 

 in permanent injury. 



Tent caterpillars are readily de- 

 stroyed by arsenicals sprayed on the 

 foliage of trees infested by them. Any 

 of the arsenical insecticides may be 

 used, as Paris green, Scheele's green, 

 arsenate of lead, etc. The first two are 

 used at the rate of one-half pound to 

 fifty gallons of water. The milk of lime 

 made from two to three pounds of stone 

 lime should be added to neutralize any 

 caustic effect of the arsenical on the 

 foliage. Arsenate of lead is used at the 

 rate of two pounds to each fifty gallons 

 of water. 



On stone fruits, such as cherry, peach 

 and plum, arsenicals are likely to cause 

 injury to foliage and must be used with 

 caution, if at all. On such trees the 

 arsenate of lead is preferable, as it is 

 less injurious to foliage, and on all 

 trees it sticks much better. In spraying 

 for the tent caterpillar only, applica- 

 tions should be made while the cater- 

 pillars are yet small, as they then suc- 

 cumb more quickly to poisons than 

 when more nearly full grown, and 

 prompt treatment stops further defoli- 

 ation of the trees. — Office of Informa- 

 tion, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Potato Bulletin 



The high price of potatoes at present 

 has stinmlated i-cnewed interest in their 

 production and the acreage of the coun- 

 try will doubtless increase materially 

 the coming season. The yield and qual- 

 ity of the crop will depend very largely 

 on the character of the seed bed and the 

 character and condition of the seed. 

 Mindful of the importance of these 

 factors, the Washington Experiment 



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Stalion at Pullman has just issued a 

 ronii)relionsive bulletin dealin.t? with 

 potato culture, jjotato diseases, and 

 pests. The tirst part of the l)ulletin is 

 by Professor Morris and deals v>itli the 

 types of soil, preparation of the seed 

 bed, selection of seed, planting, cultiva- 

 tion, harvesting, etc., of the potatoes. 

 The second jiart of the bulletin is i)y 

 Dr. Heald and deals with the numerous 



diseases of the potatoes and methods of 

 coini)atting the same. The third part, 

 by Mr. Yothers, deals witli tlie various 

 insect pests and methods of controlling 

 the latter. The bulletin contains some 

 120 pages and is illustrated in detail. 

 It will not be sent to the regular mail- 

 ing list of the station, but may be had 

 upon application to the experiment 

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WHEN WRITING An\'FRTlSERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



