CORNELL 



IReabingsCourse for jfarmers 



Published Monthly by the New York State College op Agriculture 

 AT Cornell University from November to March, and Entered at 

 Ithaca as Second-Class Matter under Act of Congress July i6, 1804 

 L. H. Bailey, Director. 



SERIES VII. 

 HELPS FOR READING. 



ITHACA, N. Y.. 

 MARCH, 1907. 



No. 35- 

 FIGHTING FUNGI. 



FIGHTING THE FUNGI IN THEIR WINTER QUARTERS. 



SOME THINGS THAT MAY BE DONE NOW TO SAVE THE 



COMING CROPS. 



[Supplement to Bulletin 14.] 



By H. H. Whltzel. 



Much may be done in the early days of spring before the full rush 

 of farm work comes on, toward the 

 destruction of many of the com- 

 mon fungus pests which annuall)' 

 reduce the profits of the farmer. 

 Many of the disease-producing 

 bacteria and fungi pass the winter 

 in such a condition as to be very 

 readily disposed of, if attacked be- 

 fore they have passed from the 

 dormant state. Many of them pass 

 the winter in an inactive condition 

 in the bark of trees or in the seeds 

 of the plants that they had affected 

 the previous season. 



It is the purpose of this paper to 

 remind you of some of the more 

 common and destructive of these 

 diseases, also to indicate some 

 things that you may be doing, at 

 odds and ends of time during the 

 coming days of March and April, 

 towards their destruction. 



THE ORCHARD. 

 It will be well to make a care- 

 ful inspection of the trees in the 



orchard to see if you cannot find some that need attention. You are 

 fortunate indeed if some one of the following diseases is not present. 



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FiG. 364. — Typical New York Apple 

 Tree Canker showing the rough and 

 swollen bark. 



