December 



1007 



HOKTlCULTURi: 



75S 



FRUIT GROWERS' FEATHERED 

 FRIENDS. 



It is gratifying to note ttiat after an 

 exhaustive research the Department of 

 Agriculture has declared that the 

 birds of California are not injurious to 

 the fruit industry of that State. Ac- 

 cording to the report the strictly in- 

 sectiverous birds prove to be almost 

 wholly beneficial, by far the greater 

 percentage of the insects eaten by 

 them being injurious kinds. They are 

 hence allies of the orchardist and 

 their presence in and near orchards 

 should be encouraged in every way. 

 Of the species addicted to fruit eating, 

 not one was found to make its diet 

 wholly or even chiefly, of fruit; and 

 the fruit eaters with possibly the ex- 

 ception of the house finch, are found to 

 feed upon weed seeds and noxious in- 

 sects to such an extent as to fully oft- 

 set their destructive propensities. One 

 reason why birds attack fruit in Cali- 

 fornia more than in regions further 

 east, is given as the dryness of the 

 summers, the birds finding juicy fruits 

 an acceptable substitute for water, to 

 secure which, in some instances, 

 necessitates a flight of several miles. 

 Much of the injury done to small 

 juicy fruits in California, such as 

 grapes and cherries, consists of simple 

 punctures in the skin, through which 

 apparently nothing but juice has been 

 drawn. It is therefore recommended 

 that drinking places be maintained 

 for the birds in orchards where water 

 is not otherwise accessible. Among 

 the birds studied were the house finch, 

 or linnet, Western tanager, swallows, 

 California shrike, virct.s, warblers, 

 thrashers, wrens, nuthatches and tit- 

 mice, kinglets, gnat-catchers, robins, 

 etc. The author, F. E. L. Beal, notes 

 •a healthy state of feeling on the part 

 of the great majority of the California 

 fiuit groweis toward the bird popula- 

 tion. While many stated they suffered 

 loss none advocated measures for the 

 extermination, or even the material 

 decrease of the birds. 'We can't get 

 along without the birds' was the senti- 

 ment voiced by many and really en- 

 dorsed by all." 



YHE only 

 pruner 

 made that cuts 

 from both sides o( 

 the limb and does not 

 bruise the bark. Made in 

 all styles and sizes. We 

 pay Ejcpress charges 

 on all orders. 



Write for 

 circular and 

 prices. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Berlin, Conn. — A. A. Weldon. one 

 house 



Dighton, Mass. — J. T. Place, one 

 house. 



Toledo, O. — Krueger Bros., one large 

 house. 



Melrose, Cal. — J. Groves, carnation 

 house. 



Scrantoii, Pa.— E. S. Smith, one 

 liouse. 



Wenham. Mass. — E. D. .lordan, two 

 houses. 



Chicago. 111.— Seitz & Nordell. two 

 houses. 



AtticH, X. Y. — A. Pauly, range of 

 houses. 



Fitchbuig, Mass.— City of Pitchburg. 

 house lSx27. 



Middletown. R. I— R. T. Demery, 

 conservatory. 



.Mhol, Mass. — Hager & Temple, cu- 

 cumber house. 



Westfield. Mass. — Heniy Barton, ad- 

 dition, S5 feet. 



NEW HEATING APPARATUS. 



E. C. Stammerjohn, Boouville. .Mo., 

 new boiler. 



T. Nespoli, San Francisco, Cal., 

 steam boiler. 



E. Kirehner & Son, Winona, Minn., 

 100 h. p. boiler. 



Frank Pelicano, Ocean View, Cali- 

 fornia, steam boiler. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Report of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture bhows that the common rat 

 probably does more damage on farms 

 than all wild animals combined. Ow- 

 ing to injury of orchard trees by rab- 

 bits, experiments have been caiTied on 

 to discover a protective wash, and 

 such a wash has been found in the 

 lime-.sulphur-salt wash so extensively 

 used against the San Jose scale. 



There are in the Western States 

 eight government nurseries for the 

 growing of ft, rest trees, located in the 

 national forests of San Gabriel, Santa 

 Barbara, Gila, Dismal River, Pikes 

 Peak, Salt Lake. Pecos, and Lincoln. 

 The combined area of seed beds at 

 the eight stations is eleven acres, 

 which contain .5,000,000 trees from one 

 to three years old. About TOO.OOn 

 trees were planted during the winter 

 and spring of 1907. 



LIST OF PATENTS. 

 Issued November 12, 1907. 



S70,C95. Plow. William Sobey, Ra- 

 cine, Wis., assignor to J. I. 

 Case Plow Works, Racine, 

 Wis. 



S71.039. Irrigating or Ditching Plow. 

 Martin Jackson, Mabton, 

 Wash. 



871,061. Draft Equalizer. James J. 

 Ford, Fred HoUister and 

 Mark Hollister. Jr.. Fort 

 Dodge, Iowa. 

 Issued November 19. 1907. 



S71,32S. Corn-Planter and Fertilizer- 

 Dropper. William J. Downs, 

 Fragrant, Ky. 



S71,339. Hand-rake Attachment. Fred- 

 erick F. Horn, Colorado 

 Springs. 



S71,3SS. Plowing-under Attachment 

 for Plows. Thomas J. 

 Churchill, Boardman. Conn. 



S71,.536. Seed Separator. Edward 

 Thompson, Minneapolis, 



Minn. 



FIRE RECORD. 



The boiler shed and palm house at 

 the Industrial Gardens, Mobile. Ala., 

 were destroyed on November 12. 



Charles Fremd, florist of Rye, N. Y.. 

 having received notice that an uncle 

 had died in New South Wales and 

 left him a large legacy, placed the 

 matter in the hands of a lawyer and 

 has just received his share of the 

 estate. It amounts to 40 cents. — N. V. 

 .Journal. 



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Horticultural Architect and 

 Builder. 



Main Office and Factory: 



260-274 Culvfr Ave., Jersey City, N.i. 



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