mil JutKXAL O-fr TilE DePAKTMEM Ol' AoKlCl LTCHt. - AtC , , li*22. 



Peach Leaf Curl. 



Mdl iiitsburi/. — run \ou it'coiiiiiit'iid an ('ttVcti\t' rt'iucdy for 



peacli leaf curl." Is llii> " Iruf /uil '" due to a iuuf^-ous nrjwth ^ 



7//(' Fnncipai, Elsenbiiiy School of Ayricull urr, replies: As you 



suggest, the "leaf curl " seen in spring- is due to a funj^ous growth. 



Tile tieatnieiit for tile prevention of tliis disease consists in: — 



{(i) Winter ua--<liin(j with copper sulphate at the late of 1 lb. 

 copper sul])liate to 25 o-allons water; or use lime sulphur 

 (e.g-. Capex) at the rate of I ])art in 10 ])arts Avater. This 

 spraying shcnild be ai)plied as late in wintei' as ]>0'Ssible, 

 when the buds ;!re sw<dling, but befoic they actually buist. 

 If done thor(jug]ily, this single treatment -will check tin? 

 disease to a very lai'ge extent. 



(6) Suiiunev ^praii, if necessary, with dilute bordeaux mixture 

 of the 4-4-10(' strength. Tw(, or three sprayings at 

 intervals of ten davs should be sufHcient. 



The Construction of a Pit Silo. 



Geoiyc, Cu/jr Piovincf. — Will you please infonn nie how a pit 

 silo is niadey Does the silo re(|uire lining!-' 



The PnneipaJ, Elsenlrui-f/ School of A f/riciilture, re])lies : Tlie pit 

 silo is usually made rectangular, a.nd s'lould not exceed 8 or 9 ft. in 

 de])th. If the soil is still, it need not be lined, and it is a good i)lan 

 to leave a stairway in the natural earth at one corner to facilitate the 

 emijtying- of the silo. The floor is simply the solid gTound. To 

 prevent seepag-e a suitable site nuist be selected, and a catch-water 

 ditch around the upper side of the pit is desirable. If the pit is to 

 be made in loose soil, a lining of brick, stone, or corrug'ated-irou may 

 be used. Several snnall pits are T'referable to one large one. A pit 

 25 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 8 feet deep, containing 800 cubic feet, 

 would lijkl about ^?') tons of silag-e. The pit is filled about a foot 

 above ground-level and allowed to settle for a day or Uxo. It is then 

 covered with a layer of soil about a foot deep to give the necessary 

 ])ressni'e and to exclude air. 



Book-keeping. 



Estcourl, .\atal. — I bought weaiier ])igs. I debit pig- account 

 with the value of the twelve ])Uichase(l. Four died. What am I to 

 do with the four dead? 



71ic Principal, Glen School of Afjriculliire, replies: In reply it 

 your query concerning the method of recording- the loss by deatl'i of 

 the pigs, beyond nmking an entry in your diary and in your record 

 of the number of live stock, nothing- need be done. The valuation at 

 the beginning- and end of the i)eriod covered by your books, taken in 

 conjunction with the record of sales and purchases and expenses on 

 feeding- stufts, wages, etc., will show the profit or loss during- the 

 l);'riod concerned, and the loss by death of the four pigs will be 

 reflected in the ]uofit or loss shown in the account, 



Sec " Farm and Estate Book-keeping." by Herbert Taylor. 



