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I believe it would be wise for the 

 farmer to plant rows of these trees 

 near his orchard, and it is possible 

 that the early June berry or shad ber- 

 ry {Aiiiclanclticr canadensis) might 

 also be useful in this respect. It is a 

 handsome shrub or tree, flowering 

 early in the season, and would be at- 

 tractive at a time when other trees and 

 shrubs are not in bloom. 



At the present time, July 23, 1895, 

 the trees in the orchard appear to be 

 in good condition. They have not 

 suffered from the slight pruning of 

 their foliage which was effected by the 

 few caterpillars and canker-worms 

 which survived. The fruit is well set, 

 and it now remains to be seen whether 

 the birds will have any considerable 

 effect in preventing the ravages of the 

 codling moth. No other orchard in 

 the neighborhood will produce any 

 fruit this season, with one exception. 

 The nearest orchard, situated directly 

 opposite on the estate across the way, 

 has not been ravaged by the canker- 

 worms. This exemption is due prin- 

 cipally to the efforts of the owner, who 

 has banded his trees with tarred paper 

 and has used tree ink faithfully and 

 well upon the paper. He has also 

 taken pains to clear the nests of the 

 tent caterpillar from the trees. This 

 orchard, being nearest to the one visit- 

 ed by the chickadees, was also an ob- 

 ject of their attention, and this may 

 account somewhat for the reduction of 

 the pests in this place. 



The record of these observation, in- 

 complete as it is, is given for what it 

 is worth as a contribution to the liter- 

 ature on this most interesting and im- 

 portant subject. 



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