SPRING 



sprayed in March, again when the leaves 

 appear, and a third time after the roses 

 have fallen. The moment that worms 

 appear upon the currant and gooseberry 

 bushes they must be sprayed with hellebore, 

 and one application is generally sufficient. 



The parasitic diseases appear in orchard 

 and garden without warning and work great 

 havoc in a short time. There is no doubt 

 but that the spores are spread by the winds 

 or carried by the birds, and one infected 

 farm or garden spreads the trouble to an- 

 other. As yet our place has been free from 

 the dreaded San Jose scale, although neigh- 

 boring farms have suffered from it. I trust 

 that the future will see us still immune. 



A friend on a neighboring farm, a young 

 man who attends to everything in the most 

 modern and scientific manner, is a great 

 believer in the efficiency of spraying, has a 

 fine equipment for the purpose, and sees 

 that it is done at the proper times. A 

 member of his family recently said to me: 



