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of those not wrapped 70 per cent, were 

 decayed, of some wrapped in newspaper 

 only, about 30 per cent, were decayed, 

 while those with the double wrapping- of 

 waxed sheets and common paper remained 

 in almost perfect condition as late as Nov- 

 ember I St. 



Saltfleet, in Wentworth County, and we 

 shall look with great interest for the results 

 attained. 



Russian Apples have been very much 

 decried in some quarters to the south of us 

 as of little benefit to America. On the 

 other hand we claim that much has been 

 g-ained by the Budd-Gibb and other importa- 

 tions. Here is a list of valuable varieties 

 which we owe to that country, viz. : Duchess, 

 Tetofsky, Yellow Transparent, Longfield, 

 Hibernal, Anisim, Charlemoff, Yellow 

 Sweet, Regal. 



Bands for Trapping Codling Moth. — 

 The following is a copy of an Order-in- 

 Council approved by His Honour the Lieu- 

 tenant-Governor, the 24th day of May, 

 A. D. 1900. 



Upon the recommendation of the Honourable 

 the Minister of Agriculture, the Committee of 

 Council advise that pursuant to the provisions of 

 " The Noxious Insects Act " '63 Victoria, Cap. 47) 

 the following regulations be made for the pre- 

 vention and destruction of the Codling Moth : 



1. It shall be the duty of every occupier of a 

 lot within the municipality, or if the land be 

 unoccupied, it shall be the duty of the owner of 

 such lot, within one week after receiving notice 

 as provided for in the Act, to place bands (as 

 hereinafter described) upon the orchard trees 

 located upon said lot, as follows : Upon all 

 bearing apple trees and pear trees, and upon all 

 orchard trees of bearing age within forty feet of 

 such bearing trees. 



2. The bands shall be made of "burlap" or 

 "sacking," or similar suitable material, and 

 shall not be less than four inches in width and of 

 three thicknesses, and shall be securely fastened 

 at a convenient point between the crotch of the 

 tree and the ground. 



3. The occupant or owner shall have these 

 bands removed and in-pected, all larvae therein 

 destroyed, and the bands replaced at intervals of 

 nob more than two weeks during the months of 

 June, July and August. 



Certified, J. Lonsdale Capreol, 



Asst. Clerk, Executive Council. 



An attempt is being made to put these 

 regulations in force in the Township of 



Apple Raising for Profit is the subject 

 of an address lately given by Mr. J. H. 

 Hale before the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society. In his address he said : 



"New England, as regards soil and 

 climate, is better suited to the apple than 

 other sections of the country'. We can grow 

 apples of finer color, flavor and texture in 

 New England than anywhere else. The 

 first thing- necessary beyond soil and climate 

 is to have good trees with perfect foliage 

 from the beginning to the end of the season. 

 Frequent and thoroug-h tillag-e is necessary. 

 Trees must have room enough for air and 

 sunlight. Next they must have intelligent 

 feeding. They need potash and phosphoric 

 acid, with a moderate amount of nitrogen. 

 Fungous growth will attack even the best 

 cared for trees to some extent, so that 

 spraying is essential. 



" Let us first consider our old orchards. 

 What can we do with them? Old trees 

 should be pruned, and this should be done 

 by a man of experience. Cut out all dead 

 wood and some small branches. Don't try 

 to do it all in one year ; take two or three. 

 If you do not want to plough your orchard, 

 put on a top dressing and harrow. But if 

 your orchard is to be devoted to apples alone, 

 plough it and put on fertilizers. Scrape off" 

 all old, rough bark, and spray with a potash 

 wash while the trees are dormant. Carry 

 on the ordinary summer spraying for the 

 codling moth, etc. If your land is rocky or 

 rough, it may be mulched with any old ma- 

 terial that is available — anything that will 

 kill out the sod — but ploughing is better. 

 You may pasture swine or sheep in your or- 

 chard, if you wish. I know of a man who 

 has used an orchard of eight acres as a pas- 

 ture for hens, and he is 50 per cent, ahead 

 of the former owner, who made the same 



