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insure pollination and be the means of producing 

 much finer fruit. 



To let the chickens have the run of the plum 

 orchard will be very helpful in getting rid of insects 

 which attack the fruit. Many insects bury them- 

 selves in fallen fruit and later attack fresh fruit. 



A plum much to be desired for making jelly is 

 the small yellow plum grown so extensively in very 

 warm climates. This plum is very acidulous, hence 

 the jelly-making quality. In many parts of the 

 country, however, it is not known, but it would pay 

 anyone who is cultivating plums to find out about 

 it and plant several trees. 



Plum-tree cuttings are easily rooted by placing 

 them in a glass jar half filled with sand, and enough 

 water to cover it for more than an inch. When the 

 roots have attained a good strong growth, the sand 

 should be poured into the center of a pot of earth 

 and the cutting placed therein. This will give the 

 cutting much the same soil condition it has been 

 having. 



When the green fly attacks the plum trees, spray 

 with a diluted solution of kerosene emulsion and 

 cleanse as thoroughly as possible with the fingers, 



