Ammoniacal Carbonate of Ammonia. 



Formula a. 1 oz. Copper Carbonate, 6 ozs. Ammonium Carbonate. 

 Dissolve the two together in water and dilute to 10 or 20 gallons of 

 liquid. 



Formula b. 1 oz. Copper Carbonate, 1 pint liquid ammonia 26". 

 Make a paste of the first with a little water and gradually pour over 

 the ammonia until a clear bUie liquid is formed. Dilute to 10 or 20 

 gallons of liquid. 



Copper Sulphate. (Simple Solution.) 



Formula a. 1 lb. Copper Sulphate to 25 gallons of water. This 

 solution is used for spraying trees, shrubs and vines before the leaves 

 unlold. 



Formula b. 1 lb. of Copper Sulphate to 1000 gallons of water. 

 This is found as strong as can be used under all circumstances, 

 upon the foliage of fruit trees without injury. 



PUMPS. 



The "knapsack" is found an economical pump for gardens and small 

 vineyards or for a small number of trees, but when large vineyards 

 or orchards of considerable size are to be treated the large pumps 

 attached to a cask or tank are by far more economical. 



COMPARATIVE TESTS OF VARIETIES OF SMALL 

 FRUITS. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The strawberry crop of 1892, in most sections of the State, was 

 very unsatisfactory. Those beds not fully protected by mulch were 

 seriously injured during the winter, while drought at the time of rip- 

 ening materially reduced the crop. 



Choice fruit sold for high prices, while the ordinary grades, which 

 were perhaps not inferior to that of the average season, notwith- 

 standing the limited supply did not bring more than the average 

 price for such fruit. 



This condition of affairs is a forcible illustration of the necessity 

 on the part of the grower of employing every means possible 

 to produce better fruit. 



