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THE ORCHARD 



Fences and the trunks of orchard trees will 

 be benefited, and the tidiness of the farm 

 greatly accentuated, if whitewash is freely 

 applied. For this outside work, slack half 

 a bushelful of lime in boiling water, add two 

 pounds of sulphate of zinc, one pound of 

 common salt, and half a pound of whiting 

 thoroughly dissolved. Mixed to a proper 

 consistency for use with skim-milk, this is a 

 whitewash that withstands summer rains 

 almost as well as paint. Before applying 

 to the fruit trees, give them a dressing with 

 what is called Bordeaux, to destroy, or better 

 still prevent, any of the fungoid diseases 

 attacking them. 



Unless suckers and dead wood were re- 

 moved last fall, hasten to demolish all such 

 encumbrances now. Before the tree breaks 

 into leaf, a thorough spraying should be 

 given; for which, of course, a properly con- 

 structed sprayer will have to be purchased. 



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