CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Factors in Successful Fruit Growing. Accessibility. Loca- 

 tion. Soils. Topography. Business Aspect. Cultivation. Mulch- 

 Ing. Cover Crops. Plant Food. Manuring. Varieties. Planting. 

 Nursery Stock. 



CHAPTER II. 



Orchard Protection. Injuries. Frost Protection. Foretell- 

 ing Frost. Protection. 



CHAPTER III. 



Insects injurious to fruits. State Inspection. Chewing In- 

 sects. Sucking Insects. Root Insects. Beneficial Insects. Par- 

 asites. Predaceous Insects. Apple Insects and Remedies. Pear 

 Insects and Remedies. Peach Insects and Remedies. Plum In- 

 sects and Remedies. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Diseases injurious to fruits. Plum Diseases and Remedies. 

 Pear Diseases and Remedies. Apple Diseases and Remedies. 

 Peach Diseases and Remedies. Grape Diseases and Remedies. 

 Strawberry Diseases and Remedies. Blackberry Diseases and 

 Remedies. Raspberry Diseases and Remedies. Cherry Diseases 

 and Remedies. Quince Diseases and Remedies. Gooseberry Dis- 

 eases and Remedies. Currant Diseases and Remedies. 



CHAPTER V. 



Spraying and spraying apparatus. Dust Spraying. Liquid 

 Spraying. Spraying Apparatus. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Harvesting and Marketing. Picking. Peddling. Associa- 

 tions. Packing. Packages. Package Laws. Barrels. Packing 

 Barrels. Grades of Fruit. Cold Storage. 



