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not feeding them much of anything except what they get 

 in the range. It wilFnot do to feed fowls much if you 

 wish them to do their duty in an orange grove. 



The orange dog is -a large spotted worm, the larvae of 

 ii very large spotted black and gold butterfly. They prey 

 upon the orange leaves, and should be destroyed by hand 

 picking. 



Termites, or white ants, commonly called wood lice, 

 are very destructive to the orange trees. They are to be 

 found under old wood, logs and rubbish. They frequently 

 attack the orange tree at the collar, just under the surface 

 of the soil, and eat the bark entirely away, completely 

 girdling the tree at the roots, which is fatal. 



Dig around the trees occasionally in search of them, 

 and if found at their work, disturb their quarters ; show 

 them to your chickens, and they will devour the last one 

 of them. If you have no fowls, dig out their nest and 

 apply the soda solution, or some hot suds. Remove old 

 wood, brush, and mulching from the trees, as these form a 

 convenient harbor for, them. 



ORANGE SCALE. 



Perhaps no other subject on orange culture is of 

 greater importance than the one at the head of this para- 

 graph. The scale insect or bark louse has/ never until re- 

 cently received much attention ; bur, the people have now 

 become thoroughly aroused to its importance, and the 

 Agricultural Department at Washington, has commissioned 

 its entomologist, to study the species, their habits and de- 

 velopment. Prof J. H. Comstock, the entomologist, has 

 spent nearly a year in Florida and California in this inves- 

 tigation, and has succeeded in classifying about fifteen 



