5(32 now TO make the farm pay. 



it falls the worm makes its escape, either into the ground or 

 under the bark of the tree, until the following spring, when the 

 young moth again emerges. It will be readily seen that the 

 first thing to be done is to destroy as many as possible of these 

 moths, by building fires in the orchard at the time of their ap- 

 pearance. When convenient, turn the pigs and poultry into the 

 orchard as soon as the apples begin to fall, or pick up the fallen 

 fruit every 'day, and feed it to the hogs, or burn it. Thus the 

 worms are destroyed before they leave the fruit. An old cloth 

 placed in the crotch of the tree when the fruit is falling will 

 attract many of the worms, and they can be readily destroyed. 



The old bark should be scraped off every spring, until yor 

 are rid of all worms at least. Pear trees are subject to severs' 

 insects of the bark, Avhich must be removed by scrubbing with 

 a stiff brush and a solution of potash, one pound to two gallons 

 of water, or whale-oil soap, one pound to three gallons of water , 

 these washes should not be applied so strong when the tree is in 

 full foliage, and may be made stronger after the fall of the leaf. 



The Slug is another enemy of both the pear and cherry 

 It resembles the snail, and eats the leaf. Soapsuds or strong 

 tobaccco water will destroy him. 



The CuiiCULio is the great enemy of the plum species, and 

 often attacks other fruits. It is a small brown insect, which 

 makes a crescent shaped incision in the fruit, and in it deposits 

 its eggs. This is done mostly in May and June. The grub is 

 .soon hatched, and eats its way to the stone, when the fruit drops 

 from the tree, and the grub escapes into the ground. These 

 troublesome little insects appropriate to themselves whole or- 

 chards of fruit, first the apricot, plum and cherry, then the 

 apple, pear, poach, and other fruits. The apricot and plum 

 being first attacked, the work of destruction must commence 

 Mere. When the Curculio first makes its appearance in 



