606 now TO MAKK THE FARM PAY. 



AppMra on the under side of the leaf, and the Aphis, or louse, 

 which appears on the ends of the young shoots and tender 

 l<mve«, must bo treated to freijuent applications of sulphur and 

 Ij^ . : ;t .1 . ,]^^y jg Q,i the vine. 



iiiLARS are the children of the moth, which can 

 \y 1 by the twilight fires. The large queen caterpillars 



of the tphingts, the 2irocrt\'! Americana, which feeds in companies 

 'Vi the leaf, /AV ydlow bear, and other large caterpillars are 

 .•-. ' - '■' -ivcrcd, picked off, and destroyed by the careful culti- 

 yy , t lie little ^m/" ro^^tT5 are more difficult to find. We 



recommend the lime and siilphur for all these pests. 

 The birds are the fast friends of the vine grower, for they 

 .• moth eggs, larvaj, and grubs. They war upon the 

 nis-'i;s at every stage, and the more of them you can encourage 

 to take up their abode upon your premises, the lighter will be 

 your own lalx)r, and the heavier your crops. Every effort 

 should be made to destroy insects, as their rapid increase would 

 be destructive of all the interests of husbandry. Diseases of ilu^ 

 v' 'i a remarkable degree under the control of the culti- 



va: ......:, by selecting proper varieties ; second, by selecting 



only dry soil and thirdly, by proper attention to summer 

 pruning. At the lowest calculation three-fourtlis of the failures 

 of the vine are owing to over-growth and over-bearing when 

 y- 1 sujnmer pinching and thinning are the remedies; 



^^ T to sudden changes in the atmosphere, which lessen 



the vigor of the leaves, they are attacked by a parasitic fungus, 

 which produces, or rather is, the disease known as mildew. Its 

 firrt appearance is a single small white speck, Avhich soon ex- 

 tends over the whole plant. When first discovered the vine 

 should be thoroughly dusted with the lime and sulpbur before 

 recommended. The Black Rot is a much more dangerous 

 •liseaue, as it attacks the fruit, a small black or brown spot 



