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special attention, in cultivation, pruning and spraying every 

 year, fruit or no fruit. 



Advice is given to farmers to diversify their operations, so 

 that if this or that crop fails, they will be sure of something ; 

 but we must all remember, in that case, not to attempt too much 

 in any one line, so that each shall receive its full share of atten- 

 tion. 



In some parts of our State the tent and forest caterpillars have 

 damaged the trees to a great extent. Some orchardists have 

 worked hard to keep their trees clear of the pest, while their 

 neighbor just over the fence has not spent a moment in that 

 direction. Such a situation is very discouraging, and we would 

 like to raise the question whether or not legislation on the sub- 

 ject is expedient. As a means of warfare against them the 

 ordinary "Gold Dust," dissolved ni water and applied with a 

 swab on the end of a pole has been found to do very good work, 

 doing no injury to the tree. This is where spraying is not prac- 

 ticed. Thorough spraying with paris green while the cater- 

 pillars are young will clean the trees. 



Another pest made its appearance in our section, which 

 appeared to be either the bud moth or the leaf roller. In its 

 early stages it was a green worm about one-fourth inch long, 

 rolled up at the tip of every twig of the tree, eating the new bud 

 as fast as it grew. Later it turned to a brown color, and so did 

 the trees, small trees set one or two years losing every leaf and 

 being obliged to start out anew and make their growth late in 

 the season. Question : Were others in other parts of the State 

 troubled in the same way? What was it, and what shall we do 

 for it? 



Yet another pest that it said to be coming this way and was 

 treated at one of our recent meetings is the "San Jose scale." 

 The question we would raise in regard to it is this : Is it prac- 

 tical to ask for legislation to have all nursery stock, scions, etc., 

 inspected on coming into our State or require a certificate to 

 accompany every order coming into the State, saying that it is 

 free from the pest? It seems to us that something should be 

 done at once on the old theory that "an ounce of prevention is 

 worth a pound of cure." 



The trypeta is still advancing, more disastrous to our fruit 

 than ever before, and as yet no help in sight. Pound Sweets^ 



