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lioard in a snug place is scarcely credible. They once cleared a Coe's Golden Drop plum 

 tree of half a bushel of fruit within two hours, and travelled over a 10-feet wall, hiding 

 the plums in a neighbouring plantation about 50 yards away, not leaving a fruit behind. 

 Every nut grower is made aware of the squirrel's liking for cobs and filberts, which are 

 taken directly the kernels are worth eating. 



To prevent squirrels climbing tall standard fruit or nut trees, tying a newspaper 

 around the trunks, letting it extend out 4 to 6 inches at the upper edge, is effective. 

 The rattle of the paper frightens the squirrels attempting to cross it, and if smeared with 

 gas tar, their distaste is complete, but tar must be kept off the stems. A piece of tin 

 or zinc placed round the stems of trees, projecting 6 inches all round, slightly inclining 

 downwards and toothed at the edge, baffles mice, rats, and squirrels ; but in many cases 

 there is no remedy but trapping or shooting them. 



REMEDIAL APPLIANCES. 



With the object of enabling cultivators to apply insecticides and fungicides economi- 

 cally, efficiently, and expeditiously, several useful appliances have been devised. Some 

 are specially adapted for distributing powder, others for producing fumes, such as tobacco 

 smoke, and others again for covering trees and bushes with a dew-like deposit of liquid 

 preparations conveyed in the form of mist-like spray. Dusting, fumigating, and spraying 

 are essential duties of fruit growers, each operation -being appropriate under certain 

 specified conditions. 



Dusting. Spreading fungicides and insecticides in powder form by hand can be done 

 on a small scale with a dredger, or tin box, the moveable lid of which is pierced with 

 small holes. A piece of worsted stocking, tied securely at one end so as to form a bag 

 tor holding the powder, makes a good duster. All that is necessary is to partly fill with 

 powder, tie or hold it securely by the open end, and shake it briskly so that a fine dust 

 may fall on the parts desired. By mounting the duster on a stick, parts beyond reach 

 of the hand may be dressed. Placing lime or other powder in a coarse bag 'to be held in 

 the hand or attached to a pole, affords a simple method of distribution. These home- 

 made contrivances are within the means of all to provide, while others that will be 

 referred to are specially manufactured and obtainable from nurserymen, seed merchants, 

 and ironmongers. 



In all dusting operations care must be taken to have the powder as fine and dry as 

 possible. All lumps must be sifted out. A calm morning after rain or a heavy dew is- 



