GARDEN CLUBS IN S(.IU»()|.S OF KNCJLEWOOD, N. J. 



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Tlu' ccinlrol of insi'it j)t.'>ls :iiul [ilaiit (lisesiscs was lalhor liinited. 

 Some spiayin<i: was practicrtl. Iiowcmt. ami many of tlu> lar^or 

 insects, such as the Colorado potato beetle, were killed l»y ha ml. 

 Dustiii<r to repel insects was practiced perliaps more tlian any oIIut 

 form of pest control. These methods of pest cctntrol aiv not dis- 

 cusseil in full, hecaiise of lack of space, and also because information 

 on the subject can be procuicd from any of the State experiment sta- 

 tions, or the Ignited States Dcpait mciit of .Virriculture. 



PETS .\M) TESTS. 



Aside from the insi^cts. jilant diseases, and weeds, which make up 

 the army of pests that infest the irrowinj; i-rops of the truck farmei". 

 the city <rardener has problems in reirard to chickens, do«:js, birds. 



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WELL PROTECTED-NOTE THE FENCE. 



and other animals which at times become \cry tryinji;. A child with 

 very little ca|)ital. t<> take the proper precautions a«?ainst the dan- 

 frers invohed by undcrtakinir too many lines of ajji'iculture on a 

 city lot. finds this especially true. To some extent, the truck fainicr 

 is troubled by the same pests: liut he usually owns the domestii- 

 aninuils within a dan<;erous distance, and has amj)le ciiuipmcnt for 

 keeping; them untler control. If they are not his the nei^dibor to 

 whom thev do belonir likelv \\n< a ixarden of his own, and so tin; 

 troubli' is averted. 



In addition to the didiculties arising from these diliei'ent interests, 

 those arisinjr from the numbfi* of animals in proporti(»n to |tlants 

 iS very noticeable. In towns and cities, especially in some localities, 

 the doiT-s. cats, chickens, sparrows, and (»th«'r animals al»ound in frreat 

 numbers. The dilliculty is magnified when these animals are kept 



