302 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



the earth about the plants which have been attacked and 

 hunting out the cutworms. Bran mixed with molasses and 

 a small amount of Paris green placed in small pits on the 

 higher spots of the land will often be effective as a poison 

 bait. 



Diseases. The leaf spots and fruit rots so common in 

 vegetables are caused by fungous and bacterial diseases. Some 

 of these can not be controlled, but most of them yield readily 

 to systematic applications of Bordeaux mixture. 



Preparing products for market. To sell garden products 

 profitably one must know how to make them attractive to 

 the purchaser. Products should be clean, of proper size, 

 shape, and degree of ripeness. Those that are marketed in 

 bunches, baskets or other containers should be uniform in 

 these respects. 



Usually there are two grades of products ; fancy selected, 

 and number one, besides culls. It should be borne in mind 

 that number one is the lower grade. The fancy selected 

 grade will be of proper size, color, degree of ripeness and 

 free from blemishes. A bunch or a basket will be uniform 

 in these respects. Size should be characteristic of the va- 

 riety. A beet the size of one's head would not be graded 

 as fancy selected. Color and shape 'are other characteristics 

 which should be considered in connection with the different 

 varieties of products. The degree of ripeness at which the 

 products are to be packed for market will depend upon the 



Note Small fruits should be included in the garden: strawber- 

 ries, blackberries, red and black raspberries, gooseberries, currants, 

 grapes, etc., but in a course of study including so many phases of 

 agriculture these topics can not be taken up. 



