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feet each way from the trunk, and if lice are present, apply 15'"/^ ker- 

 osene emulsion liberally, then replace the earth. F'or those on the 

 limbs spray with the emulsion. 



The apple is comparatively free from diseases in Massachusetts 

 and in well-kept and thoroughly cultivated orchards one spraying in 

 the spring with the lime-sulfur wash for the scale before the leaves 

 appear, followed by one or two sprayings for codling moth, is usually 

 sufificient. If sooty mold or scab is troublesome, midsummer spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux is advisable. The lime-sulfur treatment has proved 

 the most successful of any for fungous diseases of the apple. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Rust, summer stage. 



Avoid planting new beds on too dry soil, and in preparing a bed 

 incorporate considerable organic matter, occasionally applying stable 

 manure. Maintain the highest degree of fertility possible and dur- 

 ing dry seasons cultivate thoroughly. 



Asparagus Beetle. 



Keep cutting beds closely cropped, leaving a few stalks for the 

 beetles to lay their eggs on. Destroy these once a week and take 

 others for the purpose. Spray the fruit stems thoroughly with 

 arsenate of lead about once a month during the summer. Let fowls 

 run in the beds. 



Asparagus Miner. 



A maggot mining in and often girdling the stems near or below 

 the surface of the ground. Leave a few plants in spring for the fly 

 to lay eggs on, destroying these by pulling up and burning about 

 the end of June. 



BEAN. 

 Anthracnose. 



Select clean seed. Spray with Bordeaux mixture when the leaves 

 first expand, and repeat two or three times if occasion demands. 

 Some varieties are more susceptible to anthracnose than others. 



