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of spray machine is used? What mixtures? What ene- 

 mies are most troublesome in the case of each fruit? 



9. Make a collection of all the different insects and 

 fungi you can find that damage fruit in your region. Learn 

 to identify each. What spray is fatal to each ? 



10. Estimate the value of the fruit produced in your 



The plum curculio on a young peach. 



home garden last year. Did it pay for the ground occu- 

 pied and the time used? How can the amount of fruit and 

 its net profit be increased? What are your plans in this 

 direction for next year? 



11. Show how to keep a debit and credit account of 

 the fruit garden. It should contain the receipts and expen- 

 ditures for at least three varieties of fruits. 



