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tion pendent to the branch ; taking care that the limb be a 

 stout one, so that there should be as little sway by the wind as 

 possible. There should be a dish to at least every sixth apple 

 tree in the orchard, and one to every other tree would be better. 

 The depth of the mixture should not exceed half an inch, 

 and to be replenished as often as is needed during the moth 

 season. 



By this method, I am confident that thousands upon 

 thousands of the apple moth and the apple and peach borer 

 flies may be destroyed. Honey and vinegar is very attractive 

 to the miller family, and any moth tasting it will be at once 

 killed by the cobalt before it can deposit its eggs. 



The French take more pains in the preservation of their 

 winter fruit than either the English or Americans ; they are 

 nicer in the various details of management than we are ; they 

 export more pears of the winter sorts than any other people. 

 For some years past, some of the chief fruit dealers in New 

 York have imported their best winter pears from France ; they 

 arrive usually in the finest condition, being packed in small 

 boxes, which are easily handled ; the bottoms and sides are 

 covered with very dry moss or soft paper, well calculated to 

 absorb moisture. Each fruit is then wrapped in dry, soft 

 paper, and laid in layers, the largest and least mature at the 

 bottom, and all the interstices filled with dry moss. These 

 boxes are so tightly packed that not the slightest movement can 

 take place. The dry moss separates each fruit, absorbing any 

 moisture ; and if one decays it does not affect others. 



One of the first requisites in keeping fruit in good condition 

 is an even temperature above frost ; this seems to be indispen- 

 sable. To this end a fruit room should be set apart exclusively 

 for the preservation of fruit ; and, besides an immunity from 

 moisture or dampness, there should be exclusion from light. 



A good dry, cool cellar is as good a place for keeping fruit in 

 as can be provided; but it should be remembered that no 

 winter fruit should be stored away in the cellar, as long as it 

 can be kept elsewhere without danger of frost. A dry out- 

 house is a very suitable place. Immediately after gathering 

 apples, they ought to be placed in such a building, in heaps 

 two or three feet deep, to undergo the sweating process. 



