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coming of such a storm, at such a time, in the light of 

 as great a disaster as can come upon the approaching 

 pear crop. Late frosts may cut the foliage, somewhat, 

 of trees, but this is not serious, and is soon repaired. 

 A smudge burned on frosty nights, in small orchards, 

 where the thermometer goes to 44 \ or lower, may raise 

 the temperature two or three degrees, and is worthy of 

 trial. 



CRACKING OF THE BARK. 

 The bark of pear trees may be cracked by frost, 

 disease or accident. If seriously cracked, clean well and 

 apply the Saunders Agricultural Grounds Wash. If a 

 tree is injured and much bark is skinned off and lost, 

 apply clay mortar with some of this wash mixed in it to 

 render it antiseptic, then wind a piece of cotton duck 

 around the part affected, and tie it on with woolen yarn. 

 The yarn will expand with the growth of the tree and 

 in a year or two, on removing the dressing, the wound 

 will be found to have healed. Any kind of injured tree 

 may be saved by such a process. Before leaving this 

 subject of diseases, and enemies of the pear, let me 

 impress upon growers the necessity of protecting the 

 insectivorous birds frequenting their orchards, and I 

 even crave this protection for the much abused sparrow, 

 unless he becomes much more numerous than he is at 

 present. Frown down all wanton destruction of insect- 

 eating birds, and enforce by precept and example, all 



