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OaC HARDS 



The boarer has thus far done but little injury. My 

 course is to examine each tree at least twice in a year 

 with jacknife and wire. As soon as the first of Septem- 

 ber, all of the eggs deposited by the insect through the 

 summer have hatched, and the larva) may be readily 

 found by their borings. From the superficial character 

 of their operations at this time they are very easily 

 destroyed, and a careful examination in spring wdll dis- 

 close any that may have been previously overlooked. 

 With regard to the best time for pruning, we may find 

 authority for performing the operation at almost every 

 season of the year; but as to the result of my own 

 reading and observation my plan is this : Keeping in 

 view these two great principles, that winter pruning 

 promotes growth, and summer pruning or pinching, in- 

 creases fruitfulness, I prune at any time when it is most 

 convenient, being careful, in the words of an old 

 authority, to prune only " wdien my tools are sharp." 

 If I at any time expose any considerable surface of 

 wood, I am careful to cover it with the shellack solution, 

 which prevents decay, and the wound is soon covered 

 with bark. 



JOHN MINOTT'S STATEMENT/ 



APPLE ORCHARD. 



The Apple orchard which I offer for premium consists 

 of one hundred and forty trees, of some twenty-seven 

 different varieties, which were transplanted in the spring 

 of 1852-3. The holes were dug about five feet in 

 diameter and about two feet deep; and filled with top 



