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Apples can be successfully grown for home use on all parts of Long Island if spraying is annually attended to, 

 but they thrive especially well on the hills and the north plateau 



Fruits for Long Island 



Don't let the San Jose scale scare you out of having the good things your land can easily produce. 

 Don't deceive yourself and think you can buy them and have just as good or as plenty. The scale is a bug- 

 a-boo that can be controlled on young trees and kept in check on old ones. Many ask if the scale is decreas- 

 ing. We cannot say that it is, but we can say that the lady-bird beetle which feeds on it is increasing. It 

 is the little red beetle with two black spots, which comes into the house in the autumn. 



It is amusing to hear the owner of ample land ask if a dozen Peach trees will not be enough. It makes 

 no difference to us, we net only a few cents profit. Some will go without Peaches because the trees are 

 short-lived or because they do not bear every year. 



We do not expect the fruit or dairying industry rejuvenated on Long Island. The soil and markets 

 are better adapted to vegetables; farms may be sold for residence purposes before orchards get in full 

 bearing. Nevertheless, those who do live on Long Island can and should grow some of their fruit. 

 It may be better to buy winter Apples, but the fruits of summer and autumn cannot be bought of as good 

 quality, freshness, and in the continuous supply that the home orchard will furnish. 



"Why don't we get good Peaches any more?" is a frequent question. Because they are picked before 

 ripe and shipped so far, and because the most juicy varieties do not ship the best. Be sure to grow some 

 fruit if you have the land and a spade and a cultivator. Get the literature on the subject from the New 

 York State Experiment Station, Geneva, New York ; Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Ithaca, N. Y.; New York State Department of Agriculture, Albany, N. Y., and the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. State what fruits you are growing and, if any troubles assail 

 them, send samples of the insect or fungous enemy. 



Spraying for San Jose scale is not difficult or impractical work. It is disagreeable, but our men use 

 oilskins and rubber masks and gloves when applying the lime-sulphur spray. We boil it in barrels by a jet 

 of steam from a small $40 boiler and use a Niagara Gas Sprayer. The pressure for spraying is supplied by 

 compressed carbonic acid gas as supplied to soda fountains. A simpler spray is miscible oil, as Scale- 

 cide, sold by B. G. Pratt Co., II Broadway, New York, or Target Brand Scale Destroyer, sold by the 

 American Horticultural Distributing Co., Martinsburg, W. Va. These do not require boiling, and can be 

 applied by a cheap pump. Make two applications in the winter, so that all the parts are covered. Do 

 not put on too much; cover the plants as with dew. 



PLANTING. Cut off broken roots and cut the ends of large roots smooth. Dig a wide hole, deep 

 enough to let the tree stand at the same depth as in the nursery. Spread the roots out and pack the soil 

 firmly around them. 



