294 THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



the second crop of peas, beets, cabbages and cauli- 

 flowers, etc. The fight with weeds must still be kept up 

 and the ground stirred to keep in the moisture. 



The Orchard. Continue to watch closely for insect 

 pests. The San Jose scale will begin hatching young 

 this month, which is easily killed by most of the well- 

 known remedies before the hard scale is formed upon 

 its body. Scalicide, scale destroyer, etc., must be used 

 in a dilute form during the summer or it will injure the 

 foliage. 



Small Fruits. The first fruit of the season, the straw- 

 berry, is gathered this month at the North. (Fig. 76.) 

 For home use picking once in two days except in very 

 hot, moist weather is all that is needed. The value of 

 the crop depends much upon how it is picked and 

 marketed. The fruit should be cooled off as soon as 

 possible after picking, but not put upon ice unless it is 

 to be shipped in refrigerator cars. Keep the ground 

 moving among all of the bush fruits and the young 

 strawberry plants. 



Grapevines must have attention, tying up all canes 

 that are to be grown for next year's fruiting, and pinch- 

 ing the ends of all the fruiting laterals at the last cluster 

 of blossom buds. After this the ends of all new shoots 

 must be pinched except the two or three new canes on 

 the lower vines that are to be fruiting canes next year. 

 Vines on buildings and garden trellises must be treated 

 the same way, except that as many canes must be 

 allowed to grow to their full length as are needed to 

 cover the required space. 



Poultry. As the chickens grow older more space and 

 care and feed will be required to keep them in a health- 

 ful condition. Give them an abundance of range for 

 fresh green food and insects, either by moving the col- 

 ony houses frequently or by changing their ranges. 



