A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



The first we had was just a portable pump 

 with a seven-foot hose and pole, the entire 

 outfit costing only $5. It was useful, but 

 quite inadequate for an orchard of large 

 trees. Three years ago we indulged in a 

 much more elaborate pump, with a lead exten- 

 sion pipe, for which we gave $11.50; and had 

 a large barrel swung on a pair of front wheels 

 of an old wagon. Poles were fastened to 

 the sides for shafts, so that a horse could be 

 hitched to it, converting what had been a 

 laborious duty into a light occupation. 



The Bordeaux is made by mixing four 

 pounds of copper sulphate, four pounds of 

 lime, in fifty gallons of water. This is for 

 fungoid diseases. Later, for the general 

 spraying, add four ounces of paris green. 

 Please understand that spraying must be done 

 before the blossom breaks forth, and again 

 after the fruit has formed; but never when 

 the blossom is in a transitory condition. 



Caterpillar nests, which look like bunches 



of cobwebs up in the branches, should be 



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