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Barley as a cover crop, . 25, 35 



Barrel, apple, standard, 132 



contents, of, legal, . . . 152 



defined, . . .148 



method of packing in, . . 132, 134-136 



score card for apples packed in, . 163 



storage of, when filled, 136 



tables for packing in, 137 



Belle peach, ... . 46 



Bibliography, . 168 



Bitter-pit or stippen, description of, 94 



control of, . 95 



Bitter-rot, description of, . . 93 



canker, description of, 100 



Black-rot, description of, . 92 



canker, description of, . - 99 



in pruning, . . 54 



Blue-mold 103 



Bordeaux mixture, . 33, 82 



as a fungicide, . .110 



Borer, round-headed apple-tree, 73 



methods of control, 74 



Borers attacking peach trees, . . 43 



Boxes, produce, standard bushel, . 130 



packing apples in, 142—144 



risers on, . 144 



slats on, 145 



standard apple, 130, 131 



contents of, legal, 152 



lining of, . 138 



packing apples in, . 136—142 



score card for, 142 



systems of, 139 



table for, 137 



Branding. (See Marking.) 



Bridge grafting described, 67-69 



diagram of, 68 



pr unin g after, 69 



Brown-rot of apples, description of, 93 



of peaches, . . 42 



spray for, 49 



Brown-tail moth, . . 33 



Brown-tail moth caterpillar on apple trees, . 83 



Buckwheat as a cover crop, . . 25, 35 



Bud moth, . 33 



Bud sticks, preparation of, . . 71 



Budding, definition of, • 69 



diagram of, . . . 70 



in top working trees, . 71 



method of, . . . 71 



object of, . 69 



time for, in Massachusetts, 70 



By-products, apple, .... . 127 



Calyx spray, ... 113 



" Cambium layer " defined, . . .57 



Canker, black-rot, in pruning, . . .54 



