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control it, it must be treated early, as the plants cannot be sprayed satisfactorily when 

 the fruit is developing, although ammoniacal copper carbonate might then be used. 

 For spraying the foliage, Bordeaux mixture may be used, or flowers of sulphur in the 

 proportion of one part lime and two parts flowers of sulphur. It is important that the 

 underside of the leaves should he well covered, and even the soil, so that spores may 

 be destroyed. These are scattered early in the spring from the tiny sacs in which they 

 are contained during the winter. They soon germinate and attack the leaves. As 

 this disease spreads only on the surface of the leaves, it is readily controlled if treated 

 at the proper time. 



COST OF GROWING ONE ACEE OF STEAWBEERIES 



(6,000 boxes). 



Eent of. land (2 years) , $10 00 



Preparation of land 4 00 



Fertilizers 30 00 



Plants 36 00 



Planting 5 00 



Cultivation 15 00 



Mulching 10 00 



Boxes 21 00 



Picking 60 00 



Crates and marketing - 25 00 



$216 00 

 Selling 6,000 boxes at 5c. per box 300 00 



Net profit $84 00 



NoTE.-rThe crop may be much larger or it may be smaller, and the price obtained 

 for the fruit will be higher in many cases than the estimate made in this table, while 

 in the districts where fruit is produced on a larger scale the prices may be lower. 



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