Xvl Contents. 
CHAPTER VII. 
DisEAsES, INSECTS AND SPRAYING. . , 344-377 
Historical contrast respecting spraying—Secondary results 
of the spraying idea—Calls attention to pests—Forees new 
ideals— Will bring in some of the discarded varieties — Forces 
a closer study of companionships of pests and crops, and of 
rotations— Will take its place as one of the cardinal opera- 
tions of fruit farming— Will force better care of the planta- 
tion— Will make the grower more watehful— Will enlarge his 
horizon—Classification of pests and diseases— Insects — Para- 
sitic fungi— Physiological and germ diseases—Borers— Root- 
galls—Injuries by hail— Bagging. 
SPECIFIC REMARKS UPON SPRAYING. 1, Spraying is ouly 
one of the requisites to success in fruit-ruising—2, Spraying 
is an insurance—3, Spraying is of some value every year 
upon apples, pears, plums, quinces, grapes and various other 
fruits—4, Spray thoroughly, or not at all—5, Prepare for 
nert year’s work during the winter—6, The style of pump 
and nozzle to use depends almost wholly upon the particular 
kind of work to be done—7, The farmer should know what he 
wants to kill before he begins to spray—8, The time to spray 
must be determined for each particular case—9, Prepare 
stock solutions for the Bordeaux mixture, rather than to 
make each batch in the quantities culled for by the formula— 
10, How can one tell if soluble arsenic is present in Paris 
green 2?—11, How can one determine if Paris green is pure ? 
—12, What becomes of the arsenic when it falls upon the 
soil ?—Summary. ‘ 4 4 . a . ‘ » 353-377 
CHAPTER VIII. 
HARVESTING AND MARKETING FRUIT . ; é 378-479 
Picking Fruits. When lo pick—Long-keeping and ripe- 
uess—Apples—Pears—Peaches and apricots—Cherries and 
plums.—How to pick—Pick by the stem—Leave the stem on 
—Fruit is picked in temporary receptacles—Ladders— Fruit- 
pickers—Keep fruit away from the sun-— Keeping records 
with the pickers—Necessity of hand-picking. ; ‘ . 378-401 
