Shading. 85 



'■' because it saves time." What is worth doing at all is 

 worth doing well, and while in northern latitudes it 

 may he best to apply it in the form of a fine spray, thus 

 leaving both shade and clear glass, in the latitude in 

 which this is written it is not the best method. I would 

 never, if possible to avoid it, use whitewash. The lime 

 will not only destroy the paint, but eat the oil from the 

 putty, loosening and causing it to separate from the 

 wood long before the elements will naturally require 

 the roof to be newly glazed. If it is desired to make a 

 preparation that will wash off easily or disappear with 

 the first rain, water colored with a little clay will ac- 

 complish the purpose, leaving no injurious effects 

 behind. 



Another piece of false economy is to shade heavily 

 in order not to be obliged to devote time to it again 

 during the season. Shade lightly, and with reference 

 to the time and crop to be protected, and if it is needed 

 again during the season, apply as, when and where it 

 seems necessary. This cry about making work is non- 

 sense. Muscle is cheap ; it is brain that comes high. 

 I would not advocate unnecessary work, and this is 

 not ; it is directly in the line of what we are striving 

 for, the best results first, labor saving and devices for 

 its accomplishment, second. 



I have visited establishments where the shading has 

 been so thorough that the plants resented it and strove 

 to overcome theJack 6r^}fky9(f'(Si^ffifl^Eipidly up- 

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