January, 1918 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
79 
paper on the cause and control of 
winter injury to cherry blossom 
buds, attributed it chielly to the 
condition of the buds when winter 
starts. The more developed the 
buds arc at this season the more 
susceptible they are to harm. These 
observations lead one to conclude 
that much of the winter injury 
common to older, weaker-growing 
trees could be prevented by main- 
taining a more vigorous tree, and 
thus arrest the extreme develop- 
ment of the blossom buds to the 
stage at which they are found to 
be very subject to frost. 
More action for central frost- 
proof warehouses where cranber- 
ries could be sorted and shipped 
with less delay and loss due to fre- 
quent and careless handling is the 
crying need of Wisconsin, said E. 
K. Tuttle, Tomah, in a brief dis- 
cussion. At present each grower 
in the Badger cranberry area 
works practically alone in his own 
warehouse in spite of greatly im- 
proved conditions brought about 
by recent successful organizations. 
Wisconsin raised between 20,000 
and 30,000 barrels of cranberries 
this year, Mr. Tuttle says. Most 
of the larger, fancy varieties are 
shipped west, although Chicago an- 
nually receives much Badger stock. 
Excellent progress in control in- 
vestigations with respect to the 
cherry leaf spot was reported by 
G. W. Keitt, plant disease special- 
ist, University of Wisconsin, who 
has been conducting cooperative 
experiments with Door county 
growers for the past three years. 
Turning under of dead leaves be- 
fore blossoming time, plus two, 
sometimes three spray applications 
later in the season works wonders 
against this disease of the cherry. 
Mr. Keitt and cooperating growers 
found that three pounds of copper 
sulphate mixed with three pounds 
of fresh lime to fifty gallons of wa- 
ter was as effective for commer- 
cial control of cherry leaf spot as 
the 4-4-50 solution, in times of 
high prices for spray chemicals 
this means quite a saving besides. 
The only possible substitute for 
Bordeaux mixture in times of high 
prices is lime sulphur, Mr. Keitt 
says. This, at the rate of five to 
six quarts to fifty gallons of water 
in combination with arsenate of 
lead for insect control, is advised. 
Household Helps by U. S. Food 
Administration 
SUGAR-SAVING DESSERTS 
Saving sugar is imperative at 
this stage of the war, and the U. S. 
Food Administration offers the 
following recipes, tested by practi- 
cal housekeepers, as ways for the 
thrifty farm housewife to aid in 
the national sugar economy cam- 
paign : 
Pumpkin Pudding — 2 cups 
stewed pumpkin ; % cup brown 
sugar; % cup honey or maple sir- 
up ; 2 eggs ; 1 tablespoon flour ; 1 
teaspoon cinnamon ; 1/2 teaspoon 
nutmeg ; Vs teaspoon cloves ; y 8 
teaspoon ginger; 1 teaspoon van- 
illa; 1 pinch of salt; 2 cups of 
milk. 
Mix all ingredients and bake in 
greased pudding dish. Serve hot 
or cold. 
Peach Souffle — 1 quart canned 
peaches ; y> cup honey or sirup ; 3 
eggs. 
Drain and mash through colan- 
der one quart of canned peaches. 
Add one-half cup of honey or sir- 
up and well beaten yolks. Beat 
thoroughly, then beat whites stiff 
and fold carefully into the peach 
mixture. Turn the whole into a 
greased baking dish and bake in a 
quick oven six minutes. 
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Crates, Bushel Boxes 
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As You Like Them 
We manufacture the Ewald Patent 
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lots our specialty. We constantly carry 
in stock 16 quart crates all made up 
ready for use, either for strawberries or 
blueberries. No order too small or too 
large for us to handle. We can ship the 
folding boxes and crates in K. D. from 
Milwaukee. Promptness is essential In 
handling fruit, and we aim to do our 
pan; well. A large discount for early 
orders. A postal brings our price list. 
Cumberland Fruit Package 
Company 
Dept. D, Cumberland, Wis. 
FOR SALE 
Choice Strawberry Plants in 
large or small quantities. 
We make a specialty of War- 
field and Senator Dunlap, 
Wisconsin’s standard varie- 
ties. We also have the lead- 
ing varieties of Raspberries. 
Write for price list. 
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Oshkosh, Wis. 
and Packet Flower Seed FREE 
F OR 30 years I have sold reliable seeds. 
Thousands of customers testify to this. 
My seeds not only grow, but produce big 
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Lists All Kinds of Farm 
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The best arranged, most comprehensive and 
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A few specialties are: 
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Wisconsin Grown Seed Corn 
Pedigreed Oats and Barley 
Wheat, Speltz, Rye, Buckwheat 
Northern Clover and Alfalfa 
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Send postal today. Mention this pa- 
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L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY 
Drawer 84 MADISON, WIS. 
