AMERICAN ERUlT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
November, n> 
64 
co mi’s ilown in the min Is held ivlthtn 
reach of the plant-*. 
Orange trees that have Ins-n Ixixcil have 
been troubled more or less with sitile 
sect* (Turing the -simmicr Unit the own 
or* known Unit till* would hare rsiaatlc-d 
they CUUld have <Te*l '"Jreil the niMih' 111 
sort* by famlgilUlik In forc ihe bow- urn 
Inkmi ‘lou-n. The protection thin the 
bn*'" .1 Moriled ttic trees mu* given aim 
to scale, so thui 11 Is noccss.ir.t to mko 
this Into account mid make n*e or every 
opportunity to eradicate the pest 
Mr. John 11 . Stetson, of Iiel.nnd 1 h so 
thoroughly satisfied with (lie outlook that 
he has contluuwl to liu-renso (In* acreage 
under his shed so Hint he now tms In the 
neighborhood or fifty acres covered Mr. 
II It. .Stevens, who has enarg*’ of nil title 
work, has so perfected a plan for erecting 
sheds that he enn pul up and cover two 
acres a week mid with only a small force 
of men at that. 
The luteal device for protecting tin? 
orange tree Is one sludled uni I?) Mr. E. 
VV. JoUttton, of t'aliitka. Tie uuiltfs Ills 
"box" I11 the shape of a lien coop and It 
Is so arranged Unit the >MJcs ogu be lifted 
apart to give Uir 1 rocs ventilation when 
needed. The ••uds arc made of board* • ill 
at an even length lint put together in the 
form of still’ s so Unit ns I ho I roc grows 
older and taller another step can bo add- 
ed nt the hoi tom, whit'll thus enables him 
to use the smile ends from v-ar to year. 
The lumber Is cut In such length llmt nil 
of It can be used In funning the side of 
11 shod to cover the o'hole grove Inter. 
Mr. Johnson's protecting device has the 
advantage of simplicity- or construction 
and the fnct that tiejtrU nil. If mil nil, of 
tin- lumber can be used again. 
With n- ninny practical men at work oil 
the subject of protection nx Thuldii Is at 
present producing, we fiH -1 llo hi-SlIiUiey 
In saying Hint this ijuo.Mloli will lie solved 
in the course of n few years mid 1 lie bust 
method of shedding will have neon brought 
out. The Florida growers have the facility 
of hammering away until they iieromplUli 
their purpose, and we believe It will not 
be long before there will lii* many earlund* 
of oranges shipped from the K"llon Unit 
two or three years ago were llinught to 
!>*• “too far north. " 
TO PREVENT PEACH LEAF CURI- 
Prof. Taft, or tin State Experiment 8I11 
tlon of Michigan, slate* Hint he prpveul* 
* be leaf curl on the peach tree by nprny- 
Ing with a solution, consisting or one 
pound of siilphnle of copper In 25 gallons 
of water, applied from four In six weeks 
before the hulls open, If over)’ Imd In 
reached by I lie spray, then' Will be III) 
curl. 
V t’llltlSTMAK til FT NEW A 1.1, I'll K 
Y UAH A IK H NR 
in choosing a riirlmuni* gift wlmt cun 
afford more piesoul nr ImMIlig lileiisiiro 
Until a subsd lplimi m I he Y outh's OuDi- 
| in n I on'/ The ilcltglit with wl.ldi If Is wel 
■ oiumI on Ohrlal'maa morning i* reiiewnl 
every week III the year. 
Those who wish lo present n yem-'a mils* 
Mcrlptlon to a friend mu.v nlso have I he 
Companion's l.cantlrul new "Purltnu fllri ' 
I’lilelillllr for 11)01 sr m with ll I'lds 1 11 1 
endin' rcpMdmc* In Ik' -color printing* nil 
Ideal portrait of 0 Piu-Uim muldeU of I'ly 
month. In addition to this, all III. Issues 
of The Companion for the leiuulolntr 
weeks of UIOO are sent free from the time 
Miioscription is receive' 1 ror lie- 
nine. 
Those wishing to make a present of The 
Companion and men lion lug it when sub- 
xrrlhlng will receive, In 11 ddl tlon to the 
gift* offered Above, n beautiful printed eer- 
tlrtcnte of u 11 Inscription to place among the 
prononu on Christum* morning 
Illustrated AnOtuincitnufiit of tin- volume 
for lfHII Held with r.iimplo copies of the 
paper free p> tiny address 
TUB YOUTH'S COMP \ mon. 
HOSTON, MASS. 
LOW RATE ADVERTISING. 
(Arrc-ptnbl* (Hatter under any of Uie follow 
lug hands will be 'ilkcii for 1 crul ■ word each 
insertion.) 
uni Aim s of inail, near Southern K. It; good 
lor poncho, pears, grope, unit vegetable*; In 
ttio name comiiy n« I'rulf dale, Ahthnmn; go-id 
In-iilt I) mnt Miller; fur *1.700. fine rnngu for 
••mile mid sheep Apply t" >- W. McRAE, 
Culvert, Ala. 
I'-on SILE Oil ICXt II AJVfJK— SI* 10 mwe or 
den. fruit or farm irscto, 1 or O wiles from 
flonnnioe imd 10 miles northwest of i'ulatk*. 
I'utnaia Co., Pin,, where thi-rv arc four railroads 
sin! the St. John's river. (Jon he sold in either 
u to, 20. 40 or 00 ai’ie tract- Would accent house 
mid lot la suburban town. Address X, rare 
American fruit unu Vegetable Jouniol. Chics 
rlh 
•■'OH s.vl.t: Choice farm of "-a acres. In VVjyne 
foUUtj, the ureal mill section Of Illinois. 100 
uillrr i-nst of St, kohls ; 120 lien's mi.br fence 
'iod In rnltlvAilou; 40 acres in woodland. Rood, 
ecll pointed frame huuso. Itugv bare, good fun- 
lb orehnrd. Church and sebodl adjoin* the farm 
Three mid oue-hnlf mile* from two railroad 
iowiis Mire location and good land for cither 
orchard or general fanning Price J50 per »cnr. 
i*' * "T par men t*. ado uo-n. t , farm. well locat- 
ed, In Warm 1 county, Illinois, whb Imusc. bsrn. 
etc., slid well fenced; nearly oil In instidoe. 
Uk." 1 for either fanning nr fruit growing. Uall- 
mail Tow 0 (brae miles; church and school aue 
nlh. price no per acre, one fourth cash ind n 
mnlndct In payments. Also 4,000 Sere of goo-l 
unimproved tlmlirr Isn.l, adapted to either fruit, 
►t'icti nr uhent growing, located In Mlnaourl. 100 
miles snui III west ftf St. Imujx Healthful location 
'.llli "jeelleiit wafer Prior t* per acre. Address 
J It , ear.: American Fruit A Vegetable Journal. 
1 OR 8.11,0 Ok I \ 1 : 1 1 A N 1 1 1’ I. Alton A 1*1*1, 1 ' 
UldJlJAItl' N 10 A It 1JL DORA HO, 
In sunny HnotlHitti Kansas, the Inml of good 
toinla, lieu I lb fill I'llnnile, Ahanduueo of good wa- 
c, r, mini. -r, on rnllroads, eiipc.lor uiarkds, good 
n-hools nail eh n rches, 
This fU'hnril lists nf uhnnt trail tlr-t cls« 
trpi-s, nearly ml wlutcr apples. 
II I* Ini ut, i| mi 11 m „f Inose. hlsck I,*:, 
that r c«i In* »n a llrm --mn. 
Ing s supf-rl-'-r I'tcain.n, w*>!| 
Abundsar. of the bnl wgtc 
)*n In all 1 jr f«i 
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«forv frame miiip. Till* 
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T7ie ally ttf ,y| |, 
'•f r»4M liHsirilftii Walnal r 
«*ui»h, has j railroad., s 
V »tn<J fll 
Is»r, |« 
five n"li* 
of X aon and 
Is the capital of MuM.r, tit. 
Kaasaa. 
The nwticr h*» til her br;.| 
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'ossly of 
Aildr*.. J., - »r* irr.-rl' "i 
Jniirnal, Tin Mk«»nlc T.,-up! 
Frn't ar 
id V.grtsbls 
The Colorado 
AND 
Southern Railway 
Reached ¥IM Hr heat farming sections 
of Colorado. It *!*o offers tb« tourist 
the grandest scenic attractions In the 
world 
Our Beautifully Illustrated Book 
“Picturesque 
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T. E. FISHER. 
General Passenger Agent, 
Denver, Colo. 
DAVID FROST 
1 scon s l«o»T 
Frost Brothers, 
Commission /Merchants. 
122 S. Water St., Chicago. 
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