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Counting the Cost of Farming 
(Continued from page 62) 
the trees did not have to be hilled 
up because the roots were established 
before freezing weather. Tree pro¬ 
tectors, however, were put on the first 
fall. The trees were pruned as soon 
after planting as possible, as the 
growing season was coming on. Some 
authorities advise pruning the tops 
with the roots before the tree is set. 
This method gives a better chance to 
gauge the branches to the roots, but 
it does not allow the start at train¬ 
ing the tree to its environment that 
one gets if the tree is planted first. 
The lay of the ground has much to 
do with the way a tree should be 
pruned. We pruned all our trees 
after they were set. 
Trenching 
We have found it easier to get 
trenching done when setting trees in 
the fall. Labor is always scarce dur¬ 
ing the spring rush on the farm, 
and, in setting many trees, an extra 
force is needed. Also a sunny, dry 
October can usually be counted on, 
while spring, with its frequent rains, 
is more uncertain. For fall setting 
we contented ourselves with trench¬ 
ing in the young trees in bundles as 
they came from the grower, and re¬ 
moving them, a bundle at a time, as 
they were planted. With spring 
planting we take the precaution to un¬ 
do each bundle of trees, separate 
them and hill them in one by one in 
long furrows. With this care they 
will keep well in the ground if 
weather retards the work. The 
trenching is done by plowing a fur¬ 
row deep enough to set the roots well 
in and cover with earth. 
Much time can be saved if the dor¬ 
mant spray is given the trees before 
they are removed from the trench. 
This can be done in a few minutes 
when they are close together in the 
rows and saves dragging the spray 
machine over newly plowed ground. 
The trees are fumigated before they 
leave the growers, and are supposed 
to be free from pests, but it is an 
added precaution to give them the 
dormant spray. 
Spraying 
We have found that young trees 
should be carefully watched. They 
have so few leaves to lose that an 
insect can do enough damage in a 
day to retard the growth of the tree 
many weeks. Its root growth de¬ 
pends largely on the leaf growth, for 
through the leaves the tree is partly 
nourished. 
The early dormant spray is given 
before the leaf buds burst. It is 
made of one gallon of lime-sulphur 
solution to eight gallons of water. It 
is a contact spray to kill all scale in¬ 
sects, and must, therefore, be used 
carefully over every part of the wood 
growth. 
From the time when the first tent 
caterpillar is abroad until the last 
aphis is dead the man is alert with 
the regular summer spray. It is a 
weaker solution, consisting of \ l A 
gallons of lime-sulphate to 50 gal¬ 
lons of water and 3 pounds of ar¬ 
senate of lead. The lime-sulphur in 
this spray is strong enough to kill any 
new, thin-skinned scale insect that 
may have found a place on the 
branches since the dormant spray. It 
is not strong enough to hurt the foli¬ 
age. The arsenate of lead will cling 
to the leaves and kill the chewing in¬ 
sects that come one after another. 
This should be applied whenever the 
new growth on the young trees has 
reached any size since the last spray¬ 
ing, because the new leaves and tips 
of the branches are unprotected by 
the previous spraying and are the 
tenderest morsels for insects. 
Many of our fall set trees grew 
branches 2' long the first season. 
These were given the summer spray 
on May 27th, June 6th and July 8th. 
That first summer they were also 
sprayed with a tobacco soap solution 
for aphis on June 22nd. The aphis 
is a sucker and is killed only when a 
soapy solution touches its body. It is 
not hurt by the arsenate of lead, as it 
does not chew the leaf. 
The second summer found the 
trees in our orchard much more able 
to withstand the attacks of pests. 
After the dormant spray, two sprays 
of the summer solution of lime-sul¬ 
phur and arsenate of lead, applied at 
suitable intervals, kept them in fine 
condition. 
Orchard. 
Number 
Preparing 
Setting. 
Total. 
of Trees. 
Land. 
First . 
. 429 
(at 40 cts.) 
$171.60 
$265.05 
$63.40 
$500.06 
Second . 
. 197 
(at 40 cts.) 
78.95 
27.97 
66.21 
173.13 
Third. 
.2,550 
(at 28 cts.) 
721.65 
478.04 
364.44 
1,564.13 
Fourth. 
.2,500 
(at 28 cts.) 
700.00 
232.90 
213.10 
1,146.00 
$1,672.20 
$1,003.97 
$707.15 
$3,383.32 
1 he final 
summing up of th 
e cost of 
setting out 
the four o 
rchards 
The Green and White Garden 
(Continued from page 25) 
The bulbs are distributed as fol¬ 
lows: The lilies in long drifts, the 
earlj’ tulips near the peonies, because 
they come into bloom while the pe¬ 
onies are still small. Other tulips, 
both early and late, are concentrated 
around the circle and down the cen¬ 
tral path. Hyacinths and poet's nar¬ 
cissus are around the outer walks, 
and the little snowdrops, fritillarias, 
crocus and grape hyacinths are in 
colonies of ten or a dozen here and 
there all over the garden, between the 
larger perennials, where the early sun 
will strike them. Hyacinthus candi- 
cans will be placed between the ferns 
because it has a long bare stem which 
needs masking. 
The annuals are subordinate to the 
perennials, but they help to fill in, 
especially the first season when there 
are no bulbs. Sow annual candytuft 
down the full length of the center 
walk, put pure white stocks wherever 
there is space, and white nicotiana in 
places at the back next the hedge. 
These last are sweet, last until very 
late in the fall, but will crowd out the 
perennials if they are not kept in 
bounds. 
Such a little garden is not too 
elaborate for the owner of a small 
place. It all depends on knowing 
how. As the* plan is worked out, 
there will be a good succession of 
bloom with nothing coarse or weedy 
from early spring until late fall. 
The distances apart for the plants 
are not shown on the plan, nor are the 
total quantities, but in estimating the 
quantities it is customary to allow for 
the large plants 2' apart, for the 
medium ones V and for the little bor¬ 
der plants from 6" to 8". Bulbs: 
large 12", medium 6" to 8", and for 
the smallest ones 3" to 6". 
