Several years after placing an or
chard it is not unlikely that fhe farm
er, unless he has taken proper precau
tions, will be unable to distinguish one
variety from another, except, of course,
where there is a Wide difference in the
habits ot growth and color of bark of.
tfr)'trees. And it is w«il that the fruit
grower should know the name of every
tree In his orchard, says the Farm
Journal. Seveifal methods are employ
ed for this purpose. Many orchardists
nSe labels, but they fade out and if at
tached by strings are often lost, while
wire fastenings, work into^ the wood.
A convenient planlii To make out a
rough map of the orchard with good
paper and ink, showing tbe location of
all varieties, with age, date of plant
ing, name of nursery and other useful
notes. If such a map is kept with the
same care as other valuable papers, it
will prove a great help.
More Dangerous Than Scale,
The brown or black aphis is a far
more troublesome and dangerous insect
to the peach than the scale. This in
sect sometimes works on the young
growth of the trees, but the chief dam
age is done underground, when it at
tacks the roots, sapping the lifebiood
of the tree, causing a lingering but
sure death. Many a" tree has been
condemned as dying of yellows when
the cause was the black aphis'at the
soots. When this insect attacks a tree,
and, as it sometimes does, the whole
orchard, ithere is little chance of saving
it Heavy applications of tobacco dust
or stema to the roots have been recom
mended, but my experience with this
remedy: lias been failure.-rE. 8. Black.
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To Avoid Braisinsr Apples.
