Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Cherry trees may be infested with San Jose scale. If found, the treatment is the same as that recommended for the apple. JUST BEFORE THE BLOSSOMS OPEN, spray with dilute lime-sulphur, or Bordeaux mixture. This is to prevent the rot and leaf spot troubles. Especially valuable on the English Morellos for the latter. Our experiments […]

Plum trees may be infested with the San Jose or by the European fruit scale. The treatment for them is the same as recommended for scale on apples. (Page 149.) JUST BEFORE THE BUDS SWELL, spray with the dilute lime sulphur (or the Bordeaux mixture) and arsenate of lead, 2½ to 3 lbs. to a […]

Inspect for scale insects and if present, spray before the buds start with strong lime-sulphur. The Pear Blister Mite (a mite that causes thickened red and brown spots on the leaves) and the Pear Psylla may also be partially controlled by this spraying for scale. If these pests were serious last year, make the strong […]

HON. R. H. GRAHAM, GRAND RAPIDS. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : I feel as though I should offer an apology to you for not being here on time, but I was unavoidably detained. I was, also, sorry that I did not hear Prof. Eustace, in his talk in selecting a site for an orchard. […]

Inspect for scale insects, the same as for apple, and spray with strong lime-sulphur wash the same as directed for apple trees. If this spraying is made, it will also prevent the leaf-curl disease. If the lime-sulphur spraying is not required, a spraying must be made to prevent the leaf curl which is often especially […]

Special Bulletin No. 61. BY H. J. EUSTACE AND R. H. PETTIT. In the winter or early spring, inspect the trees for San Jose, scurfy or oyster-shell scale. (Send twigs and strips of bark to the Experiment Station, if you cannot identify the scale yourself.) These scale insects, especially the San Jose scale, must be […]

C. E. BASSET, FENNVILLE. The average farmer is not a good business man. That is a harsh statement, but we may as well face it and make the most of it. If we ever take a look at our competitors it is to become jealous of their successes or to gloat over their failures, rather […]

THOMAS SMITH, CHICAGO. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : I think it proper and appropriate in this church where we are assembled, that we just pretend we are in a Sunday-school class. I am not going to do very much talking but I would like to have every one of you take part, ask me […]

PROF. A. J. PATTEN, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen—The subject which has been assigned to me at this meeting I have tried to treat in a popular way, and if you will pardon me, I will read what I have, because I fear if I trust to my memory, I omit saying some […]

ROBERT THOMPSON, ST. CATHERINES, ONTARIO. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I heard a story recently of a man who died and presented himself at the pearly gates, was admitted. and when he got there he was being shown through the different departments in order to choose one for himself. Finally he came into one where […]