The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-04-17
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AGRICULTURAL SELECTIONS, -.
Notes for the Orchard. a'I n

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The present is suitable time for al
tdcking various insects which infest fruit
trees. ~ Of these the apple @orm'isquitc
on important one. During tho Summer,
the moth lays its eggs in the calyG, Of the
young fruit, where the grub is hatched,
and then eats its way into the core. Com
monty, the fruit falls off when half grown,
orit becomes prematurely ripe. Soon afa
ter il falls, the. grub leaves it and ascepds
the tree, where he builds d cocoon house
for HIMSELF in some crevice Of the bark.
Tho early Spring, therefore, is an excel
lent time to destroy him Take him
while mapping in bis cocoon; for on tho
approach of warm weather he will hatch
out and leave it. What can be better
April work for the boys! They should
havea premium for every dozen cocoons
brought Into the house and buruedg, 49,.
The Woody Aphis or ,Arpericsn Blight
is another post Of the orchard which
should DC hooked after now. It is called
tOooQy, from the Substance which covers
its body, which beuables it to be blown
about from tree, to tree; this is its mode
Of travelling. A full description with
drawings of The insect magnifed, may be
found in Vol XIX; p. 1Os (April No.)
Where, these insects abound, they attack
root and branch, ,puhcturing the bark TO
get at the sap on which they live. Old,
roughbarkcd trees are the ffvorite abd
ing places. Now, TO dislodge them, the
bark Of the trees where they prevail,
should be, thoroughly scraped, and the
loose bark burned. The trees should
then be wished with n detection strong
enough to put the insects eyes out. A
standard wash is thus made: "Two
parts of soft soup, and eight of water,
mixed with lime enough to bring it TO tho
consistency OF thick whitewash." Put il
on with white.wash brush. @
nj Early in this month, light pruning mag
be done. Take off all suckers spfinging
up at the base of the tree, also the sprouts
on the large limbs in the center Small
limbs in the interior of a tree are of no
use for fruit bearing, and they hinder ones
climbing about with n basket to gather
fruit. If the gratis of n previous year
have got well established, all the shoots
springing out below. them may now be
sawed off. .H.-el s.s ..s
April is Che great grating moGth--a
few hints may be. timely; plain practi-
cnl description Of the process was given
in the March AgriculturiSt, p 80, last
year. Provide the best of tools.
Select the largest and healLhiest limbs
for grating; though it is pity to hew
off Very large limbs, they arc so Slow in
healing oyery md the cions after making
q strong growth, are apt to break off in
high winds. Rather than graft one such
large limb, the orchardist should climb
out further, and work over several srhaltI
or ones. In saving off branches they
should not be suffered to fall down, and
split off the bark below--the branch sho'd
be supported with one hand, while the
other saws. II is bad policy to put on
ones rouglIcst boots when climbing about
in the trees. They do not increase one's
agility, and they are very apt TO make
wounds in the bark which do not heat
over soon [Agriculturist, April.