The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-06-22

The experiment station connected
with the State Agricultural College has
recently Issued several bulletins upon
horticultural topics that are OF value to
every person who has a garden or fruit
tree. These bulletins are sent by mail.
postpaid, to all persons who desire then.
The following outline will giSe, an idea
of the ground they cover. Bulletin 10
gives the results Obtained In 1894 with
potatoes. In addition to a variety list
OF over one hundred varieties. which
included all Of the new kinds, IL gives a
method OF preventing scab, and dis
cusses such practical questions as heavy
versus light seeding, sprouted and un-
sprouled seed and the loss In storing
potatoes. The results given are those
obtained by actual experiment. the trial
In most cases covering several years.
In Bulletin 120, the vegetable nove!-
ties and notlons~are discussed. A care
full perusal will give one good idea of
the varieties best suited for planting
either for home use @. market. aud will
enable him TO avoid the worthless kinds
that are often placed on the merkat with
high praises.
Our readers vii! find Bulletin l2l of
even more general Importance. as 1t
treats OF the insects and diseases of
fruits and vegetables. All OF the more
common kinds are described aud the APP
pearance of many Of them is clearly H.
Illustrated. Nearly all OF our crops
haye half dozen or more insects and
diseases to contend against and the
owner Is often at u loss to know what
remedy to apply. In this bulletin the
formulas for preparing the various in
secticldes and fuDgicides are given and
the timo and method OF applying them
is considered. a chapter is also devoted
to the various pumps and other spraying
machinery now on the market.
Bulletin 122 gives the small fruit
notes for 1894. A test was made of all
the new and promising varieties Of
strawberries and raspberries and the
results are given in this bulletin. to-
gether with brief cultural notes.
The native plums and Russian cher
rie3 receive attention In bulletin 1913.
While these fruits are not recommended
for general planting where the better
European kind succeed, their good
points are noted and some OF the better
varieties are mentioned that have value
where other sorts fail.
The apple is the fruit that Is perhaps
most commonly grown in Michigan and
its Importance is recognized in bulletin
1874 bdscusses such important ques-
lions as soil and location; preparation OF
the land and drainage; selection of yar-
me bod OF planting; the care of the
orchard, including pruning, cultivating,
manurng and spraying. Our readers
will also find in this bulletin theCom-
pulsory spraying law passed by the last
legislature, which requires under certain
the spraying OF all trees in
tested with insects or contagious
diseases. AS the penalty for non-com-
plance with the law is fno or imprison-
ment, everyone should be posted as 10
It's requirements.
IL any of our readers desire these bull
letins. write to |. II. Butterfeld, Agri-
cultural College. Mich. aud request that
they be mailed to you.
All kinds OF fine job printing done at
this Office.
First pub June -, 1925. Last July 81, 1905.