Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-05

fresh, 1Odi 5c; iced fowls, 91kd1o1bc; live
fowls, 10dl0iac
The receipts Of fresh fish at Glouces-
ter for the week were .5i5. 900 pounds. as
against 900 900 pounds landed at Boston.
The receipts of all kinds of fish for the
same period were 1910. 0O0 the 1898 re-
ceipts for the same period being 7O5. 900
pounds.
The salt fish market has not developed
any new features. There has been a
fair demand for the season, and prices
are steady Stocks of Goldfish. mackerel
and herring are light and supplies are
likely to run short If more are not soon
received. The situation generally is
favorable for the maintenance of values
for several weeks to come.
No salt mackerel have been received
from any quarter during the week, and
the stock here is mostly in second hands.
1t consists mainly of Irish. which are
being jobbed at 500 to s22 per barrel
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
ones and bloaters are nearly all sold out,
at range of from s23 to $780, as to quail
ity. The market will be in a good con-
dition for the distribution of new salt
mackerel, when they come to hand.
Oysters are out OF season bv the cal
endar, and demand is dropping off fast,
but the quality is as good as ever, and
will probably hold so for several weeks,
at least until the weather is warmer
CLAIMS are not in good form at present
and trade is light. HOLSTERS have been
in large supply, and prices have de-
clined. Sales in a wholesale way at
So per crate
No encouraging news mas been re-
ceived from the fishing fleet, and the
catch promises TO be much later than
usual.
Fruit trees are usually sprayed in the
summer. If at all: but the best authori-
ties are now unanimous in recommend
ing that these sprayings be preceded by
an application made in early spring be-
fore the leaves start. This is primarily
to forestall the various fungi, scab,
blights and molds. Though these dis
eases do not appear till later in the sum-
mer. their spores or germs are already
in the orchard. usually lodged in the
rough bark or in the crevices of branches
The best remedy for all fungous dis
eases is the Bordeaux mixture. The
| method of making this as recommended
| by the Vermont experiment station is to
Stake four pounds of fresh lime in A
/ gallons of water and add six pounds Of
! blue vtriol. taking care that it dissolves
! fully. For early spring spraying, recon-
| mended above, however, the lime may
be omitted and the spraying done with a
| solution Of blue vitriol alone, one pound
| to 10 gallons Of water. If the buds have
started it Will be necessary 70 add th'
! lime to prevent injury to the tree.
These applications are made most con
veniently with good force pump pro-
vided with a fine spray nozzle.
In addition to the various fungi agains
which this spring spraying is directed
there are many insects which are hes
| killed before the leaves appear. They
are sucking the life out of your trees anC
should be attended to at once. Civ
them a strong dose of whale oil soap
made and sold for the purpose, using on,
or even two pounds to the gallon of no
water and applying while still hot. Afte
the foliage starts this must be use,
weaker one pound to five gallons o
water. Kerosene emulsion is anothe
excellent remedy for these scale insects
Ordinary poisons like paris green do no
affect them at all.