Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-10
Times Up!-Stop Cultivation Arounc
 the Trees ard Sow a Cover Crop.

Don't let the ties choke the trees budded last month.
 A very small wire carlessly left around the trunk of a small tree may prove irs death.
 Cut off the limb that bights before it begins to decay. That may save the life of the tree.
 Save all the early apples. Somebody downtown wants them. It is the mickles that make the muckles.
 Get up your grit enough to thin the fruit on the apple trees. Pick off every little, imperfect apple. What you leave will he so much the better for it.
 Don't let plum stones, peach pits, etc, dry out if you want them for seed purposes. Pack them in boxes of moist soil until planting time in Oc- tO5er.
 An expert says that winter vetch does best as q cover crop if a little rye is seeded with it. One bushel of VetCh to one-ha1f bUshel of rye per acre IS about right. In mild climates crimson clover can be used instead of VetCh.
 Look out for sun -scaId on trees that have not sufficient foliage to shade their own trunk and main limbs. A lit tie fOrethOught will enable you to shade the threatened parts in some manner, and thus stop the danger of damaged bark on the southwest side.
 In very dry time young trees may need watering, especially if recently planted. Pull the soil away from around the trunks, pUud the water in, let it soak in, then replace the soil This is the proper way to water trees, shrubs etc, unless you have an efficient irri- gatiOn plant.
 Just about now is the time the fruit tree man comes around. How do you treat him? No use being crusty and short with him, even if he is from a
 little in. Just take your stand, and then stay standing till he gets through and goes on.
 A letter from one of Our Folks says this about the Biggle Orchard Book: ! We think it is Q very nice and useful book, and it should be in the hands of every person interested in growing fruit. It is gotten up in very nice shape, and is a credit to the publish CTS" Send us 50 cents and we'll mail you a copy of this helpful book. The Missouri Experiment Station wishes to warn farmers and fruit grow CTS to be very careful abOut investing i in stock of any unknown variety of supposed special merit and against signing contracts to buy and grow
 fruit trees, vines or other nursery stock on the strength of promises that they cal be sold later at very high 1 prices.
 This month keep close watch for | the peaCh-yelIOWs. Clusters of thin, | Wiry, sickIy looking shoots on main l branches are one characteristic symp- | tom. If in doubt, send to your state | experiment station for full information | No cure is known for the yellows, but 1 the disease can be successfully held in | check if infected trees are promptly l cut out, root and branch, and burned The best borer preventive I know is | to paint or wash the trunks of the l trees during the summer, using strong l ime-sulphur solution, to which may | be added one-fouTth ounce of arsenate | of lead for each gallon of the wash 1 Make up the materials as is done fol 1 the winter, spray for San Jose scale Remove the earth from around the | base of the trunks, so that the wash l can be applied lower down.