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Published: 2016-06-22

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781332858965

Excerpt from The Canadian Horticulturist, 1905, Vol. 28 Uring the season of 1897 the San Jose scale was first discovered in the orchards of Ontario. Since that time the scale has caused serious damage and loss, especially to the owners of peach orchards; but, thanks to the energetic manner in which the matter was taken in hand by the Depart ment of Agriculture, we are now able to say that methods for the controlling of this pest have been devised and are in operation and that the majority of the fruit growers recog nize that the scale may be controlled and the vigor of an orchard maintained independent of its surroundings. It may not be possi ble to entirely eradicate the scale, and, like the potato bug, it mav always be with us; but, just as the proper use of arsenical poisons may be used to control the latter, so the lime-sulphur wash may be used for the former and with equally good results. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.