The sketch shows a very handy tool for cutting out the dead canes from thorny berry bushes, etc. It is made from the point of an old cradle scythe united to a hard-wood handle about three feet long, with a leather loop tacked on six inches from the end. In using it, the hand is passed through the loop and around the hand.

The Brigdon Peach is highly valued in some of the fruit growing sections of Western New York. It originated near Auburn, N. Y., and was introduced a few years ago from Smith's nursery, Geneva. Its friends rate it even higher than the Crawford.

If Obstacles Overcome you this year, apply to the experiment stations for aid. But try to overcome the obstacle first.

Save Some of that Manure for the orchards. They need it.

The Rough Bark on old fruit trees is not designed as a protection. Nature is always endeavoring to throw it off, not to retain it. On the other hand, its removal brings little direct benefit. The lodgements of a few insects may be destroyed if it is taken off, but the greatest benefit derived is the publication of the fact that the owner is tidy and thrifty. It is a significant fact that the best orchards have fewest rough trees.