Orchard Caterpillar

The vaat nurnbers of (líese : lars in msiny parus of tha country :id mouish orchardi.its to dustroy fttem j fo:e they raaku sucli progretH aguin as they havo tho present year. Somc appk trees hava been entirely utripped of loav(jp, rot only reudi'ring u erop impossiblo, but chucking the growth oí Ü- tree at the most important period of the year. und rendyring it Hable to injnry by winter, and returding its vior in future. It is uot too lato noiv to oomiiKinoH toa destruotion of tho gr?, which have been ruoontiy placed iipoñ tha young twigs As they aro usually o thu prqjcctiiig shootö, noar the outsido of the treo, thu rautioed eye will quioldy deteet their proseuce, and a single clip of a pair of orchaid shears, phiced on the end of a )ole, and workod with a cord, will bring letü to the ground. ïhia is much easier ïan tho more la'oorious and more unertain procesa of brushing, Svvubbing, irash'lug, pounding and crushiug, after lo Oaterpillare are half or wholly grown, or no individual esuajies when the little ng of eggs is taken off en tire. In the uturan, after the leaves have fallen, pass round agaiu aud clip out tho rcuiaindor. y going through the orchard at !ea:t vo or tlifoe times there 8 less chnnce 'or any accidental hiddn rings to er-cape. A clotidy duy shonld be nelected, so lat the light may not dazzle or injure ie eve ; and after urne practico, it is urprisiug with what quickness any onc ay deteet these rings on the twigs, by glaiio over tha applo tree. OKerry; jear and other trees t-hould be examiöed u the satne w;iy A caret'ul attention to these ins'rucons any time before the coming spring ill completely clear oruhards of this est, and the ovvner will have the satis'action, as ho passes the ti ees, of seemg ïem full of hualthy foliüge, without the moyanea of witnessiug theaa luitje nests