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vo i cu. mca. wnen Dsiung w not tramp down run ways. Concentration station method is very good. . . . use slabe or boards. Practice mice control every year. Bait at beginning of good weather, putting out bait only in the morning of a warm day. In extreme problems with mice change off to strychnine periodically. Use of hogs not as good control as sine phosphide. Runways the size of two fingers that are also deep indicate pine mice which do the most damage while shallow runways teh size of theree ringers indicate meadow mice. When using poison grain place one teaspoon full at each station. One can of zinc phosphide will make enough bait to treat five acres. Prepare fresh bait every day and bait at monthly intervals.

Pruning. Plant one year old whipe . . . they can be more easily trained. The spread between main branches should be 12 inches to 14 inches and the first lime 18 inches to 20 inches from the surface. Select good strong . . . right angle crotches. There should be three to four scaffold branches on peach trees the first being 12 inches ..from the surface. Prune trees so plenty, of sunlight and spray materials can get into. the. trefe. ■ ■ (C) Insects. Bed mites qre^ more prevalent' oh .Siaymen aifcf' ’Red Delicious. Leaf roller are mostly found on water sprouts however the larvae overwinter on leaves on the ground. - Scale infection: with temperatures 62 to 74 degrees in nine hours gives light infection in 12 hours moderate infection and 18 hours severe infection.

POISON WILL CONTROL . • > ■ RATS IN WINTERTIME

Poison is an effective means of controlling rats during the winter months, says John M. Amos, associate entomologist at V.P.L

The poison can be used effectively from now through April while.rats are using basement and outbuildings i for cold weather quarters. :V'V': t County agents can give detailed Information on methods and maMwWe

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