Bulletin . ectto see much less of it next spring than I saw this spring. If,then, next year should be prolific in insects and diseases, therewill be a few orchards here and there which will reward theforethought of the owner, and very many others which will bemonuments of the results of neglect. It is a common fault withfarmers that they draw their conclusions from the behavior orexperiences of each recurring season, and do not consider theaggregate results of a series of years. Every operation shouldrest upon some fundamental reason or philosophy, rather thanupon anv single half-understood ex
Bulletin . ectto see much less of it next spring than I saw this spring. If,then, next year should be prolific in insects and diseases, therewill be a few orchards here and there which will reward theforethought of the owner, and very many others which will bemonuments of the results of neglect. It is a common fault withfarmers that they draw their conclusions from the behavior orexperiences of each recurring season, and do not consider theaggregate results of a series of years. Every operation shouldrest upon some fundamental reason or philosophy, rather thanupon anv single half-understood experience. The year 1896 was remarkable for a phenomenal apple cropand consequent low prices. Presumably, 1S97 will see a smallapple crop and high prices. The small crop will be liable tomuch greater injury from insect enemies than a larger onewould be. Consequently, it seems fair to conclude that wheretrees blossom and set fruit freely it will pay to take a littletrouble to get it matured in good .
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