. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . and cheap-ness of this catcher are muchin its favor. It is well adapt-ed to trees so large as toneed jarring on the two sidesseparately. It may be usedon all trees, whether branching high or low, and the rough surface of theground does not interfere with its operation. Unlike the contrivances forkilling the insects in hot water or in oil, none but the curculios need bedestroyed, the operator allowing lady bugs and other useful species toescape. Another contrivance, for larger orchards, the invention of
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . and cheap-ness of this catcher are muchin its favor. It is well adapt-ed to trees so large as toneed jarring on the two sidesseparately. It may be usedon all trees, whether branching high or low, and the rough surface of theground does not interfere with its operation. Unlike the contrivances forkilling the insects in hot water or in oil, none but the curculios need bedestroyed, the operator allowing lady bugs and other useful species toescape. Another contrivance, for larger orchards, the invention of EdwardSmith of Geneva, N. Y., consists of a similar hopper supported on legs(fig. 334.) A circular iron hoop about eight feet in diameter, has an open-ing on one side to receivethe tree. This opening isclosed around the tree byoverlapping the ends. A tincup at the bottom, holdingseveral quarts, receives thedropping insects, Mhich re-main quiet so long as thehopper is kept moving fromtree to tree. The iron-rodlegs hang on the hoop, andbeing sharp at the bottom,stand firm when thrust into. -Smith Cur adio Catcher. Fig- 334 the soil. Two men curry it and work rapidly, or at the rate of three hun-dred trees in an hour. Like Dr. Hulls catcher, it requires a clean stemto the tree three feet above ground. When not in use, the legs are fold-ed and it is hung up against the wall of the workshop or shed. One of the best forms of curculio catchers for extensive work, was j/\described some years ago in the Country , by M. B. Bate- (_ Q 292 ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER ham, and stated by him to be a Michigan invention. It consists essen-tially of a large conical hopper set on a two-wheeled barrow (fig. 335.)The wheels are light and placed like those of a hand-cart. The hopperis made of oil-cloth, kept in shape by a light frame, and having an open-ins or slit on the forward side, to receive the stem of the tree as it is
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