. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1918 BETTER FRUIT Page 17 bank, postoflice or other authorized agency, by adding 12 cents in stamps prior to February 1, 1918, and 1 cent additional each month thereafter. Those who prefer may buy a $ stamp out- right. These will be on sale from De- cember 3, 1917, to January 31, 1918, for .$ They automatically increase in value until January 1, 1923, when the United States Government will pay $, at any postoffice or at the Treas- ury in Washington, for each stamp affixed to a war-saving certificate. War saving certificates contain 20 spaces. If thes
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1918 BETTER FRUIT Page 17 bank, postoflice or other authorized agency, by adding 12 cents in stamps prior to February 1, 1918, and 1 cent additional each month thereafter. Those who prefer may buy a $ stamp out- right. These will be on sale from De- cember 3, 1917, to January 31, 1918, for .$ They automatically increase in value until January 1, 1923, when the United States Government will pay $, at any postoffice or at the Treas- ury in Washington, for each stamp affixed to a war-saving certificate. War saving certificates contain 20 spaces. If these are filled with war-saving stamps between December 3, 1917, and January 31, 1918, the cost to the pur- chaser will be $ On January 1, 1923, the United States Government will pay the owner of the certificate $100, a net profit to the owner of $—a mighty good way to help one save and at the same time help the Government carry on the war. Codling Moth in 1917.—In previous years the growers have had varying degrees of success with codling moth. Where conditions were favorable ap- parently they got through with slight damage. It is almost invariably true that following clean crops growers felt that the codling moth had been almost completely eradicated and more or less failed to apply sufficient num- ber of sprays or put them on at the proper times. The man who wants a clean crop of apples cannot afford to miss any one of the arsenate of lead sprays during the entire season; put- ting on every spray is the only sure road to success. Equally important is the selection of some well-known brand, one that either you or your neighbors used and obtained good re- sults. The price of arsenate of lead undoubtedly will be higher this year. It is also possible that it may be diffi- cult to obtain the necessary quantity if the grower postpones purchasing until late in the season. The Government has issued instructions that arsenic should be conserved, hoping to prevent any poss
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