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This book contains a comprehensive guide to insects and diseases common to peach trees, with information on spraying pesticides and fungicides. This easy-to-digest guide contains a wealth of timeless information that will be of utility to the modern farmer, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: ¿Insect Enemies¿, ¿San Jose Scale¿, ¿Lime-Sulphur Wash¿, ¿Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur¿, ¿Soluble Oils¿, ¿Peach Tree Border¿, ¿The Lecanium Scale¿, ¿The Plum Curculiö, ¿Fruit Bark Beatle¿, ¿The Yellows¿, ¿Little Peach and Big Peach¿, ¿Leaf Curl¿, ¿Brown Rot¿, etcetera. Frank Albert Waugh (1869 - 1943), was an American landscape architect whose career focused upon recreational uses of national forests, the production of a highly natural style of landscape design, and the implementation of ecological principles. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
This vintage book contains three essays on the subject of cover crops in fruit orchards. These timeless essays contain a wealth of practical information and useful tips, and are highly recommended for the modern farmer. Contents include: ¿Cover Crops in the Apple Orchard¿F. A. Waugh¿, ¿Cover Crops in the Peach Orchard¿F. A. Waugh¿, ¿Cover Crops¿Fred Coleman Sears¿. Frank Albert Waugh (1869 - 1943), was an American landscape architect whose career focused upon recreational uses of national forests, the production of a highly natural style of landscape design, and the implementation of ecological principles. Fred Coleman Sears (1866 - 1916), was a farmer and grower, best known for his writings on 'Productive Orcharding.' Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
This vintage book contains an easy-to-digest and comprehensive guide to setting up an orchard, with information on tools and equipment, soil, selection of seeds, and much more. All important aspects of setting up and running an orchard are discussed in this guide, and it is thoroughly recommended for the budding home gardener. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned introduction to growing fruit.
This vintage book contains a complete guide to spraying fruit as a method of pest control, with information on machinery, ingredients, preparation methods, and more. Profusely illustrated and written in plain language, this book is highly recommended for novice agriculturalists, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of farming literature. Contents include: ¿Bordeaux Mixture¿, ¿Fighting Insects¿, ¿Paris Green¿, ¿Arsenate of Lead¿, ¿Lime-Sulphur Wash¿, ¿Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur¿, ¿Soluble Oils¿, ¿Kerosene Emulsion¿, ¿Dust Spraying¿, ¿Spray Machinery¿, ¿The Spraying Campaign¿, etcetera. Frank Albert Waugh (1869 - 1943), was an American landscape architect whose career focused upon recreational uses of national forests, the production of a highly natural style of landscape design, and the implementation of ecological principles. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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