is best suited to location.
This may mean sod, part sod and cultivation, cultivation and mulch,
mulch only, or cultivation and cover crop. Doubtless the last is the
best in most instances.

_Fourth: Thinning._ The thinning of apples in Minnesota has not been
received with as much consideration as its importance demands. More
attention will be given to this topic in subsequent issues.

HOME GARDEN.

What about the farm and home garden for 1916? Is the garden to receive
the undivided attention of one or more members of each family, so that
all members and guests may share its fruits? Let's make the home garden
the best spot on every Minnesota farm in 1916. A conservative estimate
of the actual value of the products from a half-acre garden is fifty
dollars. In Minnesota there are over 150,000 farms. This would mean a
total value of over $7,000,000. This does not include the value of the
products of the village and city gardens. Careful estimates made in this
state show that it costs about fifteen dollars for man and horse labor
to take care of a garden of about three-fourths of an acre. Now for a
BIG GARDEN MOVEMENT this year--for all the year. Not a big beginning
kept up until the little weeds become big weeds. Is anyone going to
allow weeds to outdo him?

NOTES ON PLANT PESTS.

Prepared by Section of Insect Pests, A. G. RUGGLES, and by
Section of Plant Diseases, E. C. STAKMAN, University Farm.

Buy spray materials as soon as possible. The orchardist will probably
notice very little difference in the price of his spraying materials,
like arsenate of lead and lime-sulphur, as compared with last year; but
those who still think that Paris green is the only good stomach
insecticide, will be astounded by this year's price. At the present
time, in one pound lots, the retailer cannot sell Paris green for less
than 50c per pound--over twice what it was last year. In large
quantities, it is doubtful if it can be purchased for less than 45c per
pound. Fortunately arsenate of lead, a better stomach insecticide than
Paris green, has not advanced materially in price, the powdered form
being obtained for about 25c per pound. One and one-half pounds of this
powder is used in fifty gallons of spray mixture. In our experiments, we
have found arsenate of lead superior to Paris green as a remedy for
potato bugs and all orchard insects. It is not necessary, therefore, to
allow any injurious biting insect to live simply beca