Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-25
SPRAYING FRUITS.
why, How ana when to DO IL.

shipping fruits as well as raising them Tina
year te oiack rot OF the grape was very bad in tn
iocallies from which usually shipped this fruit
IN tact, about the only market Bile grapes that
FOUND that year were on the strip OF sandy grount
Detweeh we osus ana the river at Nauyoo ILL.,
point that Tor forty years has been the center of
noted grape-growing neighborhood That yea
dne rot ruined the crop on the upland bluff lands
me tns grapes on me sandy strip Just spoken d
brought me as high as 500 II basket. In the st
lau! Snd Minneapolis markets They were SO
plohtaole 10 the growers as yell As to me that
Mas sct 70 experimenting to prevent rot. Among
VtheT thihgs .Hed spraying, using quite a mum
perot mlxtHrcs-some had heard OF aud some
original with myself But did not get the righl
remedy uhtl the season o. 1888; that season
prayed IN small, experimental way with tht
bordeaux Mixture. The results were such that
the next season ! made my experiments with il
more extensive. That year twas clearly demon
sttatcd TO me, and to some OF the neighbornn
WINNERS, that had found the remedy had Sc
long sought. The result was that in 1890 quite q
number OF us sprayed. and q yet greater number
sprayed the past season. while the past season we
ala the work better. as the result OF increased
confluence and experience. Let others speak of
inc results. SAYS the Nauvoo Hustler
Al are satisfied as TO the virtues OF SPRAYING.
rs tEose that have not sprayed this season have
lost nom 20 10 % per cent OF their crops from the
iot, While those that sprayed did not lose more
thaf from TO per cent The efficiency of spray
ing apple, peach, pear cherry and plum trees have
Dreh es tablished also among our horticuturists
anu hereafter the spraying Of their trees will no
uouOl be general all concodo that the secret T
success has not only been discovered, but also
demonstrated before their very eyes y
lAsi September the editor OF the Farmers Call
visited my fruit fields and as a result of his visit
wrote this in his paper.
we do not think we have ever before seen
grape vines so heavily laden and not one grape in
hundred was affected with the rot. while o,ilv a
enort Instance away, vineyard on the same soil
ana uhuer like conditions except that they had
o' peeh sprayed, were so badly affected with the
l0' NM their crops Will not be worth gathering
- eoine Niheynrus row. or part of row,
.hiou2h Inc middle had not been SPRAYED as Il
es1, ana III every case the vines not sprayed were
S"u,y anected win the rot and the fruit will not
nc worm Inc gathering while on either side the
!ollage OF those sprayed was little affected and
they were heavily loaded with wcll.nigh perfect
,, , Undoubtedly the fullest plum tree we have
ever seen was one that had never matured crop
before on account of the curculio etc 1t was
thoroughly sprayed this year and The result was
hn n enormous Yield and of perfect fruit Mr. Sahl
nus demonstrated beyond doubt tn 1t he cooling
moth. canker worm. apple and plum curculio,
pear and ounce leaf blight crap rot aud miidew.
ctc; ,, can he prevented or destroyed by spraying
WIN tue proper mixtures"
nat has been my experience has been the ex-
pttience OF many Doubtless you are familiar
Nun Nun lneeNperimental work in spraying that has
The st n1no oy the Department of Agriculture and
tne state experiment stations. So lar as have
ueeh able to learn the results of this experimental
work nave been altogether favorable to spraying.
would not underestimate the irnnortanre and
value Of this experimental work consider If o.
sentlal to tho steady advancement of our agricul.
.uial ana horticultural interests. Yet. | must
eoiiih,ess, attach higher value TO the mass of
evidence that have collected in the shape of per
sonar letters TO me from more than one thousand
lfut 'growers that have tested SPRAYING the mast
selsoh-held tests not tests of u few feet but
80. Oh acres by practical in the actual bus
mess OF iruit-growng. 1t is impossible for me
70 quote from any considerable number of these
uaeers, 1ouf Time Will not permit. nor will it be
necessary. But can not refrain from giving an
extract from the letter OF Mr. Frank Wellhouse
OF ialrnount this state, the largest app,e grower
In We country. lie says
1--WE sDrnya1 n
april or Just before the buds opened as an OK.
Eeriment. Our object in this was to kill the can
NE MT worm, tent cater ilar and arnsh plant bug
NIL OF which were at work at that time and we
succeeded; but We accomplished ihe same thin9
ny spraying after the bloom had dropped SPRAY
,mE eo,immenced in earnest on the 18th of April
W'u tnree machines and was finished ON the 9th
VI May. we sprayed lG0 acres twice, equal to 20
ucres once, and 275 acres three tines equal to 8 1
uvres once or II total of LIS acres at single
spraying. To do this we used 60 ODl rnllons of
water and 6 pounds OF London pnrnle and il
LOOK 10 DAYS to do the spraying; 80 that The ex.
pense stands thus Forty-six DAYS with team. Mt
"a o per uay Sll5; coo pounds London purple at
10 cents per acre, and about ~ mills Der tree for
ench spraying We think we can reduce this ex-
pgnse another year ut least one-fourth and posi-
s oi9 Que third by liking our ponds of water more
conveniently, and few other changes The can
MT worms were getting too thick in one block Of
lTees ana we entirely destroyed them. The tent
chterplliars were numerous in places and but
Few OF them were left alive. The tarnish plant
bugs were thick. and did US serious damage lost
yeas' put this year, after we had sprayed the see
, Gnu Time we could not find any OF them alive
ruliy o. per cent of the coding moth were de-
stroyed-some observers say - per cent
timers bear stronger testimony. Pardon me II
! quote from one or two other letters Mr. f
olark Usage City, Usage County, KAN saws:
. W IN the sprayer got OF you | sprayed iona
man, Wine Sap Cluster, Janet, Stark, hen Davis
oil worms, have the finest crop or apples that
ever had. had TO prop the trees but still The
nnlos broke on lots of them. My whole crop will
make me 50 per cent Of fine apples clean of worms
compared my Ben Davis apples with my neigh.
bors mine being little above 50 per cent clean,
while his We're 30 Per cent wormv. | had one
mad to build scahold to hold up the fruit IL
had at least five bushels of fine plums on it while
my neighbours pnms all rotted and fell of
Mouiu not take 500 for my sprayer and do with
year" '''
And writes MT John Z, Williams. of Lawrence
Douglas Co, Kan.:
II sprayed all my apple trees-about AN Thev
are eight years old Last year and the year before
they bore, but not so heavily The fruit was
mostly large and smooth, but nearly every apple
had worm in 1t. This year the trees are very
iull the apples are large smooth, and nicely col
ored, and | think not more than enc In twenty
hHe has q worm in it. | noticed one tree of Jon
atlhns Il nave about thirty OF them which stood
near the fence so That could spray but one side
OF ~ the apples on the side | did not spray were
nearly all wormy. Those could reach were all
iMllng. also SPRAYED my plum trees, about ffty
Wild Goose and Minor. They have borne a very
large crop OF plums, the incest in our market
ana none wormy. am so well pleased with INV
experience in spraying that / am glad to have nm
opportunity OF telling II. 1t pays"
Now, the point is. how were these results OBJ
talned and at what cost You will note Tia 1T Mr.
Weihouse found the cost Of spraying his orchard
10 be- per spraying, little over IS cents per
acre. MS viii be about the average cost Tor
while Mr.. W got his London Purple cheap on nc
count OF buNlDu much he malp tho inn
very strong, too strong think. The remedy for
the canker worm cooling moth and curculio OF
the apple and the cureulo OF the plum-and II is
an effective remedy-s the London Purple Sou
uon, made by mixing one pound of London Pur-
PIE with sufficient water to make pms tc; this j.
then strained thoroughly into "A pail OF water and
aiioWed 70 stand over night This Is next
strained through a eoar>e cotn or fine sieve into
100 gallons Of water for use. Fifty gallons OF
ms VIII spray an acre OF the average orchard.
and the pound Of London Purple will cost Is
cents. Trees should be sprayed with the London
Purple soon after the blossoms fali--when the
apples are the size OF pea-and again in n week
or Ten DAYS To destroy the plum curcuiio
spray three or -four tines ut intervals OF a week
ter days, beginning ms soon as tho blossoms fall
FOR the black rot and mildew Of the grape,
pour ana ounce leaf blight, potato blight or rot
etc the bordeaux Mixture is used. made as fol
lows; Dissolve six pounds OF SUI phate Of copper
tbins Vitrio@ in sixteen gallons Of water. In
SIX ga Ions OF water. When this has cooled
pour II slowly into the copper solution
oslne careful to mix the huils thoroughly
ny constant stirring. Now as to ;he cost OF
THIS The lime costs very little, as you know
and 100 pounds of the copper sulphate will cost
only 7eents pound. For preventing the black
rot OF the grap' sprny in the spring after the
vineyard has been pruned and put in order. but
before vegetation starts; again about ten "
before the flowers open. the third time when the
flowers are opening, and from this on every three
weeks until the fruit begins TO color To prevent
leaf blight Of the pear and ounce. spray with the
liordeaux Mixture five times beginning when
me iruit Is the size Of peas and thereafter at in
terfals OF twelve or fifteen DAYS
To destroy suctorial. or sap-suckng species Of
insects. including chineh bugs. squash buas
plant Ice, hop lice, bark lice, leaf hoppers aphis