The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-01-04

which lutest or iced upon TINS IrulI
or foliage may be destroyed.
Certain fungus growth, lower form
of plant life, which produces blemish
or distortion of fruit, by what Is
known as scab, may be rendered
harmless by the application of certain
mineral sprays.
Humanity, almost the worl1 over,
wants fruit; good clean fruit. 1t
should be the ambition of every fruit
grower to produce only this kind. 1t
is important, then, first, that he
should know what to spray with
next, that he know the most effective
means of applying it to the tree; also
the time aud frequency of its appilca-
tion. Acting intelligently upon all
these points, by the means of thor
ough work, he may reasonably expect
success.
One application of winter spray
will give fairly good results, but two
applications will give better results
for the reason that it is a difficult
matter, Notwithstanding that ths tree
is bare of its foliage when the spray
is applied, to reach every part of the
surface. In me localities the San
Jose scale is one of the greatest enc
mics to fruit growing, as it spreads
so rapidly from one part of the orchard
to another, or even from forest shrubs
to orchard trees. 1t has been found
quite difficult for individual growers
to make a perfectly uniform mixture
of the lime, sulphur and salt spray,
or rather of the lime and sulphur
spray, the salt now being regarded as
superfluous. A new preparation is,
however, now offered on the market,
Of the lime and sulphur spray; this
has been tested, and is highly rec
comended by growers and those in
charge of experiment stations in the
Mississippi valley states. 1t Is put
up in As gallon barrels, and Is said to
be entirely free from sediment, or any
thing tending to clog the spraying
noZzles.
One Of the principal advantages of
this spray is, that it can be put on
cold; having been throughly COM
pounded, it does not require further
heating or boiling, but is ready to
add to the water in the proportion
of one gallon to fifteen; one barre
thus making something over TOO gal.
Ions of spray. 1t is known as the
"Rex Winter Spray of Lime and Sui
phur. "
The time for spraying with the best
effect, for fungus, which causes seal
on apples, is in the autumn just after
the leaves have fallen from the trees,
| -. t,N thn n vaF
minute seeds of the fungus plant
which have lodged upon the bark and
limbs of the tree. All these spores or
seeds not destroyed, lie dormant dur
ing the winter, just as do the seeds OF
otner plants, until stimulated to re-
production by the warmth of spring
hence it is necessary or important to
spray again Just before the buds open.
This spray, known as the Bordeaux
Mixture, is composed of lime and sui
uato OF copper blue vitrion. Some
Of these little spores, still having es-
capped destruction, like other seeds,
begin to grow, which necessitates one,
and perhaps, two more applications Of
this Bordeaux Mixture, but, in mol.
ritled form, modified, that is, weaken.
ed, by using less amount OF the blue
stone, in order that it may not injurt
the very tender foliage and fruit ther
setting; the bloom, in the mean time
having fallen off, and the leaf budi
burst open. This modified BordePuN
is frequently, or, | may say, generally
allied in combination with the first o.
what il termed the summer spray, thu
! spray which contains the absolute
poision for the control of that mos
) destructive of all orchard p SITS: th'
Cooling Moth. 1t is now April, o.
: perhaps, the first Of May; the season
Of the year in which the fruit grower
lat least if he lives in Hood River
; and has any hope of success in th,
! production Of good fruit, must begii
: to get down to business.
Many people; and, venture the as
, sertion. some who call themselve
a fruit growers, do not know codlin
moth when they see it. The codlin
moth was known in the old worl'
& aud even in America, by its injuriou
effects upon fruit, for more than
1 century ago, in the old world, per
haps centuries ago. 1t is not com
, mon, however, for it to appear in tn
n orchards of newly settled countries
The first grated fruit trees we're Sc
out in Oregon about 60 years ago, bu
for many years they we're not trouble
by pests to any serious degree. Still
the codliLg moth found its way
~ Oregon. 1t has been asserted, an
e probably with good authority; "Tha
q wherever the apple will grow, ther
nj the codling moth will eventuall
q come. The spray material used fc
a the control Of this insect, differs,
4 different localities; especially in tn
A. state; this, no doubt, is due in som
measure to difference in climatic col
~ ditions In some parts of this stat
h aud in adjoining states, Paris green
n the most common remedy, Londo
n Purple has also been used. In I'll
ie Hood River Valley, and other par
II of this state, the Arsenate of Lin
II spray, or Kedzie Formula, has, up
=. the past year, been regarded as muC
! the most effective spray for codlir
ID moth.
oil At the beginning of the past sun
II mer several of che leading apple gro'
of ers of Hood River valley began usiI
ls what is termed the new spray, or a
of senate of lead; the results, witho
rk exception, have been very satisfa
he tory. The Swift's preparation of th
Nv .pray was used, with from A 10
of pounds to one hundred gallons of "
C. ter. True, good results have cor
ld from the thorough use of arsenate
of lime; but, ] think, better resul
nd have, and will come, from the the
of ough use of the aFsenate of lead. Ye
a before last most thorough tests we