The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24

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varies somewhat with tho season, ant
further experience may DO necessary II
orSer to perfect an absolutely saft
scheme OF spraying. Perhaps, consider
ing the value OF the crop, Virginia grow
ars might be Justified In beginning two
4 weeks earlier for safety and put In one
extra treatment. However, as to that
Two VIII leave 1t to their Judgment.
Good Spraying Necessary.
hardly need call attention to the fact
that In sprdyIng for ap>dlnlcult disease like
pitter rot that tho applications must bo
.horough IN order to be Successful. "A
ING, nlst-like spray reaching every part
Oh the Foliage and fruit is necessary Tho
bordeaux mixture must be properly pre-
pared. Doubtless any good formula would
answer, but the $3.50 formula is prob
ABLY the best. Five pounds of good high.
grade stone lime which Will slack up into
an even, smooth cream, Is diluted with
twenty-five gallons of water. Five
pounds OF bluestone is brought into So
iution and diluted with tho same amount
ol water. These two dilute solutions are
poured together into cask or barrel
soso strong force pump OF some type
u necessary, and an outfit which can be
nauled into the orchard, preferably bar
rel pump In many cases should be pro.
vlded. Long bamboo extension rods,
titted with double vermorel nozzietr are
recommended as the best outfit for reach
ing Inc tops OF tile trees. Where the
orcnaras are not too hilly. frame should
oe puilt on top OF the wagon or spray
lai.' 80 that the operator Is elevated
a,l. Ton 1eet from the ground. He can
800 spray INTO the tops of the tallest
trees. Where these experiments wero
tried the ground was too hilly and steen
for using this type of machine. Tho omar.
ators were Obliged to stand on the eround
ana IN few cases they could not reach
we ups OF the branches These were In.
sulmoiy covered with rot The pumps
smouio DC Kept we'll packed and the pres-
~. OH the nozzles sufficient to make
1'N.,i, aeiiVer fine mist A coarse nozzle
", unoer low pressure, which mere
~ spae. ers the spray on in large drops.
De expected to accomplish s,Ic
cess with a disease like bitter rot.
Meet Here Next Year.
After the reading OF this Interesting
paper. Tor which Professor Waite re-.
ee'veo many plaudts and expressions Of
.sa n, LOT It's suggestion, the attention
me pody was given to the selection
VI the place for IT'S session next year.
a not light was waged over this. Saw.
erai cities were mentioned, but ...e two
over which the battle waged were staun-
ION and Richmond. Hon. S. l.. Irpton
ied the fight for Richmond, speaking
strongly IN his motion for tho selection
OF hichmond because of tho large crowd
t.ht always attended the meetings In
this city. because 1t is the center OF the
States it,t
or the hospitality which its people al
ways extended to the members of this
society. But he laid the greatest stfess
on the fact OF the meeting OF the State
FAR here next year and asked that
the Virginia State Horticultural Society
cooperate with 1t and so help forward
all the agricultural interests OF the
State. He stated that the state Agri-
cultural Society would offer all advant-
ages and inducements possible to have
the horticultural Society join with II,
and that 1t would give the latter society
special hall for It's exhibits. Senator
Lupton was strongly opposed by several
other leaders. especially by the delegate
an invitation from the Chamber of Com
merce of Stanton for the society to hold
Its meeting next year In that city. Mr..
c.. f.. Sydnor then spoke In behalf of
Richmond, following the same argu-
ments of Senator Lupton. The fight be-
came more strenuous as motions for the
selection of Lynchburg. Stewart, Pulaski
county. and Front Royal were heard
from all parts of the hall. But the
struggle finally centered around the
choice of either Richmond or Stanton.
cultural Society should not take part in
tot az 70 INF cf
would become lost In taose of the larger
society Another took the opposite side
with the argument that apples should
be advertised where they are sold in
stead of where they are grown. when
motion was made that the meeting
should be held in some locality of pro-
duction. After much argument. question
was finally called. and rising vote was
taken. Those In favor OF Richmond
on one side of the house and those for
stanton on the other The vote ap-
peared almost even, but the count re-
suited in thrty-three for Richmond and
twenty-elght for Staunon. Richmond
viii be the next meeting place.
Transportation and Marketing.
Senator Lupton then read his paper on
and Marketing He
said that from his own personal obser-
walton the majority of growers left all
handling and marketing of fruit to the
dealers. They make no preparation for
and so leave themselves in the
hands of spectators. He remarked on the
essentials of good handling of the fruit
laying great stress on its proper packing
and the use OF tho proper sort of bar
rels. He recommended the use of cold
storage houses in each producing local
ity, which should be subsidiary to those
ir the marketing centers, SO that all the
fruit might not be sent to the market at
one time and cause a glut. His conclu-
sicns were that the grower should pay
more individual attention to the handling
and packing of apples and give closer
observation to the fluctuations Of the
market. if
On motion 1t was decided that the sec
rotary of the society should make two
annual market reports to the members.
one to be given as early as possible. SO
that the members might keep informed
as to the varying prices.