The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-10-01

which this bulletin is based were car
red on by that station for five years,
beginning in 1901 and concluding in
1905. | suppose that this bulletin can
be secured by writing the Illinois agri-
cultural experiment station. l will
not burden this notice of this disease
except with the conclusions reached
and published in this valuable bull
letin.
Il
Bordeaux mixture properly made
and applied will save over 80 per cent
of the fruit liable to attack by bitter
rot. Fruit sprayed in such a manner
as to be thoroughly coated with Bor-
deaux mixture when the first affection
of the disease appears will be injured
least by bitter rot. Spraying with
Bordeaux mixture until the fruit is
completely coated as soon as the fruit
infection of bitter rot is discovered is
of considerable value Spraying with
Bordeaux mixture until the fruit is
thoroughly coated after bitter rot has
become we'll established may control
the disease to a considerable extent
III SOu0 SSdOOuS. LII OIuGI S6dSOuS lIS
effect as a remedy is very light Bor-
deaux mixture applied in the liquid
and made up according to the 4-4-5O
formula is the most effective spraying
material for the control of apple bit
ter rot"
Il
Dust spray is absolutely ineffective
in preventing bitter rot. Pure solu-
tons of copper sulphate failed to
check the disease and caused injury
to the foliage. To coat the fruit
thoroughly with the mixture it is
necessary to make at least three ap-
plications of the spray material"
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"The conditions most favorable for
the development of bitter rot are: Cd
period of hot weather accompanied
by frequent rains, and heavy dews at
period when the apple crop is ap-
preaching maturity, i. e., from the Sec
ond week in July to the end of Aug
ust; GU numerous sources of infec-
ton, i. e., cankers on the limbs and
mummied fruits left hanging on the
trees. Mummied apples left on the
trees after the leaves have dropped in
the fall should be picked off and des-
trOyed in order to do away with the
source of infection during the follow
ing summer. Bitter rot cankers upon
the branches of the trees, a second
source of infection, should be cut off
and burned, the limb being cut few
inches below the canKer spot. Care
should be taken not to cause fresh
bruises in the bark of other branches
while the operation is being per-
formed, and the pruning tools should
not be allowed to touch the cankers
for fear of carrying the infection to
the freshly cut surfaces below the dis
eased bark"
Y
l find how easy it is to be mistaken
Recently l made the statement in
these columns that | did not know of
any successful raising of grapes in
the Puget Sound country. But friend
by the name of Robert Doubleday, of
Ballow, Wash, writes me that he is
much surprised that a gentleman so
well informed does not know any bet
ter. Now | want to whisper gently
into Brother Doubleday's ear that l
do not know lots of things; no, in
deed, l do not know all things going
on in Washington. l do know some
things about fruit raising and in my
writings try to tell what l do know
and in no case do l try to tell what l
do not know anything about. So it
is not surprising that l did not know
that grapes are successfully grown in
the Puget Sound country. | am glad
to be informed by this gentleman that
Adam Eckert of Detroit, Wash, has
an extensive and beautiful VINEYARD