The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-05
SPRAYING DID
SPLENDID WORK
Proper Care Will Save 80
per cent Of Fruit

Before a meeting of the Farmers
Institute, in the Commercial club
rooms this afternoon, Prof. A. l.. Me-
lander and Prof R. E. Trumble of
Washington State college. made inter-
esting and valuable addresses.
Prof. R E. 7Trumble spoke first on
the life history of the Goblin moth. In
part he said:
There are two broods of Goblin
moth in this vicinity and partial
third one. While it is important that the
first two of these should not be ig-
Eored, it is highly important also that
the third should not be neglected. 1t
is the third spraying that most farm
ers think is unnecessary and conse-
quently they pack their apples away
in apparently good condition and when
they are unpacked about Christmas
lime, they are found to be rotten at
the core.
-Four sprays are absolutely neces-
sary, and when there is a late season
like the present one, it is advisable to
use fifth. They should be timed as
follows: The first, just after the bios
SONS fall. the second-for that wear,
at least-abOut six weeks from that
time. The third. about September l.,
the fourth, about October 1 and the
fifth. when it is used, would come la
ter on"
Prof. Melander spoke on the results
of spraying and showed some inter-
esting ard startling facts
''The results" said he. "are gratifv-
ing in the extreme. Where the four
sprayings have been given in the or
chards near here this summer. we
nave the following results to report:
In the Offner orchard 96 per cent
OF the fruit is good. In the Lennon
orchard, SO per cent was saved. In the
Onher orchard 95 per cent showed no
trace of the pest The trees which were
not sprayed showed 26 per cent. The
trees in which the first spraying was
omitted. showed but 80 per cent of
good fruit.
Dust Spray Not as Good.
The dust spray, Which is so popu-
lar in the Yakima valley. gave us but
30 per cen:. 1t should never be used
IN orchards which are not already
reasonably clean. Where they are
nearly clean, good results NAV come.
but where the orchards are badly in
rested, as in this country. there is no
hope of the dust doing good work the
first year.
The best spray, We find. is arsenate
OF lead. This is mixed in the proper
ton of one pound to 40 or so gallons
of water. The trees are SPRAYED until
they drip. Most sprayers do not spray
long enough and miss the best results
in this manner.
AS to the cost of spraying, 1 will
give some figures Mr. Lemons Or
chard of 100 trees was sprayed for $50
FOR the season. From this Mr.. Lennon
VIII get 1900 boxes Of apples. worth
81 box. Next to this orchard was
ano her. not sprayed. from which there
VIII be no apples at all, as they were
not sprayed. Thus the investment of
$50 has brought in return $1,000. Cen
tlemen. it pays to spray"
Some branches of apples were shown
with good or sprayed fruit, and others.
with bad, or unsprayed fruit. The
difference made an impression.
After the adjournment of this
meeting, the report of Delegate Ad-
kins of aitsburg, who went to the ma
tonal convention of the Farmers
Union at Little Rock, Ark, was heard.
Many interesting things were told and
the report was of great benefit to all
who heard it,