The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-07-01


the fall of the year just after the fruit
is picked and then again in two or
three weeks. This, If thoroughly
done, will kill all spores and no at
tacks will be made the next spring.
This is all the curing" that can be
done. | would recommend any one
who has this disease in his orchard
to write to the State College, Pullman,
Wash, and ask for the Bulletin on
Black Spot .Canker by Prof. Lawrence.
This bulletin contains the best treat
ment on this subject have seen. Prof.
Lawrence has studied the subject thor
oughly and knows what he is talking
about. Read this bulletin and follow
it's instructions carefully and you will
get rid of this disease.
S. W. Hensel, Waterville, Wash, I'M
der date of June 6, writes: 81 have a
fruit farm in the Wenatchee valley
Last year some of my apples were af-
fected with bitter rot. Will you kind
ly advise me when to spray for this
and how strong to make the spray?
understand that the Bordeaux mixture
is the proper spray" | know of moth
ing that can be depended on so well
as the Bordeaux mixture for all flung
Gus diseases. The sulphate of copper
commonly called bluestone or blue
vitriOl, is the best of all fungicides.
But it must be mixed with lime in or
der to have the best effect with the
least damage. How to properly com
bine the lime and bluestone was first
discovered at Bordeaux, France, hence
the name. Spray before the leaves
open with full strength Bordeaux and
then again with half strength Bor-
deaux after the bloom has fallen. This
will prevent the spores from getting
started on the apples. There is no
cure after the attack is made, but with
the weaker solution we may prevent
the spread of the disease. Bitter rot
does it's worst injury where the air is
moist and warm. 1t is not so bad in
our irrigated orchards as in those Sec
lions where rainfall is more abundant.
l trust that our readers have read
and pondered the article in the June
first issue of this paper on the pro-
posed increase in the size of our apple
box. Whatever we do in this matter
we must do quickly or this proposed
change will be made. This bill will be
passed by Congress this coming fall or
winter if the matter is not attended
to. Write your congressman if you
do not want this change to be made.
What is the prospect for the apple
and peach crop? is one of the live
questions just now. The buyer and
the grower in many cases are wide
apart in their answers to this question.
Some INSCRIPTIONS buyers are trying
to make out that the apple crop will
be phenomenally large. There is no
excuse for this unless an effort to de-
ceive is an excuse The Fruit-Grower,
of st Louis, Mo-. is the best authority
in our land on such question. In the
June number it says: "The Fruit
Growers crop reports this month are
very complete. These reports were
all prepared the Goth to the 23rd of
May, and all have taken into account
the damage from the freeze of April
%, if any. Apples are not nearly SO
promising as earlier in the season
Where practically all trees blossomed
full, there has been heavy loss from
dropping. The freeze destroyed part
of the fruit, and in other localities,
particularly in Southern Missouri and
Arkansas, the fruit did not set. North
western Arkansas, which had a good
crop of apples last year, will have few
this season. Southern Missouri also
reports a very light crop. AS one
comes north the reports are better;
but on low lands generally the crop
will be light Northwest Missouri re-
ports perhaps a half crop of apples,
certainly not more, and the same esti-
mate will hold good for adjoining
states" The Rural New-Yorker for
June 20 reports the apple crop below
the average for that state From these