The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-02-20
ABOUT SPRAYING.
Provide for a Good Fruit year oy
Fighting Pests.

Fighting Pests.
The indications are that this year
will be what orthardists call "A good
fruit year" To insure the best yiein
spraying should begin early. Spraying
Tor cooling moth Is begun when the
petals are fallen. and should DC gwen
rs soon as possible after that stage.
The caiyN leaves are well open ana
are uppermost. and Il Is essential that
poison be deposited there as the great
or number OF the early brood enter
the small apple at the calyx'
The small apple grows rapidly and
the second spraying should follow the
FIRST In at least ten days. The larvae
that escape the first spraying VIII be
mature Insects within short time
after the first apple has dropped. and
spray should be given to protect the
fruit from the second brood. ~ IN
teryals OF about two or three weeks,
spraying for later broods has proved
profitable.
For bitter rot or scab bordeaux
mixture applied before the buds open
destroy spores upon the bark and
twigs u should be- combined whh the
second and fourth sprays for cooling
moth. and u the disease has been very
serious. one or two more later stray
ings viii be profitable other insects
and diseases have not been noted M
serious where spraying for codllng
moth and bitter rot have been applied.
In some Instances a singh spraying
has secured a very great Increase IN
the quantity OF sound fruit bat In most
cases a single spray has not been sue
cessul in proportion 10 repoatc(
sprayings The proportios Of sounfS
fruit on sprayed trees as compared
with unsprayed trees has varied In dif
ferent seasons. but an average for the
past six years In nearly 80 pr cent
number one fruit from sprayed trees.
and less than ten per cent from I'm
sprayed trees. Tho per cont Of mar
ketable fruit. including tho second
grade. has shown slightly greater an
ferences In favor OF sprayed trees. 4
The cumulative effect ~ spraying
has beea noted In the greater free
dom from insects and diseases Of the
experiment station orchards and vine
yards compared with uoighsoring
plantations which have rot been
sprayed. The orchards have snrercd
no injury from canker worm. leaf
crumpler or tent caterpillar. which
have been very numerous In ucighbor-
Ing orchards during several seasons
The protection from fungus has been
fully as valuable During the seasons
i905-i906 practically no loss was occa-
stoned by bitter rot. scab or rust.
while unsprayed orchards In this 10
callty have suffered seriously.
In spraying peach trees 10 prevent
brown rot aud leaf curl the FIRST spray
should be- applied before tho leaf buds
open. The foliage OF the peach b much
more easily injured than Is that Of the
apple and after the trees are IN leaf
the bordeaux mixture sSouA BE- re-
duccd "a half strength
As the fruit reaches matsrity the
use of bordeaux IL liable 60 discolor
the fruit The colorloss ammoniacai
solution Of copper carbonate has been
used during ripenlng. but mas been
less effective than bordeaux.
The plum varieties differ consider.
ably ia their liability to spray burn.
but as a rule the bordeaux should be
diluted half strength for plans.
The spraying OF the vineyard TO pre-
vent mlldew has been uniformly sue
cessful The crops from unsprayed
vines have In several seasons been al
most total failures when tho sprayed
vines have given falr crops II T.
Eastman