The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-02-17
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spraying, and also to get the poison
On any apples you may have missed
the first time. These two ~sprayings
are the most important of all. Eighty
per cent of worms get into apples
through the calyx.
The third spraying should be done
some time in June. Why spray again?
Because at that time the second crop
of moths come out and the apple has
grown so much larger that there is
a large surface on them on which
there is no poison. The moth lays its
eggs there, and when the egg is
Matched the worm can eat on the
apple and o get poisoned, but if
the apple is covered with the poison
the worm will be killed.
The fourth spraying should be
done after the middle of August. Why?
Because again the apple has grown
much larger, in fact is nearly full
grown, and some more space is not
covered by poison. And again, another
brood of moths are Matched about this
time. Spray thoroughly each time-do
it as if your life depended on killing
every worm. Do it well or not at all.
These things have been learned from
experiences of the Chaves County
Board of Horticulture and orchard
lists all over the country. 1 had it
fully shown to me that such spray
ings were proper when 1 had the 10
acre orchard of E. L.. Wildly northeast
of town, leased in 1906. l sprayed this
orchard thoroughly according to the
above directions, with the exception
of the fourth spraying. At that time
we thought three sprayings were suf-
fcient, and l did not spray the goth
of August as l should have done. The
result was 1 had practically no
worms until about the 25th of Aug
ust, when they began to appear. l
Immediately sprayed, and the result
was had practically no worms at
all, and every one who saw these ap-
pies said they were as clean and fine
| apples as n row in the valley
IA left one tree in the orchard which
Ia did NOT spray at all. as a test tree,
and every apple on this tree was
wormy, while hos around it were
practically free from worms. This
the trees, but not a marketable apple
was gathered, as no spraying was
done that year and all the apples
were wormy.
Some persons may say they can't
afford to pray. 1t is not a question
or not, but how can 1 get the best
sprayer and do the best work.
1 will be plain, and mention names.
Take the Medley orchard of 20 acres
on Lovers Lane. In 1906 this orch
ard was being sold and still it did
the parties, the buyer or seller, and
it was not sprayed the first time I'M
TIL three weeks after it should have
been. They had no sprayer n the
county sprayer had more than it
could do and could not get there to
spray until three weeks after it should
have been sprayed. While it was
sprayed by the county machine the
required number of times, the ma
chine could not spray it when it
should have. The result was that
more than S., 900 worth of wormy APP
pies were made into cider or sold at
one-fourth cent a pound, as they be
came so wormy they fell from the
trees. / watched this orchard closely
and know these are facts. By not
spending about $3.50 for a sprayer.
which they would have had for use
many yea afterwards, they lost
$4,000. Is there any ems in this?
1 say no. If you do not spray your
orchard and save the fruit, you had
better u the trees down and sell
them for cord-wood-
The expenses of spraying are small,
only about 1 IA cents a tree where
you have your own spfayer.
Last week an inspector from the
of Agriculture was here,
and made arrangements with him
whereby we will receive a special re-
port ON the weather during March.
April and May of each year These
special reports win be given to Cen
at the telephone office. and any
one can telephone from their ranch
e whether it win freeze or not.
This service is without cost to you.
ald should be taken advantage of.
We raise the finest apples in the
world in the Pecos Valley, and they