The Springdale news., 1909-09-03

save, tue tdHhef SHOulu De cut out and the wound disinfected by a 1 to 800 solution of corrosive sub Innate The cutting should extend beyond any discolored sap wood into healthy tissue, and after dis injecting the wound should be painted with a thick lead and oil paint A second coat should be given later for thorough protec- tion. \ little care and observation will locate the trees upon which infection always starts. and in case the mumies have been picked. search will nearly always reveal canker as the source of the in lection If it is noted that one side of tree or certain limb was most affected tand that is nearly always the case at the beginning of an outbreak the matter of locat- ing the cause will be easier.
 These methods look to eradication but are impossible of accomplish ment in badly affected orchards, ill one season Remembering there is always possible danger of in lection from neighboring orchards through the action of the wind, and that in fighting the enemy, an ounce of prevention is worth about a ton of cure, the careful orchard ist will keep protecting coat of l Bordeaux mixture on his apples. This should be applied first from forty to fifty days after the petals have fallen \ second application should be made in another ten or fifteen days The work should be thoroughly done, and not less than four pounds of copper sulphate used with the necessary lime to each fifty gallons of water. If the first and second sprayings for bitter rot have been we'll done. a third will not be necessary for another three weeks. otherwise il Is best to repeat in ten days. especially when the wealth CT has been hot and showery.
 Immediately upon the first indi- cation of an outbreak of the dis ease. all infected fruit should be picked from the trees, care being taken during the process to prevent spreading of the infection. It must be remembered that spore pro- duction is exceedingly active when new tissue is constantly applied to the fungus. so by plueking and re moving the first infested fruits, many of the sources of the disease are obliterated
 It is often asked Will not spray ing kill the disease in cankers2 Unfortunately there is not bit of evidence in support of this hope. Ln the protected form in which the disease survives the winter. it seems and the one object of spraying for bitter rot is to coat the fruit and keep 1t coated
 A remedy sometimes tried is to cut down infested trees This is similar in effect to the cure some times recommended for fleas on dog viz: immerse the dog for one minute in boiling water. Neither trouble is so incurable as to war rant the destruction of everything affected
 There is one more effective method of combating this disease, and that is in the proper selection of varitieS 1 hope some time to pre- pare a paper on this subject of se- lection of varieties for this locality, for | am satisfied that in this one thing large part of our trouble could be obviated. and a certain sue cess be attained in place of an un- certain venture. In passing, l wish to express my opinion that great number of the men who have set out orchards in the Ozarks have given large evidence of Simian anteced- ents in their minimizing imitation of pioneers in the business In no other way can the absurd prepond- erance of the Ben Davis be ex- plained so satisfactorily But, all levity and sarcasm aside, it is pos Sible to select varities which equal the Ben Davis in matter of bear ing, excell 1t in quality, and out class it in disease-resisting power I think it will be generally admitted that in this locality. only three va rites are more susceptible than the Ben Davis group. These are the Huntsman, Willow Twig and Milan and none of these are extensively grown My own observation is that the Gano is more susceptible than it's relative, the old Ben Davis. The Winesap group, Maiden Blush. Lowell Jonathan, Grimes. Coffelt