Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-01
APPLE SCAB

~ are informed 'iiS'' " 90
We o. .,,ontana the apple crop OF
tlo ,o . ~ badly damaged by spots upon
1877 w. - Same attributed it to the
the .+bers to cold, damp weather at
tr'', ,,ing time. Undoubtedly a care
D'o'' .n,ination at poisoning time IN
u ,rcbards would have revealed a
~. .,,.pisb mould or mildew in the ea'SN
i the blossom
ab;s IS the apple scab fungus a
,.,o which later on attacks the
u' and the growing fruit and often
does great harm.
'' although the injury is not wholly
,.rs+ood the fungus causes greater
LAS when the weather is cold or
4 Inlet at the time the trees blossom,
.t;s condition is favorable for the
&C tnlS IOiiAA@'0
development Of the disease.
As a result of the attack the
srsr stalks shrivel, and the crop may
o,+ireIv destroyed, generally, how
,,..r some of the flowers escape COM
,.4o destruction, but if the calyx Is
injured the fruit may drop after
~, sat and the ground may be cover
a with small apples showing numer-
~ fungus spots upon them. This, in
same sections, is spoken of as the
Il JUNEDROP.
like all fungus diseases the Apple
c,ab can be controlled by the thorough
osa If the Bordeaux Mixture This is
eonposed of from three to four pounds
If Copper Sulfate and four to five
mounds of stone lime in fifty gallons of
water. Efficiency depends very largely
mon proper mixing and applying.
Slack the lime carefully. Dissolve the
Copper Sulfate by putting it into q
coarse sack and suspend it in ten
Gallons of water so that it will be
inst below the surface until ell is dis
solved, Add water to both the lime and
Copper Sulfate until there is twenty
five gallons Of each, then pour together
simultaneously into the spray tank.
Always strain all spraying solutions
through fine sieve. Bordeaux Mix
tue should always be tested to guard
against any burning of the foliage.
A reliable test is to drop a few
drops of Ferro-c cyanide of Potassium
into the solution. This can be obtained
at any drug store at ten cents per
ounce. If there is no change in the
color it is alright and ready to use,
but # there is any purple or pink tint
4 more lime should be added, as in this
condition it would burn the foliage ano
perhaps injure the fruit.
The best results are usually obtain
ed when the first application is made
Just before the buds have opened OF
while they are in the red, but after
they have developed, blossomed and
the petals fallen good results can be
obtained.
The spraying should be as thorough
as TO give them complete coating anc
at the same time cover the entire foil
age Of the tree. To do this the tree
should be sprayed from at least two
siaes, but four is better and the pump
should be one which will give a high
pressure to drive the fine spray into
me calyx Of the blossoms.
BY the addition of two pounds Ar.
senate OF Lead, bud moth and Codlir
Expectations can be controlled. The
rum Curculic and other chewing in.
sec'S can also be ontrolled by thi.
treatment.
Tor badly infested orc hards it may
De Necessary, owing to some of tn.
"'''"ef conditions, to spray within /;
week after the fruit has set and per.
maps once or twice afterwards at inter
'7's Of two to three weeks. If thi.
Treatment is followed the apple seal
san be controlled.
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