The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-12
Fruit Crowers' Meet.

uos' Noy ", 81 " WYNN ". "'-uuiSC
q number OF our Fruit Growers and
progressive farmers assembled At the
court house to hear some practical
talks and receive instructions on tine
spraying of orchards.
These meetings are held under Ill.
rection of the State Board of Horti-
culture. and paid for by appropria.
| lions from the state, and their aim Is
TO disseminate useful information
that may he Of practical value to the
| Fruit Growers. How well they are
fulfilling ,hi, mission may he open TO
question, but that there Is a very
vide field here, and that our people
are eni tiled TO all that can lie sup
piled by the state board along all lines
Of practical horticulture, from spray
ing to marketing. and giving Us a
Especial service on the state Of the
leading markets of the country .-
weekly during the packing and
shipping season. there can be no gain.
saying.
The meet Ing here was promptly
called to order by Joseph II. Murray,
who at once introduced Prof W. n.
Chandler Of the state University
Prof. Chandler las made an exhaust.
I've study Of spraying. both ~ To tie
best chemicals and the habits Of tie
Insects 10 he cumbatted.
While lac i not u "Onc.spray" al.
yOcatc. yet he believes that one good
spraying done within q week or ten
days from the tine ile petals fall
and before the calyy CLOSES up using
ar,cnatc uf lead from two to three
pounds. 10 iifty gallons oi water
properly put on with good >praycr,
will destroy about threc-four,hs Of
lIc codling moth, and 90 a long way
toward giving us . high per cent Of
good, sound apples. y later spray
would be- required To Hill the plum
curculio and the late brood Of moth,
but these seldom become very formid.
able. Lime sulphur solution three
gallons 10 one hundred gallons Of wa
ter gives apples bcaut iful iinisl,
and excellent coloring, though, not 81
elective against pest aside from san
.io~e stall. ~ the arsenaie Of lead.
bordeaux mixture tor copper sulphate)
has a well.known value a. a prevent,
i've Of >cab aud bitter rot: this latter,
however. does moi come n far north
~ this. and IN Missouri II confined to
tie southern part Of the state.
bordeaux viii sonnet lines spot or
"Irorkle" the apples. and for this
reason must he used with care, not
too strong. nor too many times In q
season.
Hon. Is. =. stuart, Of Nashville, q
Former neml1r of the legislature
from BUCHANAN county. and one Of
the most practical and successful
growers We have, was next called upon
and responded by saying that he
would jalk Onl, on the practical
phases Of Tie spraying proposition As
lao lad never given II any TicntiKc
study: but having been up against the
cankcr worm some fifteen years. In
combat ing and destroying u. he had
ingly also conquered both tie
plum curculio, and the cooling moth
In large measure.
Later experience had taught him
by "A prcpondcrancc oi financial evil
dcnce that spraying not only paws. but
that II "" ar" IN commercial orchard
ing 1--WE must spray" and that tie
desired results are Just ~ sure 10 tol.
low IN this ~ In any other line of in.
du>iry. tie has used from Two to
three pounds at arScnalr Of lead to
iiriy Gallons Of water, tut prefers to
uise three pounds. Has used both
bordeaux and lime sulphur with good
results. Has almost come Ia he a
'one-spray" advocate, and finds that
one thorough spraying just after tie
bloom falls and before the calyx closes
with arsena,c ol lead will practical
~ Insure a sound, understandable crop
IT apples. SPRAYING II nov on u solid
business basis, and there Is no need
for failure To produce large and prof
table crops if We will but do our part.
David a. Turner. a member Of the
state board, and a prominent fruit
grower Of Buchanan county: Elliott
Marshall, Of -. Joseph land Holt
county, and Prof. Wright, of the
Agricultural Department. Of Colum.
Tia. were also present, hut did not al.
dress the meet ing Tor want ~ time.
In the forenoon. Messrs. Chandler,
Wright. and Turner were given 4
thir,y-iive mile trip Of inspect ION, by
auto, giving opl'ort unity for 4 look at
some of the orchards In our vicinity.
After the session al the court house
an adjournment was taken to Joe
Murray's orchard near town, where