The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
SPRAYING
Now is the Time to Spray for Scale
and Destructive Insects, Says
w. II. Bullock, District
State Inspector.

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w. II. Bullock, district State agri-
cultural inspector, returned Saturday
from a busy week making demon
strations. On Wednesday last, Mr..
Bullock stated to a Citizen represen-
tatlVe, that he was at Greentown,
Pike county Owing to the in
clemency of the weather he claimed
he did not expect a large attend
ance, but by the time the demon
strations were made there were
over 100 enthusiastic Wayne and
Pike county orchardists pres
ent. Mr.. Bullock said he never
met as many men who seemed to
burn with enthusiasm and that
even the rain failed to extinguish
it. Owing to the rain, water in
stead of the regular spraying mix
ture was used. A demonstration
with straight nozzle was made,
followed by another with a curved
attachment. In spraying a tree with
the former, it is necessary to walk
around the tree while if the curved
end Y is used the operator can
spray two sides of the trunk and
limbs without changing his position.
by turning the extension rod
The latter is recommended by Prof
Surface and his instructors.
Inspector Bullock says it is not
too late now to prune and spray for
scale insects, but to prune first
Lime sulphur solutions are being
used almost altogether instead of a
bordeaux mixture as formerly. The
proper time to spray for leaf blister
mite is when the buds are swelling
n irr \ l. I,
any other apple tree, show the de-
structive work of the blister mite
1t causes the leaves to turn yellow
spreading rapidly and can be ex-
terminated by spraying now with a
lime sulphur solution diluted to 1880
specific gravity. One can also spray
any kind of a tree while dormant
with this solution. 1t destroys the
blister mite, aphis or plant lice
Mr.. Bullock recommends spraying
for the coddling moth after the
blossoms fall with diluted solution
of lime and sulphur 1915 specific
gravity, to which add two pounds of
arsenite of lead to fifty gallons Of
spray material. The coddling moth
is responsible for the loss of more
fruit than any other known insect.
1t affects principally the apple, pear
and ounce. 1t causes the fruit to
drop prematurely. Should the fruit
remain on the tree it is subject
to rot and is unfit for mar
ket. Probably three-fourths of the
fruit on such a tree is wormy. This
to a large extent can be prevented
by spraying. j. w. Lewis Bros,
Pittston, last year, offered pickers 81
apiece for every wOrmy apply found.
The trees had been sprayed during
the last six years and were under
state supervision.
Another bad pest is the curculio.
1t destroys a large percentage OF
plums, peaches and cherries, causing
the fruit to drop. The egg of the
curculiO is laid in the young fruit.
1t soon matches and the larvea eats
around the stone and causes the
fruit to fall before it natures. The
foliage of stone fruit is more tender
than an apple, pear or ounce trees
therefore for spraying dilute a solu-
ton more than for pome fruit
which would be 1905 specific grav-
ity. Spraying for the curculio should
not be done until after the fruit
sheds its husks. Add to this weak
ened solution two pounds of arsenite
to lead to every so gallons of spray.
ing material
Referring to extensive planting
of young orchards Mr.. Bullock says
that Prof. Surface does not encour.
age extensive planting. He desires
the farmers to prune and take care
of the old orchards they now have
Nurserymen claim that only
one tree out of every ten set out will
grow fruit. The farmer has a mine
in his old orchard if he only would
care for it.