Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-11

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{ be spread by some Of the hacte
\ ria chnging to theknife and be
J ing inoculated into healthy wood
r Disinfect with corrsive sublimate
one part to one Thousand parts o
, water Look your trees over al
so for blight canker, which vii
be found on the older branche,
and on the trunk Of the tree
i Where ever il is found it shoult
i. be cut out and the wound painted
with white lead. The tree shoulC
also be sprayed in the spring
with lime-sulphw solution, Win.
ter strength JUST as the buds
are swelling. This covers owe,
any case of. hold over blight can
ker and serves to disinfect the
sticky oose and render.it.less at
tractive. to insects. This spray
will also be good to hold down
and kill San Jose scale. "
4 Where you have San Jose scale
you, should spray in the fall be-
| fore cold weather sets in and
again in the spring just when the
buds are Swelling. 3. .UseSas good
concentrated lime sulphur spray.
The San Jose scale is AVERY
small insect and is very dcstruct-
i've to orchards. More trees be-
ing killed by its.than-any other
thing.
Worms do a lot of damage and
are found in nearly allssections.
Every one should spray for this
pest whether you have it--or not,
as it isa safe guarantee. the egg
is laid in the calyx end of the
fruit. The time to spray for this
pest is just after the petals fall,
again in about two weeks and
the third time in about FIVE weeks. !
In some cases the fourth spraying .
should be given about three weeks
after the third. Arsenate of
lead is the.spray most commonly
used and is very effective. Use
two pounds of arsenate of lead
to so gallons of water.
The aphis did considerable
damage the past year and was
found in every orchard. These
i've over at the base of the tree
and become active abont the time
the buds begin to open in the
Spring. To kill them the trees
should be spryed at that time
With Black Leaf 40. This is a
commercial spray and directions
or using are on the vessel.
The orchards as a whole needs
udicious pruning to facilitate
he spraying Operations and the !
licking of fruit. !! Manyido not !
pruning and much !.
injury has been done by unskilled :
,orkers. This is not a difficult a
hing to learn and every orchard
wner should learn it. Learn )
that branches to cut off and what '
mes to leave Oh, Water sprouts :
hould be cut off as they are the c
1urce of much disease and pests. r
hey also sap the strength of the u
ne tree and rob the fruit. Many q
.ees are too highamaking spray a q
lg and fruit picking difficult. 2
hcse should be headed back and 0
le fruit made to grow nearer y y
le ground. This. should be done Fl
SO as not to cause e. e.
70 mush of a growth of II
ater sprouts and too large ii
IS of fruit. Many trees need :,
have their tops opened so el
e light and air can enter into Al
e center of the tree. This allows ~ ~
nit to grow injthere andssto col til
perfectly. \ - - .-,,,, --,.s-.--gs. = m
Nearly every orchard in the ~
unity has beenssvisited and in Ie, m
ected and / will be glad to IN
ect anysthat | have missed. / ID, ,n
Il also sbegglad to assist and pr
ow you how to prune and spray tn
ur trees. If you desire my as 10 !.
tance or advice you can-call at on
7 Office in the court house or ma
lite me a letter and | will give 90, ~
u any help | can. thc
The commercial sprays are u.s. an
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