The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT AND
BETTERMENT
This Department Edited by Secretary
Willard w. Bartlett of the County
Improvement Association
Killing the Parasites.

Inc only remedy against the para
site pest is spraying.
Apples that have market value can
not be raised while these parasites live
in the trees and blight almost every
fruit.
In effective spraying something must
be used that can be sprayed very fine
ly and that will spread covering every
crack and nook of the tree and bark,
else all the scale will not be killed and
failure will result
There are several preparations for
this purpose. Lime and sulphur, and
soluble oils give good results; the oil
spreading best. TO be effective and
spread evenly and to all parts use II
gallons of water with one part of oil.
This will not injure the tree Apply
only when the bark of tree is abso.
lutely dry so that nothing can prevent
its spreading evenly.
Use the oil spray late in the fall or in
the spring before the buds have start
ed at all.
In the case of old trees heavily COW
cred with the scale the lime and sui
phur applied in the fall will most eff.
fectually kill the scale ii applied freely
Then in the early spring apply the oil
spray.
For safe summer spray use the self
boiling lime and sulphur mixture
brought out by the United States De
partment of Agriculture. There are
other summer sprays but there is dan
ger from their use which is not incur
red by using the above.
Seasons of abundant fungi require
three sprays. The first one as soon as
the blossoms fall, again in two weeks,
and the last some weeks later.
Cultivation.
Condition must determine the meth
cd of cultivation in an orchard. If pos
sible one can raise early maturing
crops between the rows. thus insuring
cultivation; ii this is done more fertil-
izer must be used to care for extra
drain on the soil.
Don't prune the roots in plowing
the roots are near the surface: place
fertilizers where they will reach the
fine roots which are at the end of the
trunk roots which are usually in old
trees more distant from the tree than
one supposes.
fnln fpg oil
The harrow will reach we'll under
trees and leaves fine mulch if well
| cross narrowed.
The orchard drinks far more water
than you imagine and ii can get it only
where its soil is kept fine so to form a
good mulch.
1t is a paying investment to water
the orchard in time of severe drouth.
If trees need water, pull the soil
away from around the roots, give each
tree pailful, and after it soaks in, re.
place the earth. No use to apply wa
ter to the surface of ground around the
tree; do it right, please.
Setting New Orchard.
Set trees forty by forty feet apart
filing In between il desired with small
fruit In this case corn and vegetables
can be raised between the rows. ther
ample sun will always be present. Sur
on soil and roots is vital This cultiya
tion of the crops will care for the tree;
also.
| In choosing varities be governed by
Iyour market. Boston fayors red apples
such as Baldwins. Williams Favorlte
| or Mcintosh Reds. New York uses al
most any winter apple or has marke
for the same. For export to England
a yellow or creamy apple is safe.
Set mostly standard winter apple
such as Greetings, Baldwns. AleXan
der Wealthy, King. etc. The marke
for early apples is soon overcrowdet
and price drops below profitable point
besides these early apples will no
keep any length of time.
Packing for Shipment.
Satisfied customers are your grea
est assets, so sort with utmost hoI
esty into three grades. Any attemr
to force imperfect fruit as perfects wi
result most dsastrously to you.
Pack little more neatly and a
tractively than others do. Ship just a
, agreed, BE distinctive in class b
! yourself when selling and you can a
ways get the top notch price and you
crop will be sold in advance
Your nearness to a good market wit
so low freight rates compared wit
western growers frees you from a
competition and besides these easter
markets are also clamoring for culls
price that will often make your cul
pay your entire expense OF harves
ing This advantage is not possessC
e by western growers.
r. From publication of Windsor Coun
n Y. NJ. c. A.