The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-28
SPRAYING PROBLEMS
OF COMING SEASON
tBy Leroy Chlldsl


Though it is several weeks before
spring spraying activities will be in
order, growers should nevertheless be
loking forward and makiag their plans
for the coming campaign in order to
satisfactorily cope with the many ir-
regularities that will have to be faced
on account of the disturbed economic
conditions.
Chief among these Irregularities,
and which will probably prove most
annoying to many of the orehardists,
will be that of available labor
Spraying, in order to be effective must
be attended to at very definite, we'll
defined perions or results measured in
degrees Of control will be very poor
accompanied by the wasting of much
valuable time and costly spray mater
ials. In the face of this labor scar
city, growers should take every pre-
caution in the arrangement of a work
able spraying scheme or outline before
the season arrives in order that no nn-
necessary delays occur when the time
arrives for operations to start. The
machines should all be overhauled and
lEbtctiy tOLltIi nOSt ItPihtcu Dy new,
new discs for the nozzles obtained in
fact get all of the machinery con
nected with the spraying work in read
mess while there is plenty Of time to
attend to it.
The apple growing sections have all
lost many men, men trained in the art
Of spraying, the loss of which can not
help but influence the aggregate re.
suits obtainable in pest control in the
different communities unless extra
precautions are taken. An expert rod
man is not made through intuition, nor
does he become proficient from obser-
vations or demonstrations. He be-
comes efficient and valuable through
actual experience and days of practice,
The novice must go through the spray
in-the-eye period he must learn how
to manipulate his rod against the vino
and above all he must be taught tC
leave nothing uncovered, for upon his
thoroughness, even in the form Of
oversight in IA single spray, hinges tn,
fruits of the seasons tedious work
What then should the orchardist,
dependent upon green, uutried help dol
In the first place before it is time t.
actually begin the spraying, conduct {
little school; take a little time off OF
discuss it with the help while attend
ing 10 other Iabors, but at any -ste trl
TO get them interested in the Why's
and Wherefores of spraying Tel
them of the codling moth, its life his
tory and behavior and why it is neees
sary to fill the ealyx cups with The
poison IN order to obtain best results
In the control of apple scab tell then
how the fungus lives over the winter
on the fallen leaves from which spores
are discharged over period of two t,
three months after the foliage come!
out in the spring How, in order tt
prevent infection and keep all part,
of the trees coated it is necessary t,
use lime-sulphur at intervals not t,
exceed 10 days from the time folag,
appears and that it is necessary t,
continue this practice until the sprng
rains, which favor spore termination
ceases.
Impress upon these men the fac
that apple scab fungus grows upor
both upper and under surfaces OF th
foliage as well as the fruit and tha
after infection once takes place il cal
not be destroyed; that it soon tegin