The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-06-06

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuture.)
Summer spraying OF apples in the
home orchard Is particularly impor-
tant this year with all food products
on a rising market. Under the present
unusual conditions, when it is desirable
to save staple foods and reduce the
labor expended In producing foods,
special attention should be given to the
fruit already planted on practically
every farm and on many city lots, say
the experts Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
There are few farms that do. not
have a few fruit trees, and In many
cases the disable fruit does not pay
rent on the ground the trees occupy
not because the trees are barren nor
because they are of worthless varieties,
but through neglect of the owner to
spray
Spraying has been so often con-
and expensive operation that many
farmers have decided to trust in Provi-
dence for their fruit crop and leave
the growing Of worthless and disease
free fruit to the commercial fruit
grower. This not only deprives the
family of the necessary diet elements
found in fruit. but means paying nigh
prices for food to take the place of
the fruit that might easily be grown.
Spray materials and methods have
been so simplified in the last few years
that 1t Is neither difficult nor expen-
sive to spray the few trees on the
home place. Spray mixtures may be
so combined that several diseases and
insect pests are reached with the one
| application.
The summer applications are par
ticularly important where clean, sound
apples that will keep In storage for
winter use are desired.
Summer Spray Schedules.
The first summer spray should be
put on just before the blossoms open.
This is for the plum curculio, the bud
moth, case bearers, the tent caterpil-
lar, cankerworms and apple scab. Use
1h gallons OF lime-sulphur solution to
each so gallons of water. Add to this
pounds Of arsenate of lead paste. If
apple aphids or apple red bugs are
much in evidence. add " pint Of 40
| per cent nicotine sulphate.
The second spray must be applied as
soon as the blossoms fall. 1t controls
the same diseases and insects as the
| first summer spray, and in addition
the codling moth and leaf-spot. Use
| the same mixture.
This is the most important appica
ton for both the apple scab and the
cooling moth, so that careful ano
thorough work must be done If scab
free and worthless apples are desired
Failure to do thorough spraying a
this time for the cooling moth canno
be remedied by future applications
Apply the spray with sufficient force t.
drive it into the calyx end of eacf
little apple.
For the third application use thu
same mixture three to four weeks aftel
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has been prevalent in former years. II
the latter case, use Bordeaux mixture
(3-4-5O formula) not less than three
weeks after the blossoms have fallen
This Is the second treatment for cod
ling moth and leaf-spot and gives fur
Their protection against apple scab ant
some insects.
For the fourth spray use Bordeaux
mixture (3-4-5O) with arsenate of Leaf
added, eight to nine weeks after tn
petals fall. This controls the bite
rot, and the arensical added gets tn
second brood of the codling moth. /
the bitter rot has been serious In for
mer years this application should b
advanced about one week.
In ordinary seasons, especially in tn
more northern apple-growing sections
four applications will be sufficient t
protect the fruit from the various ir
sects and diseases mentioned. In TN
central states, where blotch and bite
rot are prevalent, two more applies
tions will be necessary for fall an
winter apples. In the ease of summe
apples only the first three application
are necessary.
Two More Sprays.
If conditions make more sprayin
necessary to insure good fruit, appl
fifth application two to three weei
after the fourth. This is the secon
application for bitter rot. Use 30
deaux mixture. Since little extra e.
pense comes from adding arsenate
lead, this may be profitably done
further insurance against late-appea
ing larvae of the cddling moth.
The sixth spray Is a further trea