The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-06-06

| tOe TIC
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
/ Summer spraying of apples in ths
home orchard is particularly impor
tant this year with all food products
on 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 few fruit trees, and in many
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-
sidered by the uninitiated complex
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 high
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 it is neither difficult nor expen-
sive to spray the few trees on the
home place. Spray mixtures may be
so combined that Sc raj diseases and
insect pests are reached with the one
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-
ar, cankerworms and apple scab. Use
" gallons of lime-sulphur solution to
Zach SO gallons of water. Add to this
pounds of arsenate of lead paste. If
lpple aphids or apple red bugs are
much in evidence, add " pint Of 40
'er cent nicotine sulphate.
The second spray must be applied as
Don as the blossoms fall. 1t controls
be same diseases and insects as the
rst summer spray, and in addition,
he codling moth and leaf-spot. Use
he same mixture
This is the most important applica-
on for both the apple scab and the
odling moth, so that careful and
work must be done if scab-
zee and worthless apples are desired.
allure to do thorough spraying at
lis time for the codling moth cannot
2 remedied by future applications.
pply the spray with sufficient force to I
i've it into the ca1yx end of each !
tile apple.
For the third application use the t
me mixture three to four weeks after v
e blossoms fall, unless apple blotch S
Is been prevalent In former years. In f
e latter case, use Bordeaux mixture 0
-4-50 for1nula) not less than three r
aeks after the blossoms have fallen. c
his is the second treatment for cod II
lg moth and leaf-spot, and gives fur b
er protection against apple scab and 7
me insects. p
For the fourth spray use Bordeaux Ii
xture (3-4-5O) with arsenate Of lead te
ded, eight to nine weeks after the al
tails fall This controls the bitter "
!, and the arensical added gets the pl
,ond brood of the codling moth. II re
J bitter rot has been serious in for d.
r years this application should be er
vanced about one week. 70
N ordinary seasons, especially in the in
re northern apple growing sections,
If applications will be sufficient to 70
,tect the fruit from the various In
is and diseases mentioned. In the
trial states, where blotch and bitter L
are prevalent, two more applfca-
rs will be necessary for fall and /,
tier apples. In the case ~of summer III
lies only the first three applications e
necessary. /,
Two More Sprays.
I conditions make more spraying ]
essary to insure good fruit, apply ect
fth application two to three weeks
y the fourth. This Is the second 4
lication for bitter rot Use Bor- Civ
TX mixture. Since little extra ex- Lit
se comes from adding arsenate Of
!, this may be probably done ~
her insurance against late-appear- ar
larvae Of the codling moth. not
be Sixth spray 4 further treee- tnse