The Springdale news., 1919-01-03

 seasons prospects and omitted some 7f the usual spray applications. As . result the codling moth increased greatly last year and greater num- her Han usual went into winter quar- ters.
 The bad situation was made worse E some orchards by faulty spraying, ia sp5ta of honest effort to control tae pest An instance of this was call el ta .he attention of the writers by a peculiar infestation in an orchard whea the 'seeand brood" was at it's height. In this orchard were some xery tan cid trees and some younger medium sized ones The tall trees were heavily infested while the me dium sized trees were comparatively free. Our eo-worker Mr Pierce in- spectea thls orchard and found that while the fruit of the medium sized trees was well covered with spray that the tops of the til ones had been missed altogether. Thus an infesta- ton vas harbored in the unsprayed portions ef the trees which with the next brood spread over the whole or chard
 i more frequent source of holding oyer iHfestatien in orchards where spraying was timely and where ap- parently nearly perfect applications made, was failure to cover fruit on the inside of the tree The result was that while the larger part of the frait appeared to be in good condi tion until midsummer heavy losses eventually resulted due to the near ness of the infestation
 Of course there are orchards in ehich compromises in regard to the spraying schedule and methods of ap- u1ication were attempted but these reea na discussion here.
 L is not possible to say that spray 1 .=g f5r the eodling moth was any r5arer this year than in seasons past i ia fact a more serious effort was faa by many of the growers. But the shortage of labor due to the war
 aIs effective work more difficult sa.l- the high cost of insecticides and IraYiag machinery addel to the dif- iea.ties of the problem.
 Perhaps the most important lesson
 ne present year Is that We cannot asa Ha on too short spray schedule if taaHe Is a natural heavy infesta- lon h an orchard. sprays must be ap- I r4et for each brood as t appears and H5s jast for the first two broods
 It is evident also that everything must he done to insure thorough spray applications Anything less is certain to bring unsatisfactory re sal.s and is apt to be total waste of materials and effort. The most ire Felt source Of trouble in this lire is the failure to spray some part of the tee usually the inside It is not safe i f5 assume that because sptayine is ] anf areatly well done that such is the case. The best way to be sure of tho ough spraying is 70 climb into the middle of the tree and see if the apples there are we'll covered Also the hired help should be encouraged to inspect there work often.
 What about next season?
 From this years indications it seems safe to conclude that the cod liae moth may be controlled by all who take proper measures to dc so. However. II is reasonable to expect that 1T season following so heavy an infestation as that of the pre- sent year, shere will be an unusually heavy "broods to begin the season. Even ! if the season is one only modera teiy favorable for codling moth develop Eea- | vIil require a special effort on the part Of most growers to cor .rot it On the other hand, the end- ine of the war should bring some re let by bettering labor condition
 a1lty spraying Is seldom due te inability to do good work but usually beaause those doing It do not realize the. thorough work has not been done TEis can most easily be remedicd by frequent and careful inspection of 5ns ossn work throughout the sea. seH. While perfect work may b. im- po sible. | should always be borne in mad that the degree of successs from spaylHg operations depends upon hos nearly one can approach perfect ioe In some orchards heavier prun- ing and topping back If tall trees @epld make thorough work much easier
 The number of broods and the time