The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-18

effort and reSponslplnIy-
"The agricultural problem must be
settled on a basis Of business rather
than sentiment
The proceeding paragraphs are TAX
en- from an article prepared by the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
under the title of Agriculture and the
New Day.
To receive these remunerations the
farmer must stand by his organiza-
ton which is now strong enough to
have some power in Legislation, and
which has grain marketing commit
tee of seventeen, working on the enor-
nous task Of studying the marketing
of farm crops and of presenting a
feasible plan of securing for the
farmers the increase for their pro-
ducts due them at no additional cost
to the consumer.
Spraying of Apples
That spraying apple trees pays, is
no longer doubted by the commercial
fruit grower. Spraying is mighty
cheap insurance. However, many peo-
pie who have a small orchard and who
have little or no experience with
spraying, hear about the different
sprays and time of application and do
not get it clear in their minds just
when to spray and what to use.
The dormant, or San Jose scale
spray, is applied after leaves drop in
the fall, during warm days in winter,
in spring as leaf buds open, or it may
be delayed until the cluster buds sep
arate and show pink and eliminate
cluster bud or first summer spray.
Lime sulphur, 6 or Z gallons to so gal
Ions of water is used. 1t is unneces-
sary to use this spray unless scale is
present.
The first summer, or cluster-bud'
spray, is applied when the cluster
buds are separating and the pink col
or of buds appear, but before the
blossoms open. Generally this spray
must be made within a period of to
days. Lime-sulphur / IL gallons,
and arsenate of lead paste 2 to 4
pounds, or to pounds of lead ar
senate powder is used. If plant lice
are present, 1-2 pint of nicotine sui
phate should be added to so gallons
Of the mixture. s
The second summer, or calyx spray,
should be applied when petals or
blooms are two-thirds off and should
be finished before the blossom ends
close. For best results, spray must
be made within or 5 days. This
spray should not be applied while
trees are in full bloom as the spray
will kill honey bees and prevent a sat
isfactory set of fruit.
Lime-sulphur 1 1-2 gallons, and ar
senate of lead, paste pounds, or pow
der pound to so gallons of water
should be used. If plant lice are abun-
dant, one-half pint of nicotine sui
phate to so gallons of spray mix
ture should be used.
The third summer or curculio, and
first blotch spray should be applied
within IA to 20 days after calyx-cup
spray. If curculio injury is severe,
this spray should be applied earlier,
or within 7 to 10 days after calyx-
cup spray.
Lime-sulphur / IA gallons, and ar
senate of lead, paste 2 pounds or pow
der pound, to so gallons of water
should be used. If apple blotch is Sc
we're, use bordeaux (3-4-50) and ar
senate of lead instead of lime-sulphurD
The fourth summer spray should
be applied five or six weeks after the
ealyx-cup spray, or if curculio spray
is made within to 10 days after
calyx spray, the fourth summer
spray should be applied two or three
weeks later.
Lime-sulphur / Ia gallons and ar
senate of lead, paste 2 pounds, or pow
der / pound, to so gallons of water
should be used. If apple blotch is Sc
we're, bordeaux (3-4-50) should be used
instead of lime-sulphur.
The fifth summer spray should be
applied three or four weeks after the
fourth summer spray, or eight or ter
weeks after the calyx-cup spray
Lime-sulphur Ia gallons, and arse
nate Of lead, paste pounds, or pow.
der / pound, to 80 gallons of water
should be used. If apple blotch oil
bitter rot is serious, bordeaux (8-4
50) and arsenate Of lead, instead o.
lime-sulphur, should be used
4 Lime-sulphur as referred to in th'
preceding, means the commercial so
luton testing 33 Baume. Bordeaux
has reference to bordeaux mixtur'
made according to tie $3.50 formula
Il 6 pounds bluestone, 4 pounds quicl
lime, to so gallons of water). NJ
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