South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-22
NOW IS THE TIME
TO SWAT ENEMIES
OF FRUIT TREES
With Frost Dangers About
Passed, the Fight on Insects
Should Start.

aphids fruit flies, scale insects and
[ i'm face. all insects that mar the
beauty and quality OF fruit.
In the matter Of applying spray
the old adage Of an ounce OF pre-
vention certainly fits the case.
An early spray. provided the pro-
per kind Of materials are used is
most urgently advised II we hope
TO have good fruit and plenty OF 1t.
The following is said to be one
OF the best spray schedules for this
section OF the country. 1t is re-
commended for plums and cherries
by Purdue university and has the
endorsement OF the County Agri-
cultural Agent r. c. Bird
First Summer Spray:-Applied
+ just as the leaf buds burst In the
spring. for the. curculia. using one
pound OF powdered or two pounds
OF Taste arsenate OF lead and two
pounds Of hydrated lime to so gal
Ions Of water. If aphids are present
at the time OF any application, add
one-ha1f pint Of nicotine-sulfate to
every so gallons of solution.
Second Summer Spray:@Applied
Just after the petals fall for brown
rot. powdered mildew. leaf spot and
cudclio, using concentrated lime
sulfur CD diluted one 10 fifty and
one pound Of powdered or two
rounds Of paste arsenate Of lead and
two pounds of lime.
Third Summer Spray:-The same
as above, applied when the fruit is
Additional APPLICATIONS of fun
gicide at intervals Of two weeks will
I be necessary in many cases to con-
troll brown-rot on the plum
/ Cherries should have an addition
al spray after the fruit is picked to
control the leaf spot effectually.
For apples the following is recon-
mended:
For Summer Spray:-Important
/ for the control of Scab. Curculio. ar
4 hides. Canker Worm. Etc Ma
/ terials used-Concentrated line sui
/ fur testing one degree Baume, which
/ ordinarily means one gallon to 40
gallons of water and one and one
half pound of powdered or three
pounds of arsenate Of lead to every
I so gallons of dilute lime-sulfur
| The recommendation of arsenate Of
lead has been increased due to the
great prevalence of curculio. When
/ apple aphides are present add one
/ half pint of 40 percent nicotine sui
/ fate solution to every so gallons OF
combined lime sulfur and arsenate
Of lead.
Apply just after the leaf buds.
but before the blossom opens. Spray
the twig ends carefully so as to
strike the newly Matched arhide on
the young unfolding buds
! Second Summer Spray:-Applied
| primarily as a control for the Cod
ling Moth. Materials used-Same
as first summer spray. Apply just
/ after the petals fall. before calyx
lObes have closed over the calyx
! tubes.
] This is the most important spray
| for the control Of cooling moth and
! should be applied just as soon after
/ the petals fall as possible When
| a large orchard is to be sprayed il
IS often better not 10 wait until ell
petals have fallen though spraying
in full bloom is never advisa BILE. At
| this time a maximum amount OF
! poison can be forced into the calyx
cup. If aphides are still present
nicotine may be added as suggested
for the first summer spray.
Further information pertaining to
( fruit trees. their care and cultiva
ton can be obtained by calling at
the county agricultural agents office
IN the basement of the court house.
This concern is now organized on
/ approved lines and is doing more
/ than SIS, 100000 worth of business
each month which makes ii one of
the largest cooperative marketing
concerns in the country. and its sue
I cess depends upon efficienct manage
ment
In Dairy Sections.
The milk business. as carried on in
years gone by is good example; the
farmer bought his farm. stocked it
and equipped it with tools and ma
+ chainery: he carried the overhead
, and depreciation. planted and Guilt
/ waited the crops. harvested them and
/ then fed them 10 the cows. he milk
/ ed the cows. cooled the milk and de-
/ livered il TO the station; the distribu-
\ tor took It from the platform and
/ put il on the consumers doorstep.
and for these services the farmer got
one third the retail price and the
1 distributor two-thirds. and they say
/ the farmer is not efficient
The cooperative marketing idea
/ has spread TO the fruit sections OF
this state and is resulting in many
improvements in packing. grading
and shipping. and the cooperative
brand IS becoming known for relia
( bility and quality.
Forty Million Pounds Handled.
Wool pools have been formed in
is states and 40 900. 900 pounds OF
wool were handled last year and is
about all sold. The producer has
been educated 20 better grading and
the wool IS shipped straight from the
warehouse TO the textile mill. elm
mating two or three middlemen and
additional handling OF freight.
The grain growers are organizing
so are the live stock. sugar beet and
many other industries.
The cooperative idea Is abroad in
the land and we should get an idea
OF what the promoters have in mind
and what we may reasonable expect
10 accomplish.
BY no means the least OF these &,
the education OF the farmer and IN,
making OF a better business man and
citizen Of him Wherever these co.
operative associations are in sue
cessful operation 81 means increased