The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-20
SPECIAL WIRE SERVICE
FOR APPLE GROWERS
viii Aid in Spraying Operations and
Reduce to Some Extent Loss
From Early Freezes

! Apple growers III Vermont are W
have special wire service from me
United States Weather Bureau next
wear to aid in spra wing operations ana
to reduce as far as possible the loss
from early freezes. Special kilograms
will be sent to the various apple-groW
ing districts giving warning OF the
coming rains and heavy frosts, ac-
cording to plans which are being per-
fected by f. e. Hartwell, in charge OF
the local office OF the weather bureau.
| These special warnings may be recely
ed by the growers having the necess-
airy equipment from the wireless sta.
ton at the University Of Vermont, II
contemplated plans materialize. TINS
service was brought about as a result
of resolutions passed by the Vermont
Horticultural Society al its recent
meeting at Rutland asking for better
service TO apple growers and citing
the damage to the crop by the cold
wave OF October II and IS, OF which
the growers had not been notified IN
vestgation discloBes that the wave
was predicted by tho weather bureau
and notices Of II sent in the usual
manner lIiiON6n wv pi'2Hi ~ N'' W.
and by bulletins but the growers
were not organized TO disseminate
this information among themselves as
rapidly as desired.
! II is planned TO send kilograms,
warning Of the approach of rain
storms between April 20 and June /,
/ also of the approach of freezing wealth
! or In the fall. to number Of the lead
Ing apple growers in various parts OF
the State, who. in turn, viii send out
I the information to their neighbors
The report Of Charles +. Marvin,
chief OF the weather bureau, for the
year ending June 80. 1922, says rela-
| tive TO the orchard spraying service:
The special forecast service in con
nection with the orchard spraying
activities in the apple.growing sec.
/ tons in the northern part OF New
I York was continued during the past
season, and similar work TO limited
extent was conducted in localities in
/ Pennsylvania. West Virginia. and Vir-
glnia. The forecasts for the New
York areas were distributed in prev
ions seasons from the Weather Bur
eau office at Rochester but during
the past season this work was conduct
ed from Ithaca. where closer co-opera-
ton with the State Extension Serv-
Ice and the county agents was obtain
able. This arrangement proved more
satisfactory and effective work was
accomplished.
Damage from frost is not serious
menace 10 apple growing in northern
New York. Serious loss from this
cause occurs on an average less than
once in 10 years. Scram, fungous
disease. Is the worst enemy. 1t re.
mains dormant so long az the wealth
er IL dry. The spores come into &C
tiylty when moisteneG and, unless
killed by Surveying, trees may become
infected within "a hours. The prob
ZEN is to apply the spray just before
a rain because when the rains occur
che fungi begin 20 grow and are killed
By the poison In the spray. If the
spray Is applied and rains do not oc'
cur within about three days thereafter
the effect OF the poison Is minimiZed
or lost entirely. There are about
1000 commercial apple growers In
seven counties In New York who are
equipped for spraying At least three
applications are necessary each sea
son. II is estimated that the total
cost OF appletree spraying for one
season in the seven counties is about
$780, 900 Therefore. accurate and
timely forecasts of the occurrence OF
rains in the spraying season are Of
treat Importance to the growers IN
determining when the spray shall be
applied. and the responsibility placed
IN the Weather Bureau in giving cor
rect information is apparent II the
,orecaster fails to predict . rain ant
pray is not applied the trees become
rremediably affected; If rain is pre-
licted and spray Is applied but tn.
aims fail 10 come the effect of thC
spray is lost entirely. or considerably
'educcd. and heavy loss results"