Show THOME T 41 l r- r rHOME HOME ORCHARD CHARD IS SADLY NEGLECTED For For- every c apple tree bearing n a good crop It Is safe to to say that more than thun thana I a thousand have been planted and al allowed al- al lowed to die because of ot diseases and neglect It Is estimated by Dr U. U W. W Anderson associate chief of ot leal teal pathology at ut the college of agriculture agri culture University of ot Illinois If It any out of ot the thousand do survive the tile diseases they are nil allowed owed to become lecome a menace to neighboring commercial Orchards orchards or- or or orchards which are cared for tor properly he said Better by far that all oil home orchards should be Le destroyed than thon that they should be allowed to breed diseases and Insects to latest Infest commercial commer commer- cial orchards which represent the he Investment In In- vestment of fortunes he believes belIe All of at our common fruits suffer x each 1 year from numerous diseases These are due to a 0 variety of causes such StIck as ns fungi bacteria and weather eathel and soil soli conditions In som some years such Such Such-as as ns the the p past st when dry weather I prevails pre during the spring antI ant early summer th the diseases are few I In a a. year of normal rainfall or oi an nn ex e rainfall In the spring months fruit crops that are not carefully protected pro prod b by sprays are a total ot 1 failure on account of the numerous diseases Spraying Is usually effective eln In Controlling controlling con con- trolling diseases but some of ot i the le bacterial hac bac term diseases such as aa fire blight of ot apple a anti and d p pear aJ have never ne been bee su successfully sue suc controlled Spraying however however however how how- ever unless properly done Is Js of little value and rind under any any condition Is expensive ex ex- pensive To those thosa having small farm orchards the cost of spray spra apparatus I and the time required to make the applications applications ap op render this method of or control con con- Ire highly impractical Farmers an and city dwellers with small plantings have realized this as ns evidenced by th the neglected orchards and ond small fruit plantations observed in every section of the state Roadside marketing however has made It possible for those who havethe have I the advantage of such markets to grow v small plantations of ot trees and other fruits and ond make them pay Since spraying operations are costly these growers vers should make ever every effort to reduce their expenses ses by proper proper- at attention atten en tion to other factors which will wUl reduce the amount t of ot injury When the time comes to spray study the problem of the fhe type of ot spray apparatus which will be e needed not only when the orchard I is r young but several years after atter it Jt comes Into bear- bear Ing Buy Buy- only the best type of ot spray apparatus On this point you jou ou should shoud consult your experiment station ex et- Know what you are spraying spraying- for and study the tho varieties Much expense ex cx- pense can be saved sa In this tIlls way for tor It will be found that certain of ot f the vane varie- er scab or blotch or mildew Some plan of of- operation co with ith Ih other growers In inthe n the neighborhood hood can cun often be put into effect so that a aspray Ii spray ring in c be formed and much better apparatus can be purchase This problem should be carefully stud stud- led led since spray rings have not proved successful in many cases due to lack hick of ot efficient organization I New spray materials recommended by the manufacturers should never ne be I tried without first consulting the experiment experiment ex ex- station Man Many of these are orp not only more expensive but are ore less efficient than well known and J trie preparations |