Show Operative Co-Operative Spraying Profits in Wisconsin Farmers are losing millions of dot dol dollars dollars lars yearly through h sm smell crops of fruit and Inferior fruit caused by lack ot of spraying and other says the Farm Fann Journal Tn in IG 16 counties of Wisconsin the problem Is la being solved by rings of or eight or ten firms with to 1 trees Each ring purchases a sprayer producing at least pounds pressure a tank hose etcA etcA etc etcA A reliable operator Is hired and trained and trees are given gien hen six sit each season In addition the trees are properly pruned and commercial nitrogen applied Results have been most aU tory tors Apples which formerly were vere sold with difficulty for 25 5 5 cents to 10 cents a n bushel now nov are arc In big demand at Sl-O Sl 51 ro to 0 a n bu bushel buhel hel Yields hate lIa been Increased to an average or of seven senn bu bushels hels per tree After paving paring all nil expenses profits have been increased to several hundred dollars per farm A sur surrey ev of rings In Racine county showed showe l thit all farms with over oer 48 43 8 trees mide sufficient net profits to pay all the farm taxes Cost of supplies h hive he e been reduced through operative co buying and prot prof profIts It its I Increased through eo co operable e selling |