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Show CALYX SPRAY : RECOMMENDED1 By far the most important of nil , the spray applications is the Calyx Spray. This application should' 1p made in every orchard just after ' the blossoms drop and completed before the calyx lobes close. It has been proved that from 75 to 90 per cent of the first brood worms seek (he calyx end of the pyplc for entrance. en-trance. The object of the calyx spray is to deposit in the calyx cup a quantity quan-tity otpoistVh sufficient to kill all the larvae that endeavor later to enter the apple through the calyx end. The calyx cup is opened at the time the petals drop but is closed about a week later, after which it will be too late to force the poison into the cavity. No subsequent spray can be of much value in preventing pre-venting calxy worms, hence the great importance of this application. applica-tion. Apple and pear blossoms have an upward direction which is reversed as the fruit gains in weight. The spray must have a downward direction direc-tion to get the best results in filling the upward pointing calyx cups. To accomplish this, the operator must cither stand on the tank or especial-ly especial-ly erected, tower, or else use a long rod, with an fjnglc nozzle attachment attach-ment to give the desired direction to the spray. A rather coarse driving driv-ing spray will give the best results, with ap ressuve of near 200 pounds. It will drive through I lie anthers much better than a mist from a fine nozzle. It is highly important to spray throughly against the first breed worms so as to reduce their number to a minimum since this brood is (he progenitors of (he latter generations. genera-tions. Arsenate of lead at the rate of to 4 pounds to the 100 gallons of water with l- pound of casein spread, is the standard recommendation. recommen-dation. The time for the first cover spray is being determined by men districted throughout tlie county who are checking on the emergence of the molh. The time for the first cover spray will be announced later, both through these columns and by personal letters. |