Iron County Record | 1926-08-20 | Page 3 | Spray Cherry Trees for Control of Leaf Spot

I Spray Cherry Trees for Control of Leaf Spot The he fight against cherry leaf spot i has tins only oily begun beun when the growers fin Uh ih the application of summer strength concentrated sulphur lime Immediate Immediately ly Iy after afler harvest hor states A. A Freeman Mason extension specialist specialist- In fruit growing at the New Net Jersey College Collete ol of Agriculture New Brunswick At least two additional sprays must be he applied at Intervals of two weeks If the dIsease disease dis dIs- ease Is to be kept In check Cherry leaf spot Is one of the most serious diseases attacking the sour cherry Small brown spots pots appear on the leaves In midsummer These leaves ts soon turn yellow and fall off on occasionally resulting In 10 practically complete defoliation by the middle of ot August The presence of large healthy green leaves Is essential to o the production lon of ot fruit buds for successive e crops The defoliation of the cherry tree weakens the time tree and makes malles It less able uble and less likely to set fruit on succeeding years The application of three successive successive suc suc- sprays of concentrated lime lime- sulphur diluted one part to fifty parts of water at nt Intervals als of two weeks starting Immediately after harvest will control leaf spot and anil will trill enable the tree to retaIn Its foliage until October