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Show THE SUMMARY OF SPRAYING Spraying for tho codling moth, as formerly practiced, was very Indefinite Indefin-ite In mothod and still moro Indefinite Indefin-ite in results. Ono man might obtain very good lesults, but would not be able to tell just why lie had obtained obtain-ed them, or bo suro thnt he could o so another year. As tho result of yours of Investigation, ft definite method of spraying lias been worked out, which will give dofiulto results, and which can bo predicted befoio-hand. befoio-hand. Tho results may vary In different differ-ent orchnrds.depcndlng upon tho number num-ber of worms tho orchnrdlst has to meet, but n continued application of this method will within a fow years bring any commercial orchard Into good condition. Tho secrets of success with this method arc tho application of a driving driv-ing spray In tho right tlmo and tho right wny. The equipment Is slmploj nny pump thnt will furnish a pressure pres-sure of ICO pounds or over, preferably preferab-ly 200, If you havo a power outfit 2r feet of good hose, an extension pole and a driving spray nozzlo. With this outfit, tho orchnrdlst from tho top of a tower can spray down Into ovey Blnglo blossom on tho tree, turning his polo bo ns to spray on tho sides and up undornoath until overy single snlyx cup on overy tree In tho orchard has had tho poison driven straight Into Its lowest cavity. Eastern orchardlsts nnd mnny western ones have failed to got tho results bfcauso they havo not hnd prcssuro enough to drive tho spray to tho placo where tho worm goes In tho bottom of the calyx cup. Many havo also failed to use enough liquid and some lnvo used too llttlo poison. Tho weiteri' orchardlsts uso two-thirds two-thirds ns many gallons of liquid ns they oxpect bushels of apples per tree, nnd such spraying as this costs from 2 to 4 cents per bushel. l.aBt year, somo very wormy orchards orch-ards were sprayed In mnny cases there would bo four or more worms to an apple and yet somo of tho highest high-est records that "have over been made wcro obtained. Over 99 per cent of all tho worms that went In the bloB-som bloB-som and of tho apples wcro killed." |
