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Show STAHT SPRAYING, INSPECTOR SAYS Normal Crop Expected if Precautions Pre-cautions Taken, Pettegrew Asserts Work In the fruit orchards, including includ-ing pruning and spraying of trees should begin at once, according to C B, Pettegrew, county crop and post Inspector, In-spector, who today sent a message to th fruit growers of the county "Tree. In the orchards aro very heavily loaded with fruit buls this .spring," Mr. Pettegrew said, "and pros pe ts are hrlght for a normal crop of fruit for the coming season. Thorough pruning and spraying should be Started Start-ed Immediately by the growers In order or-der that bounteous crops may bo assured." as-sured." "All peach, apple, apricot, pear, prtlhe and plum trees should have a thorough spraying of lime and sulphur sul-phur (commercial solution of 8 to 1) whilo trees are in the dormnnt period. Good fruit always demand a good price, while poor fruit Is usually a drag on the mnrket." on |