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Show Peach Growers Advised to Spray During Fall Peach :leaf curl has been quite destructive de-structive In some localities. The trees :have been defoliated wholly or partially In numerous orchards, and the prospects pros-pects for next year'-s crop greatly lessened. less-ened. Unless the trees are sprayed when the buds are dormant, the application of -spray material is ineffective. Last spring growers were delayed with their spraying until after the buds had started, and as a result 'they suffered severely from the curl. In order to overcome the disadvantage disadvan-tage of unfavorable weather In spring spraying the spraying experts are advising ad-vising every peach grower to spray his peach orchard in the fall after the leaves have dropped and the wood has hardened. The following mixtures are recommended by New York state fruit experts : Concentrated lime and sul-. phur 32 degrees Baume diluted 1-15. If San Jose scale is present, lime and sulphur should be used at the rate of 1-8. - Copper sulphate Is very effective for the control of peach leaf curl when used at the rate of 2 pounds to 50 gal-Ions, gal-Ions, but it does not control scale. It is necessary that the application be as thorough as a careful sprayer can make It, so that every bud Is covered. |