Show PRUNING IN APPLE ORCHARDS I 1 blighted parts should be cut out as completely as possible good disinfectant given in pruning the apple orchard blighted parts ought to be cut out as ag completely as possible old dried light blight cankers bankers on the main limbs or trunks ought to be scraped smooth an area back to a ring ot of healthy healt liy wood cleaned off and the wound dis infected find and painted A good disinfectant Is mercuric chloride tablets dissolved la ia water to the strength of one ona part to 1000 this can be applied with a prush rush to each wound that Is cleaned alf if and then the wound can be painted rith ith common white lead and oil paint |