Show SPRAYING IS NOW NECESSARY whether fruit Is raised for home use Us or for market spraying will insure best results there may have been a time when fruit could be successfully grown without spraying there was little commercial demand for fruit years ago farmers orchards were planted exclusively tor for home use and if much of the fruit was wormy and fell from the trees for tile the hogs there was little complaint but these days the former farmer himself expects good fruit and he Is not satisfied with fruit of an inferior quality furthermore he wants to sell the surplus for there Is CL a demand for it that spraying is now a necessity for successful fruit growing no well informed will question whether fruits are raised tor for home use anly or for market spraying will be insurance for best results if in char ch dlug preparations should be made early for winter spraying the spores of disease may be destroyed when the trees are dormant by using strong concentrated concentrate 1 I sprays in this way t the he danger of diseases may be considerably reduced among the fruit tree diseases with which peach growers had to coti contend tend this year was peach tree leaf curl this disease was more common t than ban general this year and a special effort should he be made to control it next year it Is not very hard to control provided spraying be lone done in time tile the solution best suited for dormant spraying is is lime sulphur A strong solution can be used in winter and there are many more chances of destroying the spores of the diseases |