i:, I GYPSY AND P,1{<>WN-TAIL .MOTHS. [Jan. 



JfLV li, l!l<)7. 



All orchard of o'l apple "''''^ 1: ' '" - ' l ' ( '' '" height was sprayed 

 on tliis date in three hours' time, arsenale of lead lieinir used at the 

 rah- i't' 1'i pounds to l.")ll gallons oi' water. Two hand oiittits described 

 heloW \\ere used. 



Outfit. 



Two Morrill \ .Morley Kclipse pumps, mounted in barrel trucks and 

 each Mipplied with two lines ol' ' -j-inch hose connected wilh Ilordeaux 

 iio7/.les. \\erc used. A crew of i! men operated each piiinj). 



Coat. 



1 foreman. ' .lay. . . . S3 50 SI 31 



1 climh.-rs ;{ .lay. . 2 25 3 38 



_' men, : > .lay. . 2 00 1 50 



pounds arsenate of lead, ... . 12 3 18 



Total, . $9 37 



Average cost of treatment. l~i..'l cents per tree. 



\VAI.TIIA.M, .Tu.v (i. 1JMI7. 



.Miscellaneous spraying: 1 aloii-^ roadside. The work in this ca>e ( 

 quite liadly liroken up l).v reason of the frequent moving' of the spray- 

 in- outlit, hut is of interest because similar conditions are frequently 

 met with in all cities and towns. The iirst spraying was that of a 

 white oak .'!."> feet in heiuh! and a red oak ."> feet in height, near the 

 railroad station. The outlit was then moved ' s mile to treat a very 

 lar-c white oak .~>3 feet in hei^hl. One-half mile from this point 4 

 lame oaks .").") feet in heiyjif were s|irayed; and in the fourth locality. 

 ! | mile distant, 1" maple* avera'jinu ."ill feet in height \\ere also sprayeil. 

 All the trees were climbed, and 'J(K) gallons of spray. containiiiL; ar- 

 senate of lead at (lie rale of IS pounds to 100 gallons of water, were 



ii-ed during the half dav the outlit was under olser\ at ion. 







Outfit. 



The sprayiiiL: rii: '-moisted nf a -P ^ horse-power ( ^ds -asoline engine, 

 a double-acting pump and a :!.~>0-<_;alloii tank. Two lines .,f hose. 

 equipped wilh e\len*ioii rods and il-way \"erniorel no/./les. were used. 

 All the trees were climlied. 



Cost. 



\ engineer, '. .lay, SL> no si oo 



:'. dimlH-rs. ;. day, . . 2 (in 3 oo 



1 (cam an. I ilriv.T, I .lay, . .". 00 2 50 

 .un<l- ar-i-naii' of Ica.l. 12 1 ::2 



2 gallon- t;a-olinc, . -jo 4Q 

 I 111. nn-a-c ami \va~lr, 05 



'l''>lal. . 11 27 



rage cosi of treatment, f'"i cents per ire... 



