88 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Spray Outfits. 



1. Have a brass lined pump. (It does not corrode as 



much.) 



2. Have a good agitator. (The spray will be uniform.) 



3. Have nozzles that do not clog readily and do not catch in 

 the foliage. 



4. Have a good sized air chamber, so as to allow even 

 pressure. 



5. Use a strainer and have a good one. 



6. Have good hose, long enough to work easily : have long 

 couplings. 



7. Bamboo extension rods are cleaner and lighter to handle. 



8. Use a Beaume hydrometer with lime-sulphur. 

 Points In Spraying. 



I- Don't hurry. 



2. Be thorough. 



3. Get there ahead of the pest. 



4. Clean out the barrel thoroughly when through using. 



5. Keep a business account and know how much spraying 

 IS costing you." 



CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM DEMONSTRATIONS THIS SPRING. 



In this work the total number of meetings 



Total number of spraying demonstrations 



Total attendance 



Average attendance 



Total number of trees sprayed 



Average number of gallons per tree, dormant spray 



Average cost of lime-sulphur for dormant spray (dilution 1-11) per tree. 



Maximum cost of lime-sulphur for dormant spray 



Minimum cost of lime-sulphur for dormant spray 



Average cost of lime-sulphur for the Bud moth spray 



Average cost arsenate of lead 



Average cost of the combination of lime-sulphur with lead 



Average cost of Pyrox for the same work 



32 

 27 

 837 

 26 

 965 

 1.8 

 2.8c. 

 4.7c. 

 2c. 

 1.3c. 

 .43c. 

 1.7c. 

 2.2c. 



The largest meeting was at Buckfield, in the orchard of N. E. 

 Morrill; the attendance was seventy. 



In regard to this Bud moth spray, it should be stated that 

 only about 200 trees were sprayed, so that the averages given 

 here are not large enough to be of great ])ractical value, but 

 it does show the difference in expense for the early Bud moth 

 spray between lime-sulphur and lead and. Pyrox. 



