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stimulated the setting out of these varieties of fruits. The 

 loganberry is a heavy producer in this section, and the fruit 

 dried has found an appreciative market, so that today all the 

 loganberries that will be handled this year through the local 

 fruit union of Marion County have been sold. The logan- 

 berry may be a great blessing to us, since it comes into bear- 

 ing so soon and will probably stimulate the planting of 

 smaller fruits, which give labor to a large number of people 

 and bring in excellent returns per acre. 



The spraying of the orchards is becoming much more gen- 

 eral, but the problem of spraying is still one for study. The 

 lime and sulphur spray has been very effective in eradicating 

 the San Jose scale, and it is now being used with very good 

 results in combating the scab on the apples and pears. Most 

 excellent results have been obtained from spraying apples 

 and pears in the spring of the year for scab, three applica- 

 tions being used — one as late as you can before the petals 

 open, the second as soon as you can after the petals fall, and 

 the third from ten days to two weeks from the time of the 

 second application. Various strengths of this spray have 

 been used. We have had very excellent results in using the 

 strength of one to thirty. 



The Bordeaux spray appears to give the best results in 

 treating for anthracnose. The early fall rains during the past 

 few years have favored the spread of this fungus trouble 

 before the spray could be applied. Some orchards have been 

 sprayed with Bordeaux spray while the fruit was still on the 

 trees with no ill effects to the fruits and with very good results 

 as to the control of the disease. Where the spray has been 

 applied while the apples are still on the trees it has been 

 necessary to wipe the fruit with cloths which has added some- 

 what to the expense of the harvest. If any orchard is seriously 

 infected with anthracnose it is far better to spray just after 

 the first rains have commenced in the fall of the year, even 

 if the fruit is still on the trees, and then to follow it up with 

 the second spray in October or November. 



The bud moth made an appearance one spring and did con- 

 siderable damage to the pear and prune crops, but by adding 

 two pounds of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of lime and sul- 

 phur spray in making the first application of the spray for 

 scab this pest has been completely controlled. 



We are glad to say that many of the troubles incident to 

 fruit-raising have been controlled, and the profits arising from 

 scientific care of orchards are rapidly making the fruit- 

 growers independent. 



Ciias. A. Park, 

 Commissioner of Second Distjict. 



