188 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Second spraying — 



Lime and sulphur, 44 



gallons, at $0.14 6.16 



Lead arsenate, 105 lbs. 



at $0.08 8.40 



14.56 .988 .028 .007 



Third spraying — 



Lime and sulphur, 52.5 



gallons, at $0.14 7.35 



Lead arsenate, 126 lbs. 



at $0.08 10.08 



17.43 1.182 .033 .008 



Fourth spraying — 



Lime and sulphur, 35 



gallons, at $0.14 4.90 



Lead arsenate, 146.75 



lbs., at $0.08.. n.74 



16.64 1.129 .031 .008 



Barrels, 2,104, at $0.421 885.78 60.095 1.681 .421 



Total for season $966.57 $65,574 $1,834 $0,459 



(1) Undiluted Homemade solution: 36 pounds of lime, 80 pounds 

 of sulphur, and 50 gallons of water. The cost of labor is included. 

 Rate of dilution, 1 gallon of lime and sulphur solution to 7 gallons of 

 water. 



(2) Undiluted commercial lime and sulphur; rate of dilution, 1 

 gallon of lime and sulphur solution to 10 gallons of water. 



(3) Items of seed cost: Clover, 180 pounds, at 16 cents; oats, 22 

 bushels, at 40 cents; turnips, 7.5 pounds, at 25 cents. 



Apple Growers Should Have Other Scources of Farm Income. 



The cost of growing apples is lessened by growing them in con- 

 nection with other farm crops and utilizing the man and horse labor 

 on these other crops when they are not needed in the orchard. The 

 experiences of the best apple growers in old apple producing regions 

 mdicate that proper management of a well diversified farm is as im- 

 portant a factor in profitable apple raising as the use of different cul- 

 tural methods, reduction of packing cost, or e\ en cheaper wages for 

 help. 



The farm in question consists of 122 acres. Fifty per cent of this 

 area is devoted to general crops other than fruit, and of the 39 acres 

 devoted to fruit only about 15 are used for apple raising. Enough 

 hay, oats, and corn are raised on the farm for feed. Potatoes are 

 raised, but only for home use. Wheat and beans, as well as the fruit, 

 are cash crops. Each year 20 or 30 sheep are kept and pastured dur- 

 ing the summer. Lambs are raised and fattened during the early 



