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Cost of material, |4.35. Results, good. 



General results: No russettiug of fruit. Only progressive im- 

 provement to be gained by further work. 

 Orchard meeting held September 9, 1908. 

 Tt is reconiniended that the work be carried through 1909. 



Bucks County. 



Orchard at National Farm School, Farm School, Pa. 



Demonstrator, E. L. Loux. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 35 apple, 50 peach, and 2 plum. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Apples, high, fairly 

 open and healthy. Some previously pruned too open, and left with 

 stumps. In sod. San Jos6 Scale, Scurfy Scale and canker present. 



Pruning Demonstration given March 11th and April 2nd, with 

 supplementary spraying March 12. 



Length of time: demonstrator, 25 hours, with help of boys, 50 

 hours. 



Attendance at Demonstrations, 90, with an attendance of 50 at 

 the evening meeting. 



San Jos6 Scale Spraving Demonstration given March 18th and 

 19th, and April 2nd. 



Attendance, 70. 



Length of time: demonstrator, 8 hours, laborer 20 hours. 



Materials used: Home-made Lime-sulfur wash. Cost about |2.50. 

 With good results. 



Sprayings for Codling Moth and plant diseases given May 14, 

 and June 9. Supplementarv suravings given May 18th and August 

 20th. 



Attendance, 15. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 15 hours, laborer, 45 hours. 



Results, good. Orchard meeting September 25th, 1908. 



General results: Scale controlled; 85 per cent, of fruit free of cod- 

 ling moth injury. Management well pleased with general good re- 

 sults. Some persons present at first spraying demonstration bought 

 sprayers. Quite a favorable interest has been aroused. 



It is recommended that the work be carried through 1909. Spray 

 more thoroughly for Codling Moth, and give further cultivation to 

 the apple orchard and fertilization to the peach orchard. Continued, 

 1909. 



Butler County. 



Orchard at County Home, Butler, Pa. 



Demonstrator, Frank L. McClure. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 45 apple, 11 pear, 220 peach, 4 

 plum, 34 cherry, and 11 quince. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Old. too close, and very 

 high from close planting. Young in sod, badly damaged by borers, 

 and stunted from conditions where they grew. 



Pruning demonstration given March 19th, with supplementary 

 pruning on April 6, 7, and 8. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 20 hours. 



Spraying for San Jos^ Scale given May 20. 



Attendance, 20. 



Material used: 150 gallons of Lime-sulfur wash. (22-17-50.) 



Cost of materials: |1.79. 



