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Spraying for Codling Moth and plant diseases given May 19-20, 

 June 4, 5, 6. Continued, 1909. 



Cambria County. 

 Orchard at County Home, near Ebensburg, Pa. 

 Demonstrator: K. F. Lee. 



Number of trees in selected plot, 54 bearing and 61 young apple 

 trees. » x f 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Good. Not much to 

 be done. Heads high, fairly open. Healthy and fairly well pruned. 

 Oyster-shell scale, borers and canker worms present, also slight in- 

 fection by canker. 



Pruning demonstration given April 1st and 2d, with supplement- 

 ary pruning April 15th and 16th, and removing borers on August 

 10th, 11th, and 12th. 



Cost of materials: |5.40. 



Attendance, 27. 



Spraying for Oyster Shell Scale given April 17. 



Materials used: Lime-sulfur Avash, 150 gallons. (22-17-50) 



Cost of material: 11.75. Results, good. 



.n?/^^oJ^,"^'^ ^^^' Codling Moth and plant diseases made May 18th, 

 , 19th, 27th, and 28th. "^ 



Attendance at first demonstration : 5. 



Cost of materials: |5.26. Results, good. 



General results: Orchard is doing well. Fruit quite a little rus- 

 setted. People who have seen the results on treated trees con- 

 trasted with condition of untreated, are following methods demon- 

 strated. 



It is recommended that the oiohard should be thoroughly sprayed 

 for Oyster Shell Scale and for Codling Moth; also ferti'lized and 

 cultivated. Continued, 1909. 



Chester County. 

 Orchard at County Home, Embreeville, Pa. 

 Demonstrator: Francis Windle. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 21 apple, 10 pear, 30 plum, 27 

 cherry, 6 quince. ' ± ' k , 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: General infestation 

 with San Jos^ Scale. Young apples, low headed, close. Old apples, 

 high. Healthy, not recently pruned. Scurfy scale present. Some 

 plums killed by San J0&6 Scale. Some blight on apple 



Pruning demonstration given March 4th, with supplementary 

 pruning March 5, 11, 12 and 13. ^ 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 5 days, laborer 6 days. 



Attendance at demonstration: 35. 



Spraying demonstration for San Jos^ Scale, given March 24th with 

 supplementary sprayings March 25th, 30th, April -, 2, and 7 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 7 days; laborer, 5 days. 



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



Attendance: 20. 



Cost of material : |9.31. Results, excellent. 



Sprayings for Codling Moth and plant diseases made May 13 14 

 18, June 2, 3, and 13. j > > 



Length of time: Demonstratoi-. 6 days; laborer, 10 days. 

 Cost of materials: . 14.56. Results, good. 

 Orchard meeting, September 5th. 



