184 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



Laucaster County. 



Orchard of Home for Friendless CJiildren, Lancaster, Pa. 



Demonstrator: J. D, Herr. 



Number of trees in selected plot : 11) api>le, 7 pear, 18 peach, 5 sour 

 cherry, and 4 sweet cherry trees. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Peach previously cut 

 back boo much and left too open. Apple tops high, too close and 

 unhealth}' from San Jos6 Scale (very bad), Scurfy Scale and canker. 

 Pears affected by blight. In sod. 



Pruning demonstration given March U and 3, with supplementary 

 pruning March 4 and 5. 



Length of time: 120 hours (at 15c.) 



Attendance: 9. 



Spraying for San Jos^ Scale given April G, 7, 9, 10 and 11. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 11 houi's; laborer, 84 hours. 



Material used: Lime-sulfur wash, (22-17-50) 700 gallons; 1-5 cord 

 wood. $0.60. 



Attendance: 21. Results, very good. 



Spraying for Codling Moth aud plant diseases given May 18, 

 June 1, and Julv 13. 



Materials used : Arsenate of Lead, Bordeaux mixture. 1st. 3-4, 4, 

 50 for apple and pear; 2-2, 6, 50 for peach. (7 bbls.) 2nd. 3-4, 4, 

 50 m bbls.) 3rd. 3-4, 5, 50 (2 bbls.) 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 3 hours; laborer, 32 hours. 



Cost of material: |10.38. Total cost, |.54.58. 



Orchard meeting, September 2Gth. Attendance, 85. 



Receipts: 8 bu. cherries at 10c per qt., |25.60; 48 has. peaches; 

 at 11.50, 172.00; 6 bu. pears, at |1.50, |9.00; 25 bu. apples, at fl.OO, 

 125.00; total receipts, -f 131.00. Profit, (less 25 per cent, for picking 

 and marketing, |32.90)=|44.12. 



Oeneral results: 6 bu. cherries, 4 bu. peaches, 6 bu. pears. 25 bu. 

 apples. 



Scale controlled. Fruit almost clear of Codling Moth injury. 



Continued in 1909. 



Lancaster County. 



Orchard at County Home, Lancaster, Pa. 



Demonstrator: J. D. Herr. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 2 apple, 1 pear, 32 peach, 1 

 plum, 5 cherry. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Very poor. 16 peach, 

 1 pear, 1 plum, removed, on account of San Jose Scale and peach 

 yellows. IG peach trees dehorned. Cherries in good condition. 



Pruning demonstration given March 3. 



Attendance: 9, 10. 



Spraying for San Jos6 Scale given April 11. 



Length of time: Laborer, 6 hours. 



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



Cost of material fO.GO. Results, very good. 



Spraying for Codling Moth and i>lant diseases May 19. 



Length of time: Laborer, 4 hours. 



Cost of materials, |0.24. 



General results: 15 bu. peaches on trees which would have been 

 worthless without some care. San Jos^ Scale controlled. Only pro- 

 gressive improven}eDt to be gaijjefl iji i90U. Continued, 1909. 



