No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 187 



Orchard meeting: September 25, 1908. • 



Total cost: |126.50; or |1.15 per tree to May 29. 



General results: Scale not completely controlled. Appearances, 

 fine. 



Thorougb spraying and proper mulching or fertilizing should be 

 giA'en. 



Continued in 1909. 



Montour County. 



Orchard of State Insane Hospital, Danville, Pa. 



Demonstrator: A. W. Stephens. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 20 apple, 16 pear, 16 plum, 12 

 cherry. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: San Jos6 and Scurfy 

 Scale present. Some blight also. Tree tops medium low, close. 

 Some damage by pruning and leaving stubs. Chicken yard location 

 unfavorable. 



l*runiug demonstration given March -1, with supplementary prun- 

 ing March 5, and June 17. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 16 hours; laborer, 24 hours. 



Cost of pruning: |S.80. 



Attendance: 42. 



Spraying for Codling Moth and plant diseases given May 22 and 

 23, with supplementary sprajing May 28. 



Material used: Lead Arsenate-Bordeaux. .375 gallons, 3-4, 4, 50. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 15 hours; laborer, 15 hours; horse, 

 15 hours. 



Cost of material and labor: |13.58. Kesults, good. 



Total cost: ^22.38. 



General results: Not over 2 per cent, of fruit wormy. Slight rus- 

 setting observed. It is recommended that another pruning demon- 

 stration be given, Avhen a balance of trees should be trimmed. The 

 orchard should be cleaned up in general and another spraying for 

 San Jos^ Scale be given. Continued in 1909. 



Northampton County. 



Orchard of Carter Junior Eepublic, Redington, Pa. 



Demonstrator: P. P. Boltz. 



Condition of trees jsrior'to demonstration: Trees high, tops close, 

 some long stumps, left by faulty pruning. San Jos^ and Scurfy Scale 

 present and some canker. Some peach borers also present. Scale 

 infestation limited. Trees of all kinds, age and conditions. Over 

 2,000 trees, many too severely pruned. Pruning demonstration given 

 March 12 and 13, with supplementarv pruning on March 14, 20, 21, 

 24 and 25. 



Attendance: 75 in addition to whole school. 



Results: Excellent. Not continued here. 



Northumberland County. 



Orchard of Odd Fellows Orphanage, Sunbury, Pa. 



Demonstrator, A. W. Stephens. 



Number of trees in selected plot, 110 apple, 10 cherry trees. 



