188 ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



* Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Scurfy scale and blight 

 present. Borers bad in young- apple. Old trees high headed, others 

 medium. Tops close. Some trees damaged by long "stumps." 

 Ground under cultivation. 



I'runing demonstration given March 2 and 3, with supplementary 

 pruning March 10, 11, 11, August 27 and 28. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 11 hours; laborer, 75| hours. 



Cost of pruning: |13.53. 



Attendance: March 2nd, 6; 8rd, G. 



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

 plementary spraying May 21 and 27. 



Material used: Arsenate-Bordeaux formula, 3-4, 50. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 13^; laborer, 13^ hours, team, 

 13^ hours. 



Cost of material and labor: |13,77. Results, good. 



Total cost: |27.30. 



General results: No Codling Moth injury. Good percentage of 

 perfect fruit. Slight russetting of some varieties. Some tree tops 

 too thin. It is recommended that the work be carried through 1909 

 and include peach and the apple tree along the road to station. 

 (These two trees are badly infested). Continued, 1909. 



Perry County. 



Orchard at House of Employment of Perry County, Loysville, Pa. 



Demonstrator: T. C. Foster. 



Number of trees in selected plot: 87 apple trees, 6 plum, 6 cherry. 



Condition of trees prior to demonstration: Scurfy Scale on apple, 

 San Jos^ on plum. Soil shallow; the trees stunted. Tops high, 

 some close. Hardly worth trying to save. 



Pruning demonstration given Slarch 23, with supplementary prun- 

 ing March 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. 



Length of time: Demonstrator, 4 J days; laborer, 4 days. 



Attendance: Afternoon, 53; evening, 225. 



Spraying for San Jos6 Scale, March 23. 



Length of time: Demonstratoi'. 1 day; laborer, 1 day. 



Material used: Lime-sulfur. One-half barrel (ll-8|-25). 



Cost of material: |0.30. 



Results: good, 



Spraving for Codling Moth and plant diseases given May 18, 19, 

 28 and 29. 



Material used: 1 bbl. Arsenate-Bordeaux, 3-4 6, 50, for first demon- 

 stration. 



Length of time: Demonstrator and laborer each 4 days, and work 

 of inmates calculated at $3.00. 



Attendance :- 30. 



Results: good. 



Cost of material: |5.75. Total cost, $59.01. 



General results: Scale controlled, also canker worm. 



It is recommended that this orchard be dropped and that the or- 

 chard at the Orphans Home be used. (This chan2:e has been accom- 

 plished in 1909. H. A. S.) 



