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his protection from this loss is one of his own neglect. He 

 can prevent this loss by spraying each year with the lime 

 sulphur and salt compound. This compound will, if made as 

 prescribed by this Board's bulletins, and put onto the infested 

 tree thoroughly, clean it of all scale. Every limb and twig 

 must be sprayed and treated with the compound to do good 

 work and have clean fruit the following season. 



It is a safe estimate to say that 25 per cent of the apple 

 and pear crop is lost each year to the aggregate production 

 of the district. The greater part of this loss falls on the 

 smaller orchardmen, or the class who have planted five or ten 

 acres for speculative purposes. The commercial orchardmen 

 do not have this loss. They are by far too good business men 

 to permit such a loss in their business ventures, when they 

 can prevent it by spraying annually at a nominal cost. The 

 men who have this loss through the scale show how unwise 

 they are. They plant out a small orchard and expect profits 

 in proportion to their acreage with the commercial men, who 

 do make big interest on their investments, without bestowing 

 the labor. 



To grow fruit of any kind at a profit is a business matter, 

 and any good business man will tell you that to achieve suc- 

 cess you must use your brains with plenty of hard work. 



The codling moth is another serious pest, and the loss is 

 great each year. The same class of growers that lose froF 

 the scale sustain the most of the loss from the moth, 

 place of losing 40 or 50. per cent of an apple crop each ; 

 the grower can by using arsenate of lead and spray his ?s 

 three to four times during the season, have from 9r 

 per cent of sound apples free of worms at gathering 



COUNTY FRUIT INSPECTORS. 



-ounty 

 The law of 1905 providing for the appointmrcy, j^^g 



fruit inspectors by the County Court of eac^^ coun- 



been of great benefit in this district. There '^^e miles. 



ties in the district, containing an area of 26 "^ cover a]J 



It was impossible for the District Commi'' ^^^ed him. 



of this territory each year with the ^^' ^^e in. 



Under instructions from the District ' 



