CONTENTS. 



Pakt 1. The San Jose Scale (Pages 5 to 26). page 



Introduction 5 



Appearance of Insect, etc 5 to 9 



Life-history, etc. 9 



How it Spreads 11 and 12 



Plants Infested 12 and 13 



Abundance and Distribution in North Carolina 13 to 15 



Natural Enemies of San Jose Scale 16 and 17 



History^ — Where it Came From, etc 17 



Remedies for San Jose Scale 18 to 21 



When to Give the Treatment 21 



Policy in Regard to San Jose Scale 25 and 26 



Pakt 2. Orchard Spraying (Pages 27 to 50). 



Introduction 27 and 28 



Spraying and Bees 28 



Fire Blight Not Controlled by Spraying 28 



Spraying for Apples 29 to 32 



As to Spraying Pears 32 



Spraying Peaches and Plums 32 and 33 



How to Prepare Spraying Mixtures 33 to 39 



Spraying Chemicals 39 and 40 



Manufacturers and Dealers in Spray Chemicals 40 



Spray Pumps and Appliances 41 and 42 



Manufacturers and Dealers in Spray Pumps 42 



Spraying Demonstrations — Proof of the Value of Spray- 

 ing 42 to 50 



Reports of Growers on Results of Spraying Dem- 

 onstrations 44 to 49 



Part 3. Orchard Protection (Pages 51 to 58). 



Orchard Inspections 51 and 52 



Table Showing Inspections to May, 1915 52 and 53 



Suggestions to Purchasers of Nursery Stock 54 to 58 



List of Larger Fruit-growers of the State 59 to 67 



