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much better and it was smoother and much larger than the (unsprayed) tree 

 near by. The tree that was half sprayed showed marked difference — the 

 fruit on the sprayed side was smooth and much larger, while on the side not 

 sprayed the fruit rotted and was shedding all summer. 



L. S. Hamkick. 



(Cleveland County) Casak, N. C, November 12, 1911. 



Dear Sie : — I beg to state that the sprayed trees did not have more than a 

 dozen apples on them, but of a better quality than the unsprayed trees and 

 unsprayed half-tree. Yes, quite a difference in fruit and foliage of sprayed 

 and unsprayed trees. Zero Mull. 



(Davie County.) 



(Note. — This is one of the few where no special benefit was noticed.) 



Mocksville, N. C, October 23, 1909. 



Dear Mr. Sherman : — The tree fully sprayed had no fruit on it. The foliage 

 appeared to be fresher green than the unsprayed until late in September, when 

 I expected the difference to be more manifest, but I could scarcely detect any 

 difference. 



The tree half sprayed was a winesap full of fruit. There was some ap- 

 parent difference in favor of the sprayed half until late in season, when there 

 seemed to be little or none. The apples on both the sprayed and unsprayed 

 parts were good and free from worms. Yours truly, J. D. Hodges. 



(Guilford County) R. 1, Greensboro, N. C, November 12, 1909. 



Dear Sir : — The apple trees sprayed on my place showed a decided improve- 

 ment ; the Ben Davis was the finest I ever saw, so full, nearly free from rot, 

 and hung on so long, while the fruit on the unsprayed tree right by it rotted 

 and fell off so that we got scarcely any good from them. The Winesap, how- 

 ever, had no fruit, but the foliage was greener and more free from brown 

 spots. The neighbors seemed very much interested in the work all summer. 



Respectfully, D. W. Ramseur. 



(Henderson County) Dana, N. C, November 11, 1908. 



Dear Sir : — The Limbertwig apples have been gathered and marketed, and I 

 am sure that the trees that were sprayed gave double the real value that three 

 other corresponding ones (unsprayed) gave. More apples and better apples 

 are the result. 



The trees held a green foliage for about three weeks longer than those that 

 were not sprayed, and the apples were almost free from worms and defects. 

 The color was very much improved and the size larger and almost twice the 

 number of bushels on the trees sprayed than there were on the same number 

 of other trees not sprayed, of the same varieties, and grown under the same 

 conditions. Yours very truly, 



Jonathan Case. 



(Iredell County) Mooresville, N. C, November 20, 1911. 



Dear Sir : — One of the two sprayed trees died from lightning — the other one 

 retained fruit to ripen — not a good crop, but good for this year as we had 

 very little fruit. The one half-sprayed had some fruit on treated half — the 

 other half nearly dead, no fruit at all, foliage not half as large, nor as much 

 of it, nor as vigorous. 



I am firmly convinced that it pays to spray. Will try the lime and sulphur 

 in the spring. Yours, 



H. C. Johnston. 



