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do not suffer so much from them, and spraying does not generally give 

 such good profits. Plums, on the other hand, have almost exactly the 

 same enemies as the peach and require practically the same treatment. 



Spraying and Bees.— The honey-bee is one of the chief agents in 

 pollenizing our fruits, and we should use every reasonable care to do 

 them no harm. If spraying is done at exactly the proper times there 

 should be no trouble on this point, for no spraying is advised when the 

 trees are in bloom. The chief difficulty lies in the fact that many grow- 

 ers begin the spraying for Codling Moth while the trees are in bloom in 

 order to finish in time. This is not necessary and is harmful. If the 

 grower will wait until all or practically all of the blossoms have fallen 

 before using the poisoned sprays, he will have just as good results from 

 Codling Moth or Curculio, and will have better results from the polleni- 

 zation. If the trees be sprayed while they are in bloom the pollen is 

 wetted so that the pollenization is less perfect, and the petals of tlie 

 blossoms themselves are in the way, so that the spray does not readily 

 reach the blossom end. 



The interests of both the fruit grower and the bee-keeper are in per- 

 fect agreement. It is a mistake for the grower to spray when the blos- 

 soms are still on the trees. Indeed, so long as there are enough active 

 and fragrant blossoms to attract bees in any number it is too early to 

 spray for Codling Moth or Curculio. Wait until the blossoms have 

 fallen, and then spray promptly. 



SPRAYING FOR APPLES. 



To give a good all-round protection requires from three to five spray- 

 ings each season, as follows : 



1. Winter Spraying.— f/se Commercial Lime-sulphur Wash at rate 

 of 1 gallon to 10 gallons of water (see page 29), or, if you prefer, you 

 may make your own Lime-sulphur Wash at strength of 15 pounds lime, 

 15 pounds of sulphur, to 50 gallons water (see page 29). 



This winter treatment is especially for San Jose Scale. If this pest 

 is not troubling you, you need not use this treatment every year; but 

 it, has such a good general effect on the trees that it is best to use it 

 every few years any^vay — and it is important for those who have San 

 Jose Scale to use it every year. 



2. As Buds Open. —Use Commercial Lime-sulphur at rate of 1 1-2 

 gallons to 60 gallons water and add 3 pounds of Arsenate of Lead. 

 (See page 29.) . 



We do not regard this treatment as absolutely necessary, but it does 

 good and will pay if one can get it done. It checks the very earliest 

 caterpillars and diseases which attack young leaves and flowers. But 

 if one gives the winter spraying already described and gives the treat- 

 ment just after blossoms fall, it will seldom be really urgent to give this 

 one. If you must omit any of the sprayings let it be this one, as we 

 regard it as the least importf.nt. 



