The Bulletin. 43 



sprayings have been given either just before, during, or immediately 

 after heavy rains. In this matter of hitting exactly the right time, the 

 fruit grower on his own place can do better than we, who must make 

 our trips to suit a number of different varieties in different localities. 

 Only two complete failures from so many tests is very gratifying. 



Then, too, these few failures will serve to show us that spraying isn't 

 perfect — that it won't do everything. There will come times when the 

 apples will rot or the Codling Moth will be destructive in spite of the 

 most careful spraying. We must acknowledge some limitations. But 

 the great point is that, taken year after year under all sorts of condi- 

 tions, spraying can generally be relied upon to protect our trees and 

 fruits from the majority of their enemies — and the results are very, 

 very profitable. 



The persons who made report were all persons who had not been in 

 the habit of spraying, and most of them had never before seen a spray 

 pump in use. That they were fully convinced is shown by the fact that 

 a number of them have since bought up-to-date spraying outfits and 

 are now spraying their trees regularly. 



