PORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 135 



Q. Could they winter up here? 



A. No, they die back clear into Mexico each year. 



Q. Do those moths affect apples? 



-A. Yes, they affect most everything, peaches, plums and cherries, but 

 mostly the effect was noticed on the apples, and peaches. 



Q. I had some peaches that seemed to turn a dark red and seemed 

 to be sort of depressed in spots. Upon cutting into it I found them 

 to be dark red and black in places. Some said it was sun scald. Can 

 you tell me what it was? 



A. (Mr. Morrill) I don't know what it was, but it would not be 

 the work of insects anyway. 



Q. Do you think that if you had omitted the first spraying, that 

 it would pay to try and control the plant lice by spraying afterwards? 



A. It would depend on the weather. If it was a cold wet season, I 

 think it would pay. 



Q. Is the Palmer worm, spoken of in the Bible, the same as the Army 

 worm? 



A. No. The Army worm is an altogether different creature. 



Two 3^ears ago Prof. Dean of Kansas got up a poisoned bait which 

 killed worms and grass hoppers with wonderful success. It was simply 

 poisoned bran mixed with sweetened fruit juice. At the time of year 

 when these pests are the worst, orange juice is about all you can get as 

 we don't have sweet cider at that time. This is the formula. 20 lbs of 

 bran, 1 lb. Paris green, enough water to moisten it, half a gallon of 

 molasses and three oranges grated fine, skins and all. Broad cast this 

 and it will draw and kill grasshoppers for a hundred feet all around it. 

 By broad casting it, you will scatter it so that cattle and birds will not 

 get enough of it to hurt them if they should happen to eat a little of it. 

 Don't leave it in lumps. 



MODERN POINTERS IN SPRAYING. 



MR. 0. K. WHITE M'. A. S. 



The fearful toll that insects and diseases exact of fruit growers every 

 year and the seemingly certain increase of their destruction makes us 

 all ever on the alert to discover or learn of better materials and better 

 methods to use in their control. These are not often developed in a 

 single season but weeks, months and sometimes years are required to 

 demonstrate their superior efficiency and convenience, their safety or 

 their cheapness. 



I regret that the past season has witnessed but little that may be con- 

 sidered as a decided advance over present methods. Several materials 

 have been under consideration and observation but further trial is 

 necessary before they can be recommended or discarded. 



