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15. The use of fungicides may intensify ttie color of apples. 



16. The keeping qualities of Fall Pippin and Maiden Blush apples were ap- 

 parently greatly augmented by the applications of Bordeaux mixture which were 

 made to reduce injury from scab. 



17. The market value of sprayed apples was increased at least $1 per barrel 

 by the applications made during this season. 



IS. Bordeaux mixture, when applied to peach-trees alone, or in combination 

 with London purple, did not injure the foliage. 



19. The ammoniacal carbonate of copper is very injurious to peach foliage, 

 but the solution may be rendered less caustic by adding lime. The addition of 

 Paris green can then also be made with comparative safety. 



20. Neither Paris green nor London purple should be used upon peach-trees, 

 unless the mixtures are very dilute, or lime is added to neutralize the caustic action 

 of the arsenites. 



21. Fostite gave only negative results when applied to peach foliage. 



22. The Bordeaux mixture, when properly applied, practically protects the 

 foliage of apples, quinces, dewberries, raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries 

 from fungous attack. 



23. Copper chloride can be used as a fungicide to advantage when the solution 

 is so strong that lime is required to neutralize its caustic action. On the whole, it 

 is a promising fungicide. 



40. On the whole, therefore, I recommend that growers adhere to Bordeaux 

 mixture in combating fungi, or ammoniacal carbonate of copper may be used as a 

 second choice, in case the Bordeaux cannt be applied with facility. Paris green 

 and London Purple are still the best general insecticides; and the greater value 

 seems, in general, to reside in the Paris green. E.G. Lodeman. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Wilcox sprayed 25 acres of clover for grasshoppers in his 

 orchard. It killed many. 



Henry Schnell — I put young chickens in my garden where the 

 grasshoppers were worst. In a few days they had thinned them out. 



For three seasons I have not been able to get a stand of fall 

 spinach on account of the grasshoppers. I put my chicken coops by 

 the spinach, but the grasshoppers got it. 



J. H. Marion — I have been informed that the kerosene emulsion 

 will kill them. 



Mr. Kirk — I set my boys to shaking the grasshoppers from the 

 trees. They left the trees and got on the corn planted between them. 

 Some replants in an old orchard were nearly killed. Another remedy 

 was turkeys. I have seen turkeys come to the house so satiated that 

 they would not touch corn. 



Mr. Kaiser — Thirteen rows of Ben Davis apple-trees in my nursery 

 were literally ruined by the grasshoppers. The trees in a young orch- 

 ard beside a pasture were ruined as far as the grass extended. Where 

 we had grown beans th»\y were not hurt. 



