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so we shall spray all summer and winter and hope to control the scab. 

 The Ben Davis and Jonathan are not so bad with the scab as other varie- 

 ties. We hope to discover some difference between the dust and the 

 liquid spray, but we have not so far. The dead leaves caused by fire 

 blight are very bad this year, and there are many spots burned with the 

 spray, but they have not the same appearance, the scab has a sooty ap- 

 pearance, but the burning by the spray is rusty like the stem end of the 

 fruit. 



Prof. Whitten. — Mr. Favor it would be well to bring out the effect 

 of cold compared with the blight. 



Mr. Favor. — The effect of cold causes a curling and shriveling and 

 occasionally is spotted a little. Blight covers an area of the leaf surface, 

 but makes no spots and the color is yellowish brown. 



R. T. Kingsbury. — My trees which were sprayed heavily show no 

 burning, the blight and burn are not on the sprayed trees, but the spray- 

 ing was no heavier than at other times. 



Mr. Todd. — Jonathan and Huntsman and other varieties are much 

 affected. I sprayed one-half of a tree, which is affected, five times and 

 can see no harm, but the unsprayed half looks blighted, while the next 

 tree to it, also unsprayed, shows no blight, therefore, I can arrive at no 

 conclusion. 



W. G. Gano. — In years previous we have had great difficulty with 

 the liquid spray burning, we suppose by the last application. By using 

 liquid for the first and second sprays and dust for the latter ones we hope 

 to obviate the burning. Does the dust injure the fruit? 



Mr. Favor. — Those who have experimented with it say not, but I 

 do not know. The liquid does scald the fruit. 



Mr. Auten. — Results of spraying are not evident the first year. One 

 , advantage of the dust is that we can get it ready in the winter. The dust 



Note BY Secretary— The spraying should not be done while the trees are in bloom 

 and for codling moth we spray after the petals have fallen. 



goes over the orchard and we may injure the fruit on the trees which 

 are in bloom while we are spraying the others for codling moth. 



Mr. Irvine. — The Entomologist of the Georgia Experiment Station 

 has a new method of combining the Bordeaux mixture, which he claims 

 is better, as it is easier and cheaper than Dr. Bird's. 



C. H, Dutcher. — Were the conditions last year not favorable to 

 the formation of poor fruit buds? Do we have imperfect buds when we 

 have pale or white blossoms? The old saying is, red bloom foretells a 

 good crop and white bloom no crop. 



Mr. Todd. — My orchard shed its leaves prematurely last fall, but 

 now shows the best prospect. 



