MISCELLANEOUS. 



ADVICE FOR APPLE MEN. 



(ByH. M. Dun lap of Savoy, 111.) 



Illinois State Horticultural Society — At the meeting here last 

 week of the Illinois State Horticultural Society Henry M. Dunlap 

 read a paper on "Gleanings From the 1906 Apple Crop," which, on 

 account of Mr. Dunlap's prominence as a grower and standing 

 in the trade, should prove of more than ordinary interest. 



Mr. Dunlap's paper was as follows : 



If we are to make progress, we must learn from the events 

 of the present. Those things that made for our present success 

 must be emphasized in the future, and the errors of today must give 

 way to better methods in the future. Let us therefore scan care- 

 fully the past season and see if we can gain knowledge of some of 

 the facts that had to do with the season's success and failure, for in 

 a measure we had both, and make the best of these facts for the 

 next season's work. Perhaps we are not fully aware of all the 

 'facts, and discussion of the question may bring them out. 



The season started with most favorable conditions of weather. 

 There was no good reason for the orchardist neglecting the early 

 spraying of the fruit before tha blooming period, but many did. 

 My own experience with spraying in the season of 1905, when I 

 experienced considerable loss from the depredations of the apple 

 gouger worm, and from the large number of larvae of the codling 

 moth, convinced me that we were not using enough Paris green and 

 were not applying the spray thoroughly. I, therefore, increased 

 the amount of the Paris green one-half, using six ounces to fifty 

 gallons of water, where I had formerly used four ounces. The 

 results were most gatifying. I am safe in saying that I had 90 

 per cent less worms than in the season before. I also was careful 

 to start early enough to spray the trees before the bloom opened 

 out in full. To do this I started the sprayers soon after the fruit 

 buds opened up and exposed the clusters of blossoms. This was 



