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commercial lime-sulphur, 1 :40 arsenate of lead, 2 lbs. The finiit showed 

 very little nisseting and the color was fair to good. The sample sprayed 

 with bordeaux, 2:5:50, had about the same color, but there was much 

 more russeting. 



:>. Wagners from Ed. Hissong, Mason Oo., where commercial lime- 

 suli>hur and arsenate of lead, 1 to 25 and 1 to 35 were used, showed very 

 little russeting, with a slight trace of scab. While those sprayed with 

 Borde<iux, 4 :5 :50, and arsenate of lead, had a more green color, fruit a 

 little smaller, and more russeting. 



4. Baldwins and Wagners from C. ^Y. Wilde, of Kent Co., sprayed with 

 four sprays of lime-sulphur, 3:5:50, boiled one hour and 2 lbs. lead, 

 were clean, had good finish, color and size and almost no russeting, while 

 those sprayed with Bordeaux four sprays, 2 :5 :50, were a little smaller, 

 color more dull and green and some russet, especially on Wagner. 



5. Baldwins from O. S. Bristol, of Macomb Co., upon which lime-sul- 

 phur was used exhibited good size and color, with a slight trace of russet- 

 ing. Whereas,, the samples from trees sprayed with Bordeaux were 

 smaller, more green, and much russeted. 



6. Baldwins from David McCann, of Van Buren Co., sprayed four 

 times with commercial lime-sulphur, li/^ to 50 and 2 lbs. lead, showed 

 some russeting, fair color and finish. But the other sample sprayed with 

 Bordeaux, 3:6:50, and arsenate of lead, four sprays, presented a more 

 green color and were russeted badly, 



7. Baldwins from T. A. Farrand, Eaton Co., treated three times with 

 commercial lime-sulphur, 1 :10 :50, 1 :25 :50, 1 :35 :50, were of good size and 

 color and had a trace of russeting, while those treated with bordeaux, 

 twice 2:4:50, were of good size and color, but had more russeting. 



8. Greenings, Wagners and Baldwins from S. B. Hartman, of Cal- 

 hou.n Co., sprayed four times with lime-su]])hur, li/o gallons to 

 50, after blossoming with 2i/2 Ihs. of lead, were of good size 

 and color, a little russet, had no scab, and finish better than 

 with bordeaux, while the ones sprayed four times with bordeaux, 3 :5 :50, 



■2l^ lbs. of lead, were of good size and color, but finish more dull and 

 there was more russeting. 



It will be noted then, on the whole, that the lime-sulphur as a sum- 

 mer spray gave the most satisfactoiy results as regards russeting, color, 

 and finish, and in some cases apparently size, though this may have be^n 

 due to other conditions. The Bordeaux gave more russeting, and a 

 duller, greener color, lacking the gloss of the limesulphur sprayed fruit. 

 Both were comparatively free from scab. This exhibit presented a good 

 argument for the use of lime-sulphur as a summer spray for apples. 



OPENING S]<:!^STON— 10 A. M. TUESDAY, DEC. 6. 



The meeting was called to order by President Smythe with a few 

 well-chosen words, followed by invocation by Rev. Diefenbach. 



