FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT. 



INVOCATION. 



"Onr Gracious Heavenly Father, we come into Thy presence at this 

 time, and before we take np the duties of this occasion, we desire to 

 thank Thee for the blessings we enjoy and to acknowledge Thee as the 

 giver of every perfect gift. We bless Thee for the occasion that has 

 brought us together this morning, and we do ask that Thy spirit may rest 

 upon us in a large measure. May we realize that Thou art the one from 

 whom all good things come, and that in the work in which we are 

 engaged we are working together with Thee. May we know and appre- 

 ciate that Thou doest send to us the sunshine and the shower and that all 

 the blessings which come to us, come from Thy bountiful hand. We ask 

 Thy blessing upon this Association, upon the president and officers 

 under him. And we do pray that as we gather here today that the ex- 

 periences exchanged and the information gained may help us to make 

 life easier for us and for those who come after us, our children. So, dear 

 Father, bless us with Thy rich heritage. May we more and more realize 

 that the great aim of living is that we may bless others — that we may be 

 helpful to each other. So, Father, we ask that Thou wouldst come very 

 near to us. Knit our hearts together in the bounds of fraternal love; 

 and as we go forth from, this meeting may it be with the determination 

 to so profit by all that we hear and learn that our lives will be richer 

 with blessings in the years to come. And so again we envoke thy blessing 

 upon this occasion ; we ask that thy spirit will be present to guide and 

 direct, that everything will be done acceptable to Thee. We ask it in 

 the name of the Father, the Son and the Spirit. Amen." 



President Smythe: The first number of our program, as you will 

 see, is an address by Mr. Frank A. Wilken on the subject ''Kesults from 

 Spraying During the Past Season." It is hardly necessary for me to 

 throw any bouquets at INIr. Wilken. He is so well known in our terri- 

 tory and has accomplished so much by his experiments, that I do not 

 feel that it is necessary to take time to make any extended remarks in 

 regard to him and his work. Mr. Wilken. 



RESULTS FROM SPRAYING DURING THE PAST SEASON. 



(frank a. wilken^ south haven experiment station.) 



Mr. Chairman, Fellow Fruitgrowers: You know each season brings 

 us new experiences, experiences that are different and are valuable to 

 us and will be worth much to us in years to come. Last year I spoke 

 on "Scale and Scab," but it turned into a talk on Lime-Sulphur. Our 

 experiences and our observations so far this year have backed up what I 

 said then; and now I desire simply to reenforce what I said last 

 year. 



At the station we started out with good intentions. Several tests 



