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four pounds of sulphur and four pounds of paris green were added. The whole 

 mass was then sifted and was ready for use. In sifting it a box was used that 

 was fifteen inches square, and five inches in depth, with a double thickness of 

 wire window netting nailed over the end. Handles four feet long were nailed 

 to the sides of the box to avoid being right over the box in sifting. The com- 

 pound is very light and fluffy and the atmosphere becomes thick with the dust 

 while sifting. 



A thorough test was also made of dry Bordeaux mixture. In preparing this 

 mixture, one barrel of fresh lime is dry-slaked by slowly pouring over it ten 

 gallons of water, in which twenty pounds of copper sulphate -have been dissolved, 

 and adding four pounds of paris green, after the material has been allowed to 

 cool, using the same method of preparing and sifting the lime as with the other 

 formula. 



A review of the season's test shows: — First, that with our method of pre- 

 paring and applying the dust spray, the material was more expensive than the 

 liquid Bordeaux, especially when sulphur was added to the compound. 



Second, that the same area could be sprayed in from one-third less time with 

 dust than with liquid, and upon very rolling, hilly locations one horse could 

 do the work of two or three. 



Third, the spraying can be done to good advantage with or against an ordinary 

 wind using liquid as the conveyor, while with dust it cannot be used against 

 the wind at all and the results are most satisfactory when there is little or no 

 wind and the foliage is wet from dew or rain and in no instance did the dust 

 stick to the foliage as well, nor stand the washings of the heavy rains as did 

 the regular Bordeaux mixture. 



Fourth, both methods gave excellent results in controlling codling moth worms 

 in apples, and dust spraying, using formula No. 1, proved superior to Bordeaux 

 mixture and arsenite of lime in controlling the curculio in the plum orchard, 

 and seemed to control the brown rot fully as well. Upon very close observation 

 it was found that the fine particles of dust would stick to the waxy bloom of 

 the fruit while with liquid, unless very heavy with lime, the solution would 

 run off of the plums as though they had been greased. In summing up the 

 results obtained in this season's test, it would not seem advisable to change 

 from the older method to the new, until the latter has been fui'ther tested, 

 improved and perfected, except upon plums and cherries. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Last season a new plantation of raspberries was started, putting out only the 

 newer, and such of the older standard kinds as proved the most valuable. 



BLACK CAPS. 



Cumberland, Eureka, Kansas, Livingston, Mills and Onondaga made the best 

 showing. 



Cumberland — This seems to be the best mid-season to late market kind on trial. 

 Plant vigorous and very productive. Berries are of large size, smooth, firm, shiny, 

 black, of good quality and hold up well in size to the end of the season. 



Eureka — The plants are hardy, vigorous and productive; fruit large and retains 

 its size well; quality good. The best early to mid-season kind on trial. 



Gregg — This well-known variety is still popular as a late market variety, but 

 does not equal the Cumberland. The berries are of lage size and very firm, but 

 have a whitish bloom that detracts from their appearance. 



Kansas — Plants vigorous and productive. Berries large; quality fair. One 

 of the leading market varieties. A good mid-season sort for general planting. 



Livingston — One of the newer kinds that has given good satisfaction during 

 the last two seasons. Plants vigorous and i)roductive; fruit of good size, firm 

 and of fair quality. Ripens with Cumberland, but does not stand drouth as well. 



Mills — Ripens with Livingston and the fruit resembles that variety but the 

 plants are not as vigorous. Bore heavily this season and the fruit was of good 

 size and held up well to the end. Berries are inclined to run small when dry 

 weather prevails. 



