irrigation is neglected. During the past 

 two years this neglect has cost Hood 

 River many trees and many thousands 

 of dollars. Unlike some of our plant 

 diseases and insect pests, remedial 

 measures lie in the hands of the 

 orchardist and of him alone. This 

 remedy is the proper use of water. 



In the near future the writer will 

 submit a few suggestions for the 

 handling of trees that have become so 

 diseased. 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page ij 



Increase Grape Yield by Spraying 



(U. S. Department of Agriculture) 



GRAPE insect enemies and diseases 

 may be controlled and a good crop 

 of the berries practically assured if a 

 careful spraying schedule is carried 

 out, say A. L. Quaintance of the Bureau 

 of Entomology and C. L. Shear of 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Owners of small orchards and 

 vineyards do not suffliciently appre- 

 ciate the fact, the specialists point out, 

 that by the expenditure of a little time 

 and money a large proportion of the 

 fruit may be saved, repaying many 

 times the trouble involved in its pro- 

 tection. 



The principal insect enemies of the 

 grape are the grape berry moth, the 

 grape rootworm, the rose chafer, the 

 grape-leaf folder, and the eight-spotted 

 forester, all of which are eating in- 

 sects; and the grape leafhopper and the 

 brown grape aphis, sucking insects. 

 The principal diseases which attack 

 grapes are black rot, downy mildew, 

 powdery mildew and anthracnose. 



The use of combination spray solu- 

 tions containing chemicals which act 

 as insecticides or fungicides is advo- 

 cated by the specialists. The following 

 spray schedule is recommended: 



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