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80 i)er cent of llie I'riiit was free from 

 -scab, while the unspraycd part yielileii 

 T.*) per cent of scabby fruit. The only 

 explanation I have to suggest is that 

 the application of copper sulphate 

 reached the ground covered with old 

 leaves anil, penetrating these, killed the 

 fungus, thus preventing spore produc- 

 tion from them and the consequent 

 early infections. I give this to you for 

 what it is worth, since the case did 

 not come under my direct observation 

 and the method has, as far as I know, 

 never been tried out experimentally. 

 1 believe it worth further investiga- 

 tion, however. 



Regarding the use of difTercnt fungi- 

 cides, our ex])eriments in the Hood Hirer 

 N'alley have shown that various results 

 may he expected, according to time of 

 application and the conditions to which 

 the trees are subjected. We have found 

 that bordeaux and lime-suli)hur cannot 

 he surpassed as fungicides, but injury 

 may be expected under certain condi- 

 tions to which I have already referred. 

 Atomic sulphur is not likely to cause 

 much injury when its use is begim 

 while the foliage is young, but in cool 

 weather it seems to be much less efTi- 

 cient as a fungicide than the standard 

 materials, while if the first application 

 is made late in the spring, according to 

 some growers, a considerable leaf- 

 dropping may follow. A new prepara- 

 tion tried out for only one season, 

 Barium-Sulphur, seemed to give a fairly 

 satisfactory scab control with the least 

 injury of any substance tried. Further 

 tests, however, should be made before 

 any general adoption of this material 

 can be advised. 



It is evident from the foregoing that 

 the intelligent grower must base his 

 .spraying methods upon a knowledge of 

 the disease, and the factors that in- 

 fluence it, together with an understand- 

 ing of the materials that may be 

 employed for fungicides and the condi- 

 tions under which they may be safelv 

 used. There is absolutely no question 

 but that apple scab can be successfullv 

 contr(dlefl anywhere in Oregon if the 

 fruit and foliage are properly pro- 

 tected. Spray injury may not always 

 be avoided, but much of it can be pre- 

 vented by a wise selection of the mate- 

 rial to be used at any particular stage. 



Present Heconnnendations. — We have 

 found that in our scab control experi- 

 ments lime-sul|)hur gave better results 

 with less injury than any other fungi- 

 cide which has been used throughout 



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