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BETTER FRUIT 



May 



is ;i growing (li'iimnd for tlii'iii, tioth in 

 our ne;irl)y ;inil distant niarlvcts. Tlicy 

 should 1k' i)lantt'd alxiut twenty futt 

 apart, and do not require nuicli pruning 

 or spraying; are almost inunune Ironi 

 guniniosis. 



Such a farm would give the grower 

 almost steady work during the entire 

 year, and by rushing the work, instead 

 of letting it rush you, hut little help will 

 he necessary, other than during the 

 picking season. 



Berries should have shallow and fre- 

 quent eullivalion during the growing 

 season, keeping down the weeds and 

 grass, and conserving the moisture; in 

 other than strawberries, two hoeings 

 during a season would ordinarily an- 

 swer; stop your cultivation after the 

 bei'ries have ripened, and allow weeds 

 and grass to grow in the rows, to serve 

 as a cover crop; over cultivation or 

 rather continuous cultivation is injuri- 

 ous to the land. 



.Fust as soon as you have finished 

 P'icking a field of berries, remove the 

 old canes and bui'u them, thereby 

 removing the possibility of your new- 

 canes being infected with fungus dis- 

 eases from the old canes. 



I find on close observation that the 

 l)rofitable life of berries is shorter than 

 generally supixised. My record shows 

 that currants and gooseberries cease to 

 be profitable after bearing seven crops; 

 raspberries six; blackberries and black- 

 cap raspberries five; dewbei-ries are an 

 exception, however. They seem to have 

 a perpetual useful life. 



The production of berries on the Pa- 

 cific Coast seems to have grown faster 

 than the consuming jjopulation in our 

 Eastern markets, and in consequence 

 prices are being cheapened, and econ- 

 omy and vigilance must be i)ractice(l. 



With a suitable location near a good 

 association and cannery I would have 

 no hesitation in recommending the 

 ))lanting of a berr>' farm, such as de- 

 scribed above; but as in all other lines 

 of business, canital and exjjerience are 

 two needful things to insure success. 



Spraying Suggestions 



Spra\ ing suggestions for use in the 

 Hood Hiver Valley, to kill leaf roller, 

 aphis eggs, San .lose scale, blister mite, 

 etc., and for the control of fungus scab, 

 ndldew and codling moth on apple 

 trees: 



1. Late dormant spi-a.\', to kill leaf 

 roller eggs and aphis eggs. Dormant 

 soluble oil or miscible oil No. 1 diluted 

 and mixed with water at the rate of 

 twelve gallons for each 2fl0-gallon tank 

 of spray. Thoroughly cover every part 

 of every tree, especiallv the ternunal 

 buds, I'ruit s])urs and and smaller lindis. 

 Hold the nozzles close to the limbs and 

 buds and use machines giving high 

 pressure so that the spray will be 

 driven against the surface of the tree 

 with the greatest force. Use large 

 chandler tyi)e mist nozzles with small 

 opening to i)roduce a "mist" or "cover- 

 ing" spray. 



2. Farly pink sprax', for scab control. 

 I'se .S3-degree Beamne (2.") i)er cent sul- 

 phur in solution) lime and sulphur so- 



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lulion mixed with water at the rate of 

 eii<ht t;allons for each 2l)(l-,4allon tank 

 of s|)ray, covering the entire siu'face of 

 the tree, leaf huds and expandin.i> friul 

 hulls thoioughly. 



,^. Cal> X spiax , for seal), ndldew and 

 codling moth control. I'se the foUow- 

 uvJ. coml)inali(ni: Lime-sulphiu' solu- 

 tion, 1 gallons: atondc sulpluu', 12 

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