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BETTER FRUIT -^/"-^'. '9^^ 



Dusting and the Spray Gun, Etc. thrown into the top of the trees only 



r „i„„.^ f „„„. a a few of the calyx ends will receive 



Continued from page 8. , , ,/ -n i_ i • j ji 

 „ much spray and these will be decidedly 

 Low pressure from these small ca- spotted, 

 pacity outfits does not produce a spray j^ summarizing then, the successful 

 of the proper consistency to accom- ^^^ ^f ,j,g gp^av gun depends almost 

 phsh a satisfactory coating. The h- entirely upon the manner in which the 

 quid leaves the gun in a coarse, splat- ^p^gy js broken up. A pressure of 250 

 tering stream. There is no fineness of pounds on a large sprayer delivers a 

 division of the particles and the only beautiful spray from two guns. This 

 way that a free can possibly be covered amount of pressure on a small outfit 

 is to drench and thereby waste much j^pj ^^4 produce the same sort of spray, 

 material. As I have said before, it is my ^ ^^^^^ gt least 300 pounds with a ^Vi 

 belief that finely divided spray which j^^^se power outfit to approach this 

 has much the same consistency of the ^p^ay and then it is nowhere nearly as 

 dust particles, which control calyx ^^^^ j g^^ n^t sufficiently versed in 

 worms, operates in the case of properly mechanics to explain just why this dif- 

 applied liquid solutions. If this spray is ference occurs. Nevertheless there is a 

 not broken up into a light drifting mist fiiflerence and anyone who will handle 

 the principal of calyx worm control is ^^^ delivery from the small and large 

 destroyed and poor results are bound outfits can immediately feel the differ- 

 to follow. There is no possible chance g^ce in the "life" of the spray. I am 

 of obtaining much calyx protection in ,jot conducting a propaganda for anv 

 tops of trees with a gun throwing a one large type of sprayer, unfortunately 

 coarse splattering spray. This might at the present time there is only one on 

 possibly be accomplished from a tower, the market. Our other sprayer manu- 

 Gravity is the factor which allows the facturing companies must bring up their 

 poison to reach the calyx ends of the standards if they are to meet the de- 

 uppermost apples. The spray material mands of the orchardists for there will 

 must be placed there in the proper con- be a very great demand for these dur- 

 dition and in sufficient amounts to ing the next few years. With the com- 

 effect a coating as it falls. A coarse ing of increased facilities for proper 

 spray goes up in large droplets and spraying I firmly believe that we will 

 comes down in much the same form; see a marked improvement in our cod- 

 a large portion passing over the tree in ling moth control and a yearly saving 

 the form of an arc. Unless a very ex- which will amount to many thousands 

 cessive amount of spray material is of dollars. 



TABLE 1— RELATION OF SIDE WORMS TO CALYX WORMS. 

 Hood River, Oregon, 1917, 1918 nnd 1919. 



IStl Total Per cent Per cent Relation of Side 



Percent Side Calyx to Calyx Worms 



Exp. No. How .\pplied Worms Worms Worms in percentages 



1. L.ist dust spray omitted 12.96 9.28 3.08 71.6 to 28.4 



2. Dust applications 5.37 5.00 .37 92.99 to 7.01 



3. Last rods spray omitted 14.33 10.54 3.79 73.55 to 26.44 



4. Rods 1.43 1.14 .28 80.00 to 20.00 



5. Check C5.13 20.62 44.51 31.68 to 68.32 



6 Dust 2.68 2.54 .11 94.7 to 5.2 



7. Liquid (gun) 44 .44 .00 100.00 to .00 



8. Check 17.64 12.9 4.7 73.29 to 26.7 



1919 



9. Rods in calvx, guns in others 2.39 2.0.') .31 85.74 to 14.28 



10. Gun, all spiays 2.27 1.91 .35 84.2-1 to 15.71 



11. Rods, all spravs .3.41 .3.12 .29 91.64 to 8.54 



12. Guns, 1 to 12 feet high 1.08 .99 .09 90.9 to 9.0 



13. Guns, 12 feet to tree top 5.1 4.2 .9 81.13 to 18.86 



14. Check (unsprayed) 53.6 21.2 29.4 45.16 to 51.83 



Note — 1917, five standard sprays applied unless otherwise stated; 1918, four standard sprays 

 applied; 1919, Ave standard sprays applied „ , , t^ . . ,, ^ ,.><■., 



In experiment 12, fruit separated from ground to 12 feet. Expermient 13, from 12 feet to 

 tops of trees. 



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