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BETTER FRUIT 



Control of Anthracnose, or Canker 



District Horticulturist, Defiirlment of Agriculture, Victor in, B. C. 



(Continual/ From Last Month) 



IN 1918 the experiment was continued 

 as in 1916 and 1917. The early spray 

 of 3-4-4(1 Bordeaux was applied on Septem- 

 ber 17. The new wood had so increased 

 that it required 9U gallons of spray mixture 

 ior the 18 trees in Plots 1 and 2, or an 

 average of 5 gallons per tree. 



Cost of the first spray was as follovvs: 



t,\t llis. Copper .Sulphate at .19 %\.2»'A 



9 lbs. Lime at .UJ 18 



2 nozzle-men, 1 hour at .40 80 



Man and team. 1 hour at $6.50 per day.. .81^ 



Total Cost $3.07 /j 



Cost per tree, first spray 17.1 cents 



September and October continued very 

 dry, which hastened the maturity of the 

 apples, which were all harvested on 

 October 23. The crop was considerably 

 lighter than in 1917, averaging about 4 

 boxes per tree, it being the off-year for 

 bearing. It was so dry during September 

 and October that when the apples were 

 harvested there was no water available 

 for spraying. \ few days later it started 

 to rain, and it was not until November 1 1 

 that a suitable day occurred, and despite 

 the fact that this was Armistice Day, wo 

 made the application, because we were not 

 calling any armistice with the canker, even 

 though we had it beaten. 



Cost of the second spray was as follows; 



12 lbs. Copper .Sulphate at .19 $2.28 



12 lbs. Lime at .02 24 



2 nozzle-men, 1 hour at .40 80 



Man and team, 1 hour at $6.50 per day...81J4 



Total Cost $4.1314 



Cost per tree, second application. .22.95 cents 



The cost of copper sulphate was a little 

 less in 1918 than in 1917, but labor 

 increased in price, so the cost per tree was 

 about the same. 



STORING AND Packing of Sprayed 

 .Apples, 1918 — Our previous experi- 



ence was repeated in 1918. The apples 

 were packed up late in December and it was 

 unnecessary to wipe the fruit. The sprayei.; 

 apples again showed remarkable superiority 

 in keeping qualities and in freedom from 

 lot infection in the fruit. 



Counts ok Infection, 1919 — On Mav 



March, 1922 



29, 1919, Mr. Eastham again made the 

 counts on the trees. 



Plot 1 — early spray, all 9 trees were 

 examined and only showed a total of 13 

 cankers, or 1 4/9 per tree; 3 trees out of 

 the 9 showed no infection at all. 



Plot 2 — early and late spray, all 9 trees 

 were examined and only showed a total of 

 6 cankers, or 2/3 of a canker per tree; 5 

 trees out of the 9 were absolutely clean. 



Plot 3 — late spray, all 9 trees were ex- 



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