28 The Bulletin. 



Copy of letter from J. A. Dula, showing condition of sprayed trees 



July 15 : 



Lenoir, N. C, July 15, 1908. 



Dear Sir: — I think that the demonstration you made spraying apples is a 

 splendid success. The foliage remains sound and healthy, and the fruit also 

 is looking superior to the unsprayed. After you left I did some spraying, about 

 the middle of May, on some Limbertwig trees that (heretofore) specked and 

 fell off badly. The fruit on the sprayed trees is doing splendidly ; is twice as 

 large as the unsprayed. 



I have a couple of early apple trees near my house that have all specked for 

 the last thirty years. I sprayed these one time. They are now ripening nicely, 

 are about twice the usual size and not a speck on them. I heartily commend 

 your work as being of incalculable value to the fruit growers of North Caro- 

 lina. Respectfully, 



(Signed) J. A. Dula. 



Copy of letter from J. A. Dula, showing condition of sprayed trees 



October 7 * 



Lenoir, N. C, October 7, 1908. 



Dear Sir : — In regard to the apple trees your department sprayed last spring 

 and summer, the foliage is still green and healthy and the apples still hanging 

 on the trees, sound and free from worms and bitter rot. The variety sprayed 

 is my seedling, Dula's Beauty. One-half tree was sprayed, the other half shed 

 its leaves and fruit more than three weeks since, and the fruit is on the ground, 

 rotten, and that is the condition of a large part of my orchard. I hope that 

 the demonstrations in spraying on my place will emphasize the importance of 

 spraying to obtain sound fruit. It is no longer an experiment. 



Respectfully, 



(Signed) J. A. Dula. 



The two letters which follow are from Mr. I. Gr. Koss, who at- 

 tended the Demonstration Institute at King, Stokes County, January 

 31, and, profiting therefrom, sprayed his apple trees for the first time. 

 His statements show that the demonstrations were of value to him. 



R. F. D. No. 1, Walnut Cove, N. C, July 3, 1908. 



Dear Sir: — I can now see the benefit I have derived from spraying, and 

 write to let you know what I have accomplished by it. My May, Harvest and 

 June apples have fewer worms than they ever had before, and I had no knotty 

 or one-sided ones. I think I can safely say I added 50 per cent to their value 

 by pruning and spraying, for they are larger and smoother than ever before. 

 I feel very grateful for what I learned from the demonstrations at King. My 

 winter apples, especially Winesaps, are falling less than ever before. 



Very respectfully, 



(Signed) I. G. Ross. 



R. F. D. No. 1, Walnut Cove, N. C, October 7, 1908. 



Dear Sir : — My apple trees are still full of dark green leaves, and very few, 

 if any, have fallen. I have the finest lot of apples by far that I have ever had, 

 and fewer with rotten specks than ever before. From fifteen bushels of Wine- 

 saps gathered from my sprayed trees I did not get over one-fourth of a bushel 

 of specked apples, and practically none were wormy. The Virginia Beauties 

 showed a little rot, but I can safely say it was 50 per cent less than ever 

 before. The Ben Davis fell off worse than any of the others that were sprayed, 

 but showed no signs of rot. The Royal Limbertwig showed very little rot and 

 hung on the trees until gathered, and as yet show no sign of rotting, although 

 heretofore they have been very bad to rot. My neighbors say that I am well 

 repaid for the money spent for spray pump and the labor of spraying. 



Yours respectfully, 



(Signed) I. G. Ross. 



