560 



Missouri Agncnltural Report. 



mals, which are almost as wild as their ancestral wildcat, inflict an 

 appalling loss on our feathered allies and even, on the smaller game 

 birds like the woodcock and bobwhite. If cats are to find place in 

 the farmer's household, every effort should be made by carefully 

 watching and feeding them to insure the safety of the birds. The 

 cat without a home should be mercifully put out of the way." 



COMMON ORCHARD TROUBLES, SPRAY MIXTURES AND 



SPRAY CALENDAR. 



(From Missouri Fruit Experiment Station Bulletin No. 23, by F. W. Faurot, Mountain 



Grove, Mo.) 



On account of the varying susceptibility of different varieties 

 to different diseases and the varying importance of given troubles 

 in different localities together with the varying influence of dif- 

 ferent seasons on the occurrence of any or all diseases, it is difficult 



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Apple tree, one side sprayed, the other side not sprayed. Notice difference in fruit 



and foliage. 



to recommend definite methods of treatment precisely applicable 

 to all orchards in all localities. It is only possible to suggest those 

 measures of treatment most likely to succeed under certain condi- 

 tions. Definite recommendations can be made, however, for any 

 particular disease or pest, should it occur. 



Timeliness and thoroughness are the essentials of succesful 

 and profitable spraying. It is only by the industrious application 

 of these principles that a satisfactory amount of clean fruit can 

 be matured. What is most needed to raise the standard of effi- 



