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sidered as a part of the entire worli, 

 and where possible should be deter- 

 mined upon and carried out, unless 

 there are some special reasons why 

 fall plowing could not be of value. It 

 is not enough to plow this material 

 under, but the soil should be so well 

 worked down that the leaves will 

 decay before' they are brought to the 

 surface the following spring by the 

 process of tillage. 



Spraying for the purpose of directly 

 combating the disease is a very com- 

 mon practice and must be depended 

 upon for the larger part of the pos- 

 sible success that may be attained in 

 the scab-infested districts. Winter 

 spraying is essential and has a very 

 beneficial efTect in other ways aside 

 from its importance in controlling 

 scab. But where the scab problem is 

 one of the most important, the winter 

 spraying can be deferred until about 

 the time the buds are breaking open 

 in the spring. Many people have 

 found it to their advantage to do their 

 winter spraying after the buds are 

 showing pink. In some sections lime- 

 sulphur is used for the control of 

 scab, to which is added lead arsenate 

 for the control of the bud moth, and 

 black-leaf "JO" for the control of 

 aphis. A three-per-cent oil emulsion 

 is sometimes added to this already 

 greatly varied spray concoction, with 

 splendid results. This last mixture 

 has been used more in California than 

 anywhere else. A very effective solu- 

 tion for the calyx spray is composed 

 of summer-strength lime-sulphur, to 

 which is added arsenate of lead for 

 the codling moth and black-leaf "40" 

 for the aphis. This mixture in some 

 respects will be slightly deteriorated 

 because of the various compounds 

 placed in the tank at once, yet by 

 strengthening each a little it has been 

 found cheaper and more satisfactory 

 from the fruitgrower's point of view 

 than giving several applications using 

 one or two materials at a time, ^^^lat- 

 ever the results may be from a labora- 

 tory or technical point of view, it is 

 the actual amount of clean fruit that 

 the orchardist is working for, and this 

 is the only sound basis for approval 

 or condenmation of any spray material 

 or practice. 



The crop must be watched through- 

 out the growing season, and the ap- 

 ))earance of any new spots of scab on 

 either fruit or foliage should indicate 

 that another spraying is necessary. 

 Some of the materials used are costly, 

 but anyone who has followed a spray 

 outfit for a day is fully convinced that 

 the solution itself is not the only item 

 of expense. Spraying is har(l, dis- 

 agreeable work, nevertheless there are 

 few orchardists who would be willing 

 to risk their crop with one spray for 

 codling moth, or for the prevention of 

 scab in scab-infested areas. In most 

 of the irrigated sections it is found 

 necessary to spray more than once for 

 the purpose of holding in check the 

 various forms of aphis. I have studied 

 the results obtained by the growers of 

 the difl'erent districts and find a con- 



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Myrtle Creek, Oregon. November 26, 1914. 



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