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In conclusion, we would express our thanks to Mr. C. Nickell and to 

 Mr. L. Pilloud, Orchard Supervisor, for their interest in the experi- 

 ments, and for the careful way in which they carried out the spraying, 

 picking, and grading, and also for the many suggestions made by them, 

 which helped to naake the work so pronounced a success. 



Hereunder are details of the yields obtained from the apple trees 

 upon which the experiments were made : — 



Jonathans. 



18 trees sprayed with lime sulphur — 



1st spraying, 1 in 12, on 19.9.17.. 

 2nd spraying, 1 in 30, on 1.10.17. 



First picking on 27.2.18 gave — 

 22 cases clean and good ; 

 4 apples with slight spot, but marketable ; 

 16 apples with black spot, but marketable; 

 9 cases of windfalls, all good. 



Second picking on 21.3.18 — 

 46 cases good and clean; 

 20 apples with black spot; 



3 apples with codlin moth; 

 2 cases windfalls, all clean. 



1 Jonathan tree sprayed once, 1 in 12, on 19.9.17 : 

 Picked 21.3.18— 



4 cases clean and good; 

 39 apples with black spot; 



5 api^les with black spot, but marketable ; 

 2 apples with codlin moth; 



1 case windfalls, all good. 



Jonathan check tree — no spray: 

 Picked 21.3.18— 



1 case of marketable, slightly marked with black spot; 

 4 cases badly spotted, unmarketable. 



The average number of Jonathan apples to the case was 186. 



London Pippins. 



5 trees sprayed with lime sulphur (4 trees sprayed twice and 

 one tree sprayed once only) — 

 1st spraying, 1 in 15, on 8.10.17. 

 2nd spraying, 1 in 35, on 16.10.17. 



Picked 4 trees on 17.4.18 — 



64 cases all clean, no seconds or spotted apples. 



1 tree sprayed once, 1 in 15, on 8.10.17. 

 Picked on 17.4.18— 



13 cases all good, no seconds or spotted apples. 



Check tree, sprayed once, 1 in 35, on 16.10.17 — 

 12 cases all spotted, 4 cases good apples. 



