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Number of fruit growers who do 7wt spray 2,664 



Percentage of fruit growers who spray 47 . 3 



Acreage of orchards spraj'ed at least once 23,311 



Acreage of orchards not si)raycd 7,895 



Percentage of orchard area sprayed 74 . 7 



This data is for the whole district shown in cross Hnes in Fig. 9. 

 It may further be remarked that the inspectors were careful in secur- 

 ing acreage and all areas down to one eighth or one sixteenth or even 

 smaller fractions of an acre were included. Furthermore, all the 

 men had had careful training in estimating areas so that the results 

 may be taken as fairly accurate, much more so than the best of census 

 returns. In regard to the results as to spraying our men had to be 

 careful in questioning property owners as there had been considerable 

 agitation for an out and out compulsory spray law, compelling every 

 one to spray according to a more or less fixed schedule. The inspectors 

 took careful note of the condition of the trees and also looked around 

 carefully for signs of spray outfits or spray materials before venturing 

 to inquire too closely, — so these results may be looked upon as accur- 

 ate as can be obtained. 



Further, this fruit belt is divided into counties as shown on the 

 accompanjdng map. Kings County has always proclaimed itself as 

 the most up-to-date fruit section, so with considerable clerical labor I 

 had the results tabulated as to counties and this will undoubtedly 

 prove of interest as showing what may be done by progressive fruit 

 growers in a particular district or county. 



Counties Hants Kings Annapolis Digby 



Number of trees inspected 10,704 102,195 52,117 818 



Number of trees destroyed 15 36 5 



Number of properties inspected 532 2,735 1,631 144 



Number of fruit growers who spray 117 1,729 525 7 



Number of fruit growers who do not spray 415 1,006 1,106 137 



Percentage that spray 21.9 63 . 1 32 . 2 4.8 



Total average in orchards 2,372 20,435 8,118 281 



Acreage sprayed at least once 1,015 17,652 f 4,601 41i 



Acreage not sprayed at all 1,357 2,782^ 3,517 239 1 



Percentage sprayed • 43 • 86| 56f 14? 



In examining these tables one must not forget that the number of 

 trees inspected only covers those trees planted in 1910, 1911, 1912, and 

 1913. It will readily be seen from consulting and comparing these 

 tables that it is the smaller orchardists that usually do not spray, 

 though this is by no means always the case. These small orchards 

 scattered all over the district furnish ideal breeding grounds and 

 centers for dispersal of injurious insects or fungous diseases. There 

 has been considerable agitation for a general compulsory spray law' 

 but whether it would work out successfully in such a district is rather 



