398 REMEDIES. 



E. — As soon as the apples or pears are formed (say the size 

 of marbles), spray the fruit and foliage with No. 6, four pounds 

 of the mixture to each five gallons of water used ; repeat the 

 spraying within twenty days. This will prevent the moth 

 from depositing her eggs on the young fruit, and also destroy 

 mildew and invigorate the tree. 



F. Note. — Infested fruit should be picked off' of the tree 

 and destroyed by boiling, or otherwise. Fruit falling off" the 

 trees should be gathered daily, and all that is infested de- 

 stroyed. 



G. — The spraying should be repeated at regular intervals to 

 protect late varieties of apples, pears, etc. 



H. — By following the above directions in a thorough man- 

 ner, the codlin moth's ravages need not be feared. Half done 

 work will have but little effect. 



See Remedy No. 54. 



UKMKDV X(). 70. 



All ('ni])ty fruit packages n-turned from market or iist'd in 

 shipping fruit in any manner, shouM be tlioroughly disinfected 

 before Iteing taken to the orchard, by dipi)ing in boiling water 

 containing one pound of mixture No. 18, or one jxHrnd of 

 commercial potasli to each twenty gallons of water used — 

 the packages to be left remaining in such solution at least two 

 minutes. If only boiling water is used, the package should 

 be kept in it at least tlii-ee minutes. 



Note. — The necessity for the disinfection of return pack- 

 ages is l)eyond question. (See Chapter IV.) 



REMP:1)V no. 71. 



Empty fruit packages ki'])t in store from the previous year 

 should be thoroughly disinfected before the 1st day of April, 

 as recommended for return packages. 



See Remedv No. 7U. 



