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the summer so it will not bake and also to conserve the moisture. 

 Sheep are pastured in this orchard. 



Spraying. — Our first spraying, spring of 1916, was done 

 early, before the trees started to bloom. The second spraying 

 was done just after the trees had blossomed and before they had 

 completely set their fruit. The third spraying was done in the 

 early summer. The spray used for each of the three treatments 



Jewell's Winter apple tree, in Jewell Bluff orchard. 



consisted of lime-sulphur, arsenate of lead and nicotine, the 

 first spray being in proportion, 63 gallons of lime-sulphur to 

 378 gallons of water. The second spray, 13Vs> gallons of lime- 

 sulphur, plus 54 lbs. of arsenate of lead, plus 4 1 / / 2 pints of nicotine 

 to 450 gallons of water. The third spray consisted of 18 gallons 

 of lime-sulphur, 72 lbs. of arsenate of lead, 6 pints of nicotine to 

 600 gallons of water. 



We use a two-horse sprayer which requires one man to 

 drive and two men to spray. The orchard is thus quickly cov- 

 ered. The total cost of the spray material was $27.00. 



Yield, Receipts, Expense and Profit. — We figured that we 

 had about a 50 per cent, crop upon trees that were in bearing. 

 Our orchard is divided into three sections. The first or early 

 planting consists of about 500 trees, which average eight inches 



