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The second spraying we used no arsenate of lead, just the lime 

 sulphur solution, same strength as before. The weather con- 

 tinued cloudy with very little sunshine for some days after. 



Investigation later showed that we had not checked the 

 fungus (scab), but the foliage on some trees was so badly 

 used up that I was afraid to spray again. A still later examina- 



Cushman power sprayer, running at 200 lbs. pressure, in Mr. Simmons' orchard. 



tion showed that the fungus was almost entirely confined to 

 the leaves. The fruit seemed to be particularly free from it. 

 During picking time this was borne out to a surprising extent. 

 We had some scabby fruit, but a very limited quantity, and 

 that was largely among Pattens and N. W. Greenings. 



My experience and observations for the past season have 

 impressed me about as follows : 



The Greenings are much more susceptible to the fungus 

 than are red or parti-colored varieties, and the thicker and 

 more dense the trees the harder it is to do an effective job of 

 spraying. Open headed, well pruned trees are sprayed to better 

 advantage, take less material, they dry out quicker, lessening 



