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are thickest, probably the Hght crop had something to do with 

 its moderation ; the weather, too, at the time of the earher 

 pickings was less favorable for its development. 



Scab. On the other hand, scab seemed to be more conspic- 

 uous than usual. Most of the peaches on the market were more 

 or less affected with it. Some growers who sprayed their 

 orchards with lime, sulphur and salt for the San Jose scale 

 seem to think that this insecticide also has considerable fungi- 

 cidal value in lessening the scab. As this fungus lives on the 

 twigs as well as on the fruit and leaves, there is not much 

 question but that a winter spray has value in keeping it down 

 somewhat. 



Bacterial Spot. An apparently new trouble of the peach was 

 sent to the Station for the first time last year. This was a 

 bacterial disease that caused a spotting of the leaves similar 

 to the common shot-hole trouble caused by various agents, as 

 scab, spraying, etc. As the season was unusually favorable for 

 the development of bacterial troubles, little anxiety is felt that 

 this will become a serious one. 



Winter Injury. As stated before, the peach also suffered 

 from the freeze of December 9. This manifested itself in the 

 death of the flower buds and some of the young twigs and in less 

 serious injury to the wood of the branches. The death of the 

 fruit buds was soon discovered, but the injury to the wood 

 was usually overlooked by the growers, though it was easily 

 shown when the injured branches were cut across. This 

 showed as darker streaks in the wood, becoming more evident 

 and general toward the ends of the branches and often ending 

 in the dead twigs. It is a question just how much this injury- 

 amounted to. In most cases the foliage put forth by the trees 

 was excellent. Where the injury was most severe, however, 

 even if it did not show in the foliage, the annual growth made 

 by the wood was lessened. Those trees that were severely 

 pruned seemed to make a greater growth of wood than those 

 that were not. The question arises, are the results of such 

 injury always manifest the first year, and may they not by 

 enfeebling the tree show in later years as yellows or other per- 

 plexing troubles? 



