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started or severHl ihiys {ifter the blossoms hail fallen.' Did 

 we lose two or three days repairing our sprayer or waitin<r 

 for spray materials, new hose. ete.. or for fair weath<n\ 

 when we should have Ix^en l)nsy. and now wontlei' why Ave 

 did iH)t get l)etter results. Now as this is the season of 

 leisure, if there is any for the fruit grower, why not spend 

 some time in planning our coming campaign? Would it 

 not be better to start (un- spraying campaign by pruning, 

 than b>' spraying, when we know that sunlight is an impor- 

 1ant faetor in holding in check some of the diseases as sooty 

 fungous, etc. In fad. f Ixdieve that sunlight is as important 

 as spraying in-tlK^ control of this disease, and as pruning 

 can be done at any time, and the important sprayings to 

 ])re\'ent this disease comes during .Tul\' and August, at a time 

 when niany of us are too busy with other fai'm Avorjv to do 

 any s}n-aying. it seems to nn^ that we should start our wiu'k 

 now ])y pruning and be so much ahead when spraying comes. 



Now let us consider the serious fruit pests of this past 

 season and see what ones avc may expect this year. Of the 

 insects the more prominent this past season were the plant 

 lice, curculio. codling nH)th. tent caterpilJar, gyi)sy moth ami 

 of the diseases the sooty fungous, apple scab and the Balds- 

 win Fruit or Brook's spot. T wonder how many of these 

 we may exi)ect to ])e with us this coming season. After 

 careful consideration T sliould say that we may expect them 

 all and a few more besides. In fact, we must be on the 

 look otit for the Yii'cl Bug. Leopard ]\[oth. Gypsy, etc.. whi<'h 

 are appearing in new sections each year and are considered 

 to be serious pests. T am glad however to say t«hat the San 

 Jose Scale seems to l)e somewhat on the decline. Do not, 

 hoAvever. get the idea that we should entirely discontinu(^ 

 spraying and let the scale take care of itself, for avc musl 

 not give it a chance to become a pest again. 



We need iu)t tak'e any time to discuss tlie Codling moth, 

 (^nrculio. Tent Caterpillar, Scab, etc., because you are all 

 familiar with them and know hoAv to control them. Just a 

 word. hoAvever. about the sootA- fungous, for in soiue sections 



