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liine-sult'iir spray and give more foliage sprays. If, how- 

 ever, we are going to si)ray for scale we should delay the 

 spraying nntil the hiids have started and we will then not 

 only ]\i]l the scale, hnt the tent caterj)illfir and plant lice as 

 they will have hatched hy that time. Lime snlfni- shonld be 

 used 1 to iS or 1). 



Th(^ Second sjn-aying which is very importcint should 

 come just before the blossoms oi)eii to control the seal), 

 lirowntails, ciirculio. cankei* worms, tent cHterpillMr, bud 

 moth, plant lice, red bug, etc.. by using lime sulfur 1 V4 g'<^l- 

 lons to 50 of watei' ridding 2'-_. to 'St))s. of paste arsenate of 

 lead and '/- {dnt of " Black Leaf 40. "' The latter only when 

 lice aiul Redbugs ai'e ju'esent, 



The Third spraying Avhicli is also vci'y important should 

 come just after the blossoms fall, to control rac codling 

 moth, carculio, gypsy, plant lice. Ked Bug. Scab, Sooty fun- 

 gous. Baldwin Fruit spot. etc.. by using the same materials 

 as for the second. 



The Fourth spraying about 2 to 1 weeks later for (lypsy 

 nu)th. codling. Scab, Sooty fungous. Baldwin Fruit or 

 Brook's Spot. i'ir.. using the lime sulfur and arsenate of 

 lead. 



The Fifth spraying from 2 to 4 weeks later should be 

 used in sections where the diseases ai'e bad, and when we 

 have wet seasons, to ])revent the diseases as in four by using 

 the same materials. 



Now We are re<'omim^nding four and live s|)rayings ami 

 the question comes u\) at oiu-e. can we afford to put so 

 much time and money into sprayiiig? Yes. 1 believe we can. 

 in fact 1 am convinced that in general in the jiast we have 

 not sprayed enough. Ave have not put as mucdi money into 

 spraying as Ave shoidd and that is one of the important 

 reasons Avhy Ave packed so many barrels of B's and ungrad- 

 ed a])plcs this i)ast sc^ason. Wo knoAv that the cost of 8 and 

 4 foliage sprayings is only from 10 to 15% of the cost of 

 producing a barrel of apples. We knoAv that umler ]Massa- 

 (husetts conditions that Ave can give a foliage spray foj- 



