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spraying, whereas in the second ease we can prevent it by- 

 spraying. In the first ease the only chance to get away 

 from the spot or get rid of it, is by changing the conditions 

 surrounding the growing of the fruit, etc., not by spraying 

 itself. 



THE CIIAIR]\rAN: Do I understand, Mr. Davenport, 

 that the Brooks spot is comparatively new in this section of 

 the country? 



MR. DAVENPORT: The Brooks spot, 1 believe, has 

 been reported in this State for about six years, only it has 

 not been very prominent until this last year. This past 

 season it was very prominent all over the State and the 

 reason why it was so prominent Avas because we had such a 

 wet season this past year or possibly two years, and as a re- 

 sult it has become very widespread. This mornitig in the 

 commission houses in Springfield I was quite surprised to 

 find so much of it in the fancy grades of fruit that they 

 were offering for sale for $4, *5. and '^^ a barrel. 1 know 

 of one particulai- orchard this last year Avhere there were 

 possibly 500 ))arrels of Bahhvins and as you drove by the 

 orchard you Avould consider the api)les worth at least $2.50 

 or $'3.00 Avhen packed, or possibly more, and yet on inspec- 

 tion T question whether you could i)ut up one barrel of A's 

 out of 100 barrels of apples in that orchard, owing to the 

 fact they were so badly covered with this Brooks, spot and 

 when they came to put up those apples they put them up 

 ungraded because they could not find enough apples that 

 Avould pack A's or B's. Now. those apples Avere put into 

 storage and so far they have not shown any decay or de- 

 terioration as a result of the Brooks spot. 



THE CHAIRMAN: I remember some years ago ^Ir. J. 

 H. Hale stating that Aveeds Avere our blessing in a great 

 many eases, if it Avere not for the Avceds there Avouldn't be 

 the cultivation that is often required. Whether this is going 

 to be the fact Avith the spraying, it is something avc have 

 surely got to find out. 



MR. WASHBT^RN: T Avould ask the speaker about the 



