red bug. I had something, I would not call it a bug, but 

 some kind of an aphis, I guess they called it. And our 

 County Agent sent it to Amherst. They wrote back and 

 called it the clover mite. I would like to ask if that was 

 the same thing. 



:sm. DAVENPORT : No, I do not think so. AVhat you 

 had probably was the clover mite. That is quite common 

 in some sections. So far I have been able to fiiid out it 

 does not do any amount of damage. 



MR. WASHBURN: They told me the lime sulfur would 

 control it. 



:\rR. DAVENPORT : Yes. 



MR. CHASE: I would like to ask what is the best pro- 

 tection for the operatoi-'s hand in spriiying. the one he holds 

 the nozzle with. This lime sulfur sometimes eats the skin 

 off. Is there any practical thing? 



MR. DAVENPORT: I do not know of any. The best 

 thing to do is to keep your hands out of it. I find that by 

 attending to minor details like having all connections tight, 

 and possibly having on your spray pole a drip guard, one 

 can keep out of it. Some have recommended the Avearing of 

 rubber gloves, goggles, and things of that kind, but you do 

 not do that very long before you throw them one side and 

 decide you had rather take your medicine. 



MR. HANSON: I have apples ready for market about 

 the 25th of July — Avould it be absolutely safe to spray for 

 sooty blotch about the 1st of July? 



:\1R. DAVENPORT: AVhat is th:' })articular variety of 

 apple ? 



:\fR. HANSON: :\Iine is Red Astrahan first, and then 

 Duchess. 



:\IR. DAVENPORT : Do you find that sooty blotch 

 bothers on them? 



MR. HANSON: No, not very much. 



]\fR. DAVENPORT: In most cases of the early varieties 

 of apples it is not necessary to spray for sooty blotch, for 

 the simple reason that the blotch does not usually get start- 



