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as to protection from fungus and insect troubles, observed a 

 decided heightening of color on the fruit, and much better 

 shipping qualities in dusted fruit compared with fruit from 

 the same block of trees tha^ had been summer sprayed, with 

 liquids. And he dwelt expressly on the speed of the dusting 

 process. 



Any time-saving factor in the protection of peaches is a 

 natural attraction to the grower handling a large area. Tt 

 is more essential to protect peaches at the right time, because 

 it is a more delicate fruit than the apples, although delay 

 in protecting either fruit is generally costly. The greater 

 number of peach trees to the acre requires a comparatively 

 larger quantity of liquid spray, which in turn raises the 

 question of water supply and facilities for cooking summer 

 spray. If you have a large area of peaches to spray with 

 self-boiled lime sulfur, whether the weather conditions be 

 favorable or otherwise, with either a scanty or distant water 

 supply, you will jump at any suggestion that promises a sub- 

 stantial saving of time for that distasteful job. 



It was because of our unfavorable conditions in these 

 respects that we tried the dust system last season. We had 

 heard lots of adverse comment on dusting, how di=?agreeable 

 a job it was for men and horses, and so we equipped our- 

 selves with goggles and bottles of milk to restore sight when 

 our eyes should fill up with sulfur dust. If the war had not 

 cleared the market, we probably would have bought gas 

 masks, too. We had a lot of trouble finding the proper ad- 

 justment for our machine, and our first efforts wasted a lot 

 of expensive material. After the first half day of dusting, 

 anyone happening along our way might perhaps have picked 

 up a bargain in a dusting outfit. But we stuck to our task, 

 discovered the secrets of proper engine speed and discharge 

 pipe manipulation, and after the second day the men who 

 did the work would have been insulted if we had told them 

 to go back to the self-boiled way. We soon discarded gog- 

 gles and other fancy impediments, and found that it was an 

 easy job to cover a very much greater area of bearing trees 



