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the self -boiled, thev will supersede it on account of the ease 

 with which they may be made and applied, and because they 

 are just as cheap, if not cheaper. They are certainly worth 

 preliminarv trials in every orchard, in order that the growers 

 may gain experience in their use. 



In concluding, we will state that the peach curl, w^hich 

 was so prevalent this year, was entirely prevented on trees 

 sprayed once in the Jones orchard with Blanchard's lime-sul- 

 phur at a strength of 1 to 9, the same strength as would be 

 used for the San Jose scale. This spraying was made April 

 1st, just as the buds began to swell in good shape. 



I might add that Prof. Whetzel, who is to follow me, 

 says that in New York state over 90 per cent of the fruit was 

 affected with scab. We did not find a single unsprayed tree 

 in the orchards where we w^orked where scab amounted to 

 over 5 per cent of the fruit. There are varieties of apples, 

 such as the Early Harvest and the Red Astrachan, that 

 scabbed rather badly in this state, but unfortunately none of 

 those varieties happened to be trees that were sprayed. It 

 seems to me quite likely that scab is not so serious in this 

 state as it is in New York, and it certainly was not this year, 

 and I hear from experts in Illinois that scab is not so serious 

 a pest here as it is there. 



]\Ir. Staples : ^Ir. President, I move that a committee 

 to present names of officers for the election of officers to-mor- 

 row be at this time appointed, consisting of one member from 

 each county. 



President Rogers: Is that motion seconded? 



Motion seconded. 



President Rogers : The motion is made and seconded 

 that we proceed to nominate a committee to bring in names 

 of candidates for your incoming officers, to be elected to-mor- 

 row. What is your pleasure? All in favor of this motion 

 will signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. It is carried unani- 

 mously. Will you please nominate. 



