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would put back the development. It should be kept flowed through 

 the winter. As soon as you flow jour bog you want to keep it 

 flowed lill spring. 



SPEAYIXG EXPERIMENTS IX 1892. 



At the meeting of this society which was held in Cornish, last 

 winter, I gave some general notes regarding the importance of 

 doing something to check the ravages of the Codling moth and the 

 apple scab, at the same time presenting a statement of the work 

 done b}^ the ICxperiment Station in solving some of the problems 

 connected with this work. It is unnecessary at the present time to 

 repeat the statements then made, but I have been requested to pre- 

 sent, so far as possible, the results obtained by ourselves and by 

 the leading orchardists of the State, during the past season. The 

 woik relative to the control of the Codling moth, which I had 

 planned for the past season, was only partially carried out. Con- 

 sequently I shall present only the reports of those orchardists who 

 have undertaken work in this direction. 



In response to a letter sent to some twenty orchardists in differ- 

 ent parts of the State, eight replies giving the results of experience 

 were received. Several prominent fruit growers have had no experi- 

 ence, while others have just begun and are not ready to report, but 

 will spray next year. 



The following notes, condensed from replies received, speak for 

 themselves : 



S. R. Sweetser, CumberU'nd Centre: Sprayed once, June lOlh, 

 using one pound Paris Green to 150 gallons water. The foliage 

 was net injured and the fruit was better than usual, but there were 

 no checks for comparison. It was Mr. Sweetser's first experience 

 in spraying. 



S. C. Harlow, Bangor : Sprayed twice, June 25tband July 2nd, 

 using one pound Paris Green to 360 gallons water. (Was unable 

 to spray earlier, because of rain.) Mr. Harlow has sprayed for 

 six years and is "more than satisfied with the results." The least 

 tendency to injury of foliage has been found to occur in a bright, 

 dry atmosphere, and the greatest in damp, cloudy weather. 



D. J. Briggs, South Turner: Sprayed once, about June lOlh, 

 with London Purple, in the proportion of one pound to 150 gallons 



