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water. The cost of the application was about three cents per tree^ 

 and the foliage was not injured. Mr. Briggs thinks "if well done^ 

 spraying pays very well," and he will continue to spray. 



Charles S. Pope, Manchester : Had such a large crop of fruit that 

 the worms made no showing ; so could not tell whether benefit was 

 derived from spraying. In such a case as this, I should consider 

 the codling larva a blessing rather than otherwise, for the reason 

 that too many orchardists can net bring themselves to do necessary 

 thinning of the fruit. 



W. P. Atherton, Hallowell: Sprayed once, the latter part of 

 June, with one pound Paris Green to 250 gallons water. The 

 foliage was injured on some trees, from the fact that care was not 

 used in rinsing the barrel each time after emptying, so in some 

 cases the mixture was much too strong. Mr. Atherton is well 

 pleased with results, and was greatly disappointed in being unable 

 to spray but once, the past season, on account of breaking his pump. 



Henry Smith, Monmouth: Spra^-ed once, using one pound Paris 

 Green to 160 gallons water. In 1891 be used one pound to eighty 

 gallons, and injured the foliage when the mixture was not con- 

 stantly stirred. Mr. Smith is well satisfied with the results, and 

 has used checks so that he has proved to his own satisfaction that 

 spraying is effective. H*; has sprayed for several seasons, and 

 when I was at his orchard in October, he informed me that spraying 

 had ceased to be an experiment with him, as he was perfectly 

 satisfied as to its value. 



H. W. Brown, Newburg : Sprayed all of his trees once, and part 

 of them twice, using one pound of Paris Green to 250 gallons water. 

 The cost was about three cents per tree, and Mr. Brown expresses 

 himself as well satisfied with the results. He also emphasizes the 

 importance of using 3i Jine spray, and keeping the mixture thoi'oughly 

 mixed. 



S. H. Daives, Harrison: Sprayed twice, June 14 and July 11, 

 using one pound of Paris Green to 300 gallons water, and to each 

 fifty gallons was added one gallon lime whitewash, to prevent injury 

 to foliage. The cost of spraying — including everything — was about 

 three and one-third cents per tree. Regarding the effectiveness of 

 the treatment, Mr. Dawes writes : "The ground under the row not 

 sprayed was covered with wormy fruit, while from the sprayed rows 

 on either side, scarcely a wormy apple was to be seen. Fully ninety 

 per cent of the fruit on the sprayed trees was peifect, and there 



