54 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Question : Can you say a little more in regard to this 

 last spraying mixture that you spoke of? 



Mr. Drew : I think to-morrow you will hear something 

 so much better than anything I can say about that that it is 

 not much use for me to speak on that subject. I would say 

 that Bordeaux has been somewhat unsatisfactory with us. 

 We used it at the rate of about six pounds of lime to three 

 of copper sulphate, using the copper sulphate as little as pos- 

 sible. We tried all sorts of experiments with it. It did not 

 help out a particle. And then we used "Sulfocide" at the 

 ratio of one to seventy-five, and we used the commercial lime 

 and sulphur mixture in the way it was recommended. And 

 in both cases we took practically all the foliage off the tree. 

 We began to experiment and found that the "Sulfocide" made 

 up at a proportion of about one to one hundred and fifty, and 

 the lime and sulphur, one to seventy-five, was better. We 

 found that the foliage sprayed with the Bordeaux was, if any- 

 thing, better when sprayed with the other mixture also. If 

 it was not for the rusting of the fruit, there is nothing that 

 would beat it. (Bordeaux mixture). 



Question : Do you believe that by using less copper 

 you can avoid that? 



Mr. Drew : No, I do not think so. We are near the 

 salt water. . I do not know whether that can make any dif- 

 ference, but it rusted our Greenings and our Baldwins in 

 terrible shape. Possibly a great many people would take ex- 

 ception to this statement, but I have been trying to see if I 

 could not get along with one spraying. I tried that last 

 year, and I would say that where we gave one thorough spray- 

 ing just as soon as the blossoms fell we had just as good 

 results as where we sprayed even twice and often three times. 



Mr. Fenn : What spray did you use that time ? 

 Mr. Drew : Bordeaux and arsenate of lead. 



Question : I would like to ask if Thomas phosphate 

 (basic slag) in your opinion, is what they claim it to be? 



