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spray mixture. This is to combat the leaf-spot, the fruit-spot, rust, 

 and the curculio. 



Second Spraying. 



Just as the last petals are falling, spray with bordeaux mixture, 

 3-4-50. Add three pounds of arsenate of lead paste to each fifty gal- 

 lons of the spray mixture. This is to combat the codlin-moth and the 

 pests listed for the first spraying. 



Subsequent Sprayings. 



At intervals of about ten days, if the fruit and foliage seem to re- 

 quire it, spray with the same kind of materials as used for the second 

 spraying. 



Currants 

 First Spraying. 



Before the buds open, spray with lime sulfur solution of a specific 

 gravity of 1.03. This is to combat the San Jose scale. 



Second Spraying. 



As soon as the plants have finished blooming, spray with bordeaux 

 mixture, 4-5-50. Add two pounds of arsenate of lead paste to each 

 fifty gallons of the spray materials. This is to combat the currant 

 worm and the leaf-spot. 



Third Spraying. 



As soon as the fruit has been harvested, spray with the same kind of 

 materials as used for the second spraying. This is for the pests as 

 listed in the second spraying. If the currant worm is not found on the 

 plants at the time of the third spraying, the arsenate of lead may be 

 omitted. 



Gooseberries 

 First and Second Sprayings. 



Spray as directed for the first and second sprayings for currants. 



Subsequent Sprayings. 



As soon as the berries have set, spray with lime sulfur of a specific 

 gravity of 1.008. Every ten days repeat this spraying, using lime 

 sulfur of this same specific gravity. These sprayings are to combat the 

 gooseberry mildew, a very troublesome pest. 



After the fruit has been harvested, spray as directed for the third 

 spraying for currants. 



NOTE. The pests of raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are 

 not, as a rule, combated by spraying ; the pests of these plants can 

 usually be controlled by cutting out affected canes. 



