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back a knapsack sprayer and one day he said, ' ' I spray with 

 knapsack sprayer, cheaper than the other one." He 

 sprayed one large block with the knapsack sprayer. The 

 minute this spray pump went onto those Italians' backs they 

 looked as though they were half way to heaven and the cost 

 of that spraying is half the cost of the other spraying. "We 

 sprayed last year a ten year old peach orchard with 

 a knapsack sprayer. (Don't say that Hale recommends 

 the knapsack sprayer.) For San Jose scale, we use Scale- 

 <3ide. Our lime-sulfur plant is near my own place. Our 

 orchards are seven miles away. AVe draw the wash off in 

 the afternoon and use it in the morning. Don't need to be 

 boiling hot. We can warm it up sometimes. Does not al- 

 ways look the same but answers the purpose. 



Is there anything better than the lime-sulfur wash? 

 No, not for peach trees. The oil sprays are better for 

 apple and pear. For peach trees I think we can spray with 

 lime-sulfur one year^nd oil spray the next. Scalecide is 

 the best of any on the average small orchard. 



What kind of apples would you recommend for an or- 

 chard in Central Massachusetts? 



Ask your land. Would grow Spys, if possible. Bald- 

 wins always command good prices. Grow a few of the sta- 

 ple varieties. I believe the time is coming when you are 

 going to grow more and more apples. In getting young trees 

 go to the best dealers you know. If you would have a bet- 

 ter orchard get the most vigorous trees you can buy. 



Do you know of any man who is growing peaches suc- 

 cessfully by the sod mulch system? 

 No sir, I do not. 



After Mr. Hale had finished, delegates from different 

 societies spoke a few words, among them being Dr. George 

 M. Twitchell of Augusta, Me., and H. C. Miles of the Connec- 

 ticut Pomological Society. Meeting adjourned to 10 o'clock 

 Thursday. 



THURSDAY, MARCH \2, J908 

 JO O'CLOCK 



The second day's exercises were opened by President J. 

 H. Putnam of the Connecticut Pomological Society. 



