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reported as doing damage because they have been applied 

 too early when it was cold and freezing, or too late when 

 the trees were out too far. ar.d that is vrhat caused injury 

 from some good oils. 



Mr. Stowe. I understand you that before the cold 

 weather comes you have got to use the oil."? 



]Mr. Henry. Yes, any time up to freezing, but I 

 wouldn't apply oil or lime-sulfur at any time when it is 

 freezing, there is no fun in it at all. There is no use in 

 spraying when you have the freezing nights. 



A Member. What do you think about scraping apple 

 trees ? 



Mr. Henry. I should scrape the roughest of the bark 

 off, because it gives a good hiding place. 



A Member. And all that you scrape off is dead? 



Mr. Henry. Yes. Scrape it off and give a chance for 

 the oil or the lime-sulfur to get in. If you have a rough 

 bark, use oil. 



A Member. "What would you say %vas a proper price 

 to pay for a gallon of oil? 



Mr. Henry. I don't make it. (Laughter). You set 

 the price of your apples and let the oil man set the price of 

 the oil. 



Pres. We would like to hear from Mr. John W. Clark, 

 in his experience in spraying. 



Mr. Clark. I never use any oil in spraying. I have al- 

 ways used lime-sulfur that I boiled myself, that's all. And 

 until last sum-mer we had very little scale indeed. I have 

 followed it up for five or six years, and where the scale 

 would appear I would extend the spraying, but until last 

 summer it never extended over the whole orchard, being 

 only in spots, but the dry weather of last summer made it 

 spread wonderfully and we have <?onsiderable spraying on 

 our hands to do now. I have little of the Baldwin spot on 

 the Baldwins, hardly enough to notice it. I don't know any- 

 thing about it. 



Pres. Any further questions ? There is a question list 

 on the third page of the program. Shall we take up the 

 questions? 



A Member. Can we take up No, 26? 

 Pres. If there is no objection, we will hear it. What 

 is to be said on the question, ''What is the best method of 



