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Some had been more thoroughly pruned and thinned out the 

 preceding fall than others, and in consequence could be sprayed 

 a little more effectively, but in general the conditions were rea- 

 sonably uniform. 



Treatment was as follows: 



The Sulfocide used on rows 14 and 15 is a proprietary article 

 advertised as a soluble sulphur spray, not lime-sulphur. The 

 first two applications of this were as stated above, the last one 

 was diluted to three-sixteenths of a gallon to 50 gallons of 

 water. 



Arsenate of lead was used with all solutions at the rate of two 

 pounds to 50 gallons in the first application, and three pounds 

 in the succeeding ones. 



The applications, as careful and thorough as it is possible to 

 make them with a hand pump were applied : — 



1st. When the fruit buds began to show pink at the tips, — 

 May 13 to 16. 



2nd. Just after the petals fell, — June 7 to 9. 



3rd. July 15 to 18. 



