262 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Most Farm and Garden Crops can be saved by 



Spraying. 

 There is hardly a farm or garden crop that cannot be 

 saved from serious injury from insects or fungi, and that at 

 a cost which will leave more margin for profit one year with 

 another than if no spraying is done. The work of spray- 

 ing will, of course, add something to the cost of any crop ; 

 but when one's crop is injured, the same crop of other 

 growers is in danger, and, the majority of growers not 

 being active and prompt in the work of prevention, the 

 total crop of a section is likely to be small, which will 

 ensure higher prices for those who do produce a perfect 

 crop. 



The Apple. 

 The apple crop can be saved from injury by the canker 

 worm, a pest too well known to need description, the cod- 

 ling moth, the insect that causes the wormy apples, the tent 

 caterpillar, the bud moth and many other insect pests, by 

 spraying with Paris green ; while the apple scab, a fungous 

 growth that causes the olive-colored spots on the fruit and 

 often causes the leaves to turn yellow and fall off, the cedar- 

 apple fungus and other fungous pests may be destroyed by 

 the use of the Bordeaux mixture, the two substances being 

 combined and used at one application.* This has been 

 proved by numerous careful experiments made at several 

 of the experiment stations and by many progressive orchard- 

 ists in various parts of the country. 



The Pear. 

 The pear tree psj^lla can be kept under control by the use 

 of kerosene properly applied, as has been shown by the 

 experiments made by Dr. Jabez Fisher of Fitchburg, and 

 by the experiments made at the Cornell University and 

 Massachusetts experiment stations. The wormy fruit is 



* In Bulletin No. 60 of the Hatch Experiment Station, Amherst, Mass., maybe 

 found a full explanation of the different insecticides and fungicides, together with 

 the routine for spraying all fruits, farm and garden crops. These bulletins are sent 

 free to any one living in the State who requests them. This number should be pre- 

 served for future reference, if it has already been received. 



