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the apple spray progreun. 



Ten years ago, lime-sulfur sind wettable sulfurs were still the 

 standard spray materials for cedar rust. Brooks' spot and bitter rot. 

 Then came the time v/hen gro-//ers substituted wettable sulfurs plus 

 emergency applications of sulfur dusts for the early season lime-sulfur 

 sprays, in order to avoid the har^iiful effects of lime-sulfur to foliage, 

 fruit and tree grov;-th. 



Shortly before the last war began, the organic fungicide, Fermate, 

 was discovered. As a result of thorough trials in this state and 

 elsewhere, it is now appearing in tho printed spray chart for apples as 

 a standard spray material for control of scab, black rot. Brooks' spot 

 and bitter rot, and above all, for control of cedar-apple and quince 

 rusts. In addition, it is nov/ being recommended us the only effective 

 and safe summer spray for control of spur blight of raspberries, 



Tho development of Puratized is still more recent than the use 

 of Fermate, This organic fungicide, likovdse unknov»n to the fruit 

 gro'wer ten years ago, has in recent years been tested thoroughly and 

 is now recommended to replace lime-sulfur as a protective and eradioant 

 spray for scab in apple orchards. However, the Puratized materials 

 may be considered still in the developmental or exploratory stage. 

 Additional nevr organic fungicides are being tested thoroughly on fruit 

 crops, and in a fev;- more years some of them no doubt v/ill find a 

 definite place in our pest control charts. Outstanding among them is 

 Phygon Vifhich at present looks very promising for control of scab on 

 applos, 



Honce in the line of knowledge gained and practices adopted In 

 the control of fruit diseases alone, during the life of this Fruit 

 Notes publication, chcjiges have been relatively rapid and significant. 

 We are now in the very midst of an intensive investigation of organic 

 fungicides, and v/e may expect still further discoveries ?jid adoption 

 of nevif spray and dust materials that are economical to use, more 

 effective than standard old materials, and safer etS regards injury 

 to the plants, 



»~ 0. C. Boyd 



A VERSATILE FRUIT GRCTTCR 



(a borrowed editorial from Farmer's Almanac of the Air, by YiTalter Piper) 



"Down in Essex County they call Harry Seagrave^, of V/est Newbury, 

 the Dean of the County's apple industry. His fame, however, is not 

 confined to that section of the State, as he is equally well knovm 

 throughout Massachusetts, and in fact throughout New England, as the 

 very active operator of extensive Long Hill Orchards, 



