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"Floater" polj.cies are written either' to cover specific property such as your 

 wil'e's fur coat or your valuable camera, or may cover a schedule of property such 

 as livestock on your farm or movable f aim equipment, V/here inventoiy of machines 

 and livestock and values vary, a monthly schedule may be used to keep premium costs 

 low. 



This type of "all risk" insurance is the only v;ay that many companies provide 

 such coverage as "theft" protection on livestock, for example. 



By all means discuss ivith your agent or broker the possibility of using this 

 type of insurance to cover certain kinds of your property vfhich is subject to risks 

 of damage or loss that are likely to occur as well as fire or damage resulting from 

 fire. This type of comprehensive coverage might be of particular interest to 

 poultrymen or dairymen whose numbers of livestock vaiy during the year or who keep 

 birds of varying ages in several locations or other farmers v/hose inventory of 

 products varies viridely during the year, 



— L. D. Rhoades 



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APPLE SCAB CONTROL MTERIALS FOR 1957 



A grower needs to know thoroughly the scab spray materials and what he can 

 expect of them for control if he is to get the most out of his scab control program," 

 The following is a presentation of the available scab control materials « 



Sulfur ; Some growers continue to get good scab and black rot control v\fith 

 sulfurs and it may be well for gro^-rers to take another look at them, especially 

 since sulfur is the only scab fungicide i*jch also controls apple pov/dery mildew, ■ 

 The paste and fine particle dry-r/ettable sulfurs, either alone or at half strength 

 in combination with another scab protectant, may be used through the primary infect- 

 ion period. After second cover, there is risk of fruit scald if the weather turns 

 hot and it can happen even when sulfur has been applied during a cool period a week 

 '3r more before the hot spell. It does not occur every year, but when it does, it 

 can cause serious loss. Since there are safer summer scab spray materials than 

 sulfur, it is well tc use one of them. If it should be desirable to use sulfur in 

 cover sprays, as would be the case if apple poivdery mildew showed up in suimner, a 

 coarse sulfur, 325 mesh, at 2 to 3 lbs, would be a little safer than the paste or 

 fine particle sulfurs. 



Adherence to foliage is an important characteristic of a scab fungicide and the 

 paste forms are better in this respect than the particle forms — maybe that is v;hy 

 they usually give slightly better scab control. After about one inch of rain the 

 particle forms, as with all poxvder fungicides, may need to be replaced to maintain 

 protection, 



A sulfur dust comes in handy for emergency protection when tliere is not enough 

 time to apply a spray and either spray or dust may be used in bloom. 



Sulfur combines well vdth ferbam, glyodin, dichlone, and, according to the man- 

 ufacturer, even vd.th captan. It is not safe \rith oil and when used with lead arse- 

 nate, may cause some leaf injury. It has no "kickback". 



