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was secured by them in 1909. In 1908 but 17 of the 96 report- 

 ing sprayed for the first time, and if we consider the same pro- 

 portion for the 245 unreported we have 62 parties with 10,945 

 trees. If two-thirds of these bore fruit with a profit of $1.50 

 per tree from spraying, there was a profit of $10,945 in 1908 to 

 those who had never sprayed before. Adding this to that secured 

 in 1909 makes a total of $60,000 profit secured by spraying in 

 1908 and 1909 by those who had not previously sprayed. The 

 total cost of the investigations of this Station, paid from the Sta- 

 tion funds appropriated by Congress, from July, 1905, to Jan- 

 uary 1, 1909, amounted to about $5,000. So that the profit re- 

 ceived by New Hampshire fruit growers who sprayed for the first 

 time in 1908 would have paid the cost of these investigations 

 twice and in 1909 ten times. Such work seems expensive from 

 the standpoint of the individual, but when the aggregate value of 

 the crop and the actual increased production secured is consid- 

 ered, seemingly costly investigations prove themselves to be cheap 

 and the best possible investments. 



VI. REPORTS ON EFFECT OF SPRAYING. 



George E. Gowen, Stratham, N. H., 500 trees. Has sprayed 

 since 1900. "When I spray I get good apples. Trees not 

 sprayed are very poor. The sprayed apples are much better 

 by 4 to 1." 



A. R. Marsh, Stratham, N. H., 100 trees. Sprayed irregularly 

 for 10 j'^ears, regularly for 3 years. "In a year like this, spray- 

 ing means the dift'ercnee between having apples and not having 

 them, as a great deal of the fruit was scattering and must have 

 fallen but for spra^-ing. I hate to touch an apple or an orchard 

 that has not been sprayed since handling spraj'cd fruit, and the 

 trees sprayed seem to have a bulldog grip on the apples, so the 

 loss from windfalls is small." 



Otis R. Connor, E. Andover, N. H., 400 trees. Has sprayed 

 since 1893. As to profit per tree from spraying, he writes: 

 "Never figured it out, but one year the whole crop of 400 to 500 

 barrels. There is a difference of one-half in No. 1 fruit." 



George F. Badger, "Wilton, N. H., 1,200 trees. Sprayed first 

 in 1909. "I\ry fruit was never better. I think the spraying did 

 it. I find the sprayed fruit much better, and the apples hang on 

 a great deal better where sprayed." 



Daniel W. Ladd, Epping, N. H., 600 trees. Sprayed first in 

 1904. As to the profit secured by spraying, he rates it at "100 

 per cent., and I am not sure but I got 200 per cent. The sprayed 

 fruit is twice as large, perfectly smooth and free from scab or 

 worm holes and the trees are more healthy." 



