December, 1909.] t^e CODLIXG MOTH. 103 



C. A. Jenkins, :\Iilford, N. H., 100 trees. Sprayed first in 1909. 

 As to profit per tree, he states: ''Judging the present and the 

 past, I received more than $100 net per tree." 



Frank A. Hardy, Derry, N. H., 500 trees. Sprayed first in 

 1907. "The sprayed tree fruit was first class. Unsprayed fruit 

 was wholly unfit for market." 



Augustus A. Melendy, Wilton, N. H., 500 apple, 600 peach 

 trees. Sprayed first in 1908. As to the profit per tree from 

 spraying, he writes: "If a tree should bear 6 or 8 barrels of 

 poor, scaly fruit covered with fungus and not salable and by 

 spraying they grew large and smooth and sold for $3.00, as mine 

 did this year, you can tell for yourself the profit. Formerly 

 my apples were small, wormy and with some fungus. This 

 year my apples were very large, smooth, and not one speck of 

 fungus did I find on the 800 barrels." 



A. W. Clough, Greeland, N. H. Sprayed first in 1908. Sprays 

 for numerous parties aggregating 1.200 trees. As to the profit 

 per tree from spraying, he writes: "$1.25 in the last two years. 

 On some trees $6.00. There should be $4.00 profit on all mature 

 trees here (on his own place) when I get them in proper condi- 

 tion." As to the difference observed in sprayed fruit, he writes: 

 "I have noticed that by spraying we check the inroads of dis- 

 eases and insects, and thus the tree has more vigor to retain its 

 fruit during the summer and late fall. Thus we get the naturally 

 fine product of a healthy tree. "We secure 50 per cent, more in 

 quantity and 75 per cent, more in quality on sprayed over 

 unsprayed trees." 



Fred Jones, Wilton, N. H., 150 trees. Sprayed first in 1909. 

 "My sprayed fruit ran 90 per cent. No. 1 fruit, and where I did 

 not spray it was only 25 per cent. No. 1. This has been my first 

 experience in spraying, and I only sprayed one-half of my bear- 

 ing trees this year, but I am satisfied if I had sprayed them 

 all it would have paid me, as I had over 700 barrels. Shall 

 spray them all next year." 



Austin Holt, Wilton, N. H., 300 trees. Sprayed first in 1908. 

 "On unsprayed trees the apples ran 3 good to 1 poor fruit. On 

 spraj'ed trees they ran 10 good to 1 poor." 



George H. Folsom, Penacook, N. H., 300 trees. Sprayed first 

 in 1908. As to the amount of profit per tree from spraying he 

 ■writes: "It is hard telling. Worth $150 sure and I think much 

 more on my whole place. On trees bearing seven barrels of 

 fniit it was worth $3.00 per tree. On the unsprayed trees the 

 foliage is inferior and the apples dropped badly. The fruit 

 was worth double where sprayed and I got 50 per cent, more 

 apples. I would be ashamed to say that I was in the fruit busi- 

 ness and did not spray my trees. It would l)e like showing a 



