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field of corn that I had neglected to hoe and was overrun with 

 weeds. ' ' 



William Clark, Londonderrj', N. H. "The results have been 

 very satisfactory. The material remained on the leaves of the 

 trees till they fell in the fall. No insects that feed upon the 

 leaves could live on them. I had practically no wormy apples. 

 The quantity of fruit was increased and the quality has been 

 good in every way except size. I got too many apples. (This 

 must be overcome by thinning. — E. D. S.) 



Rev. F. Pearson, Hancock, N. H., 600 trees. Sprayed 100; 

 first in 1909. "Shall have a much larger proportion of perfect 

 apples, not over 5 per cent, wormy. A few trees sprayed had 

 perhaps 20 per cent, wormy, but a few next the woods unsprayed 

 were 90 per cent, wormy." 



Robert T. Gould, Contoocook, N. H., 150 trees. "I think that 

 spraying increases the value of the fruit several hundred dollars. 

 On my own farm sprayed trees had not more than 10 per cent, 

 wormy apples, while unsprayed trees had nearly or quite 50 per 

 cent, wormy apples." 



E. G. Flanders, Brentwood, N. H., 50 trees. Sprayed first in 

 1909. "Had but very little fruit last year, but the quality is 

 very much improved. Secured perfect Flemish Beauty pears 

 where I never had one before." 



George W. Phillips, W. Concord, N. H., 225 trees. Sprayed 

 first in 1899. On unsprayed trees half the apples are No. 2s; 

 on sprayed trees not over one-third. The amount of No. 2 fruit 

 is decreasing from year to year. "As to the benefit, 500 barrels 

 of apples unsprayed would average 50 per cent. No. 2 ; sprayed 

 would average one-third No. 2, therefore spraying which cost me 

 $12.50 gives me 17 per cent, more No. 1 apples at a market price 

 of one dollar per barrel, or in other words I get $85 for an out- 

 lay of $12.50 on my apples alone. I am satisfied that spraying 

 pays the best of any work done on the farm." 



ir. T. Taplin, Newfields, N. H., 150 trees. Sprayed first in 

 1908. "I sprayed only once in 1908 just after the trees shed 

 their blossoms. As a result I had some of the finest apples ever 

 raised in this section. I left a few trees unsprayed and the dif- 

 ference in the fruit was very great." 



Elmer B. Parker, Wilton, N. H., 200 apple, 1,200 peach and 

 900 young trees. Sprayed first in 1898. "If my fruit if 

 unsprayed were all like that on one I left unsprayed this year 

 and like that of some of our growers who did not spray, T 

 should call the profit the difference between a crop of all No. 2 

 and a crop seven-eighths of which is No. 1. I find the difference 

 so noticeable that everybody speaks of it in favor of the sprayed 

 fruit." 



