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seasons this third spray must be repeated in 

 two weeks if there is any sign of leaf troubles 

 or if bitter rot or rust are very much to be 

 feared. It is almost impossible to outline a 

 spray schedule that will fit all communities. 

 It is more to the point to have the grower learn 

 exactly what his local conditions are and then 

 work out a spray schedule of his own that will 

 fit the case. No one can do this for him. Only 

 I would urge that no one attempt to dodge the 

 question by continuous spraying, thereby at- 

 tempting to take care of all possible troubles 

 that came along. I know of several growers 

 who actually do this. One of them told me that 

 he sprayed nine times. There could be no pos- 

 sible excuse for such enthusiasm. It is too ex- 

 pensive. Remember, there are only a compara- 

 tively few things that are liable to attack your 

 apples. Learn what these things are in your 

 particular neighborhood and then adjust your 

 work so that none of them escapes. You will 

 find that it can be done with far less than nine 

 sprayings and you can pocket the difference in 

 the cost of production. 



That item of cost is one that every fruit- 

 grower must constantly keep in mind anyhow. 

 It is entirely possible that my friend of the 

 nine sprayings would have secured just as good 

 results with, let us say, eight sprayings. He 

 was out of pocket the entire cost of the ninth 



