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phur color when viewed by transmitted light. 

 Take up a glass full from the top of the barrel 

 after it has stood for five minutes. If the clear 

 yellow color is not present it means that the 

 sulphur for some reason did not make connec- 

 tions with the lime — usually indicating poor 

 lime or too much water added at the start. 



The second spray is applied as the ' ' shucks ' ' 

 fall from the young peaches. The materials 

 used are the same as suggested for the first 

 spray application. 



In a normal season these two sprays should 

 insure a clean crop of fruit on all early varie- 

 ties, but if the weather is very warm and wet 

 just prior to the ripening period it may be ad- 

 visable to spray at that time to prevent brown 

 rot. 



On mid-season and late varieties a third 

 spray should be applied a month before ripen- 

 ing to insure freedom from scab. (This will 

 not apply to very late sorts such as Krummel 

 which ripen six weeks after Elberta. They fre- 

 quently require no later sprays than those given 

 to mid-season sorts.) Sometimes a wet season 

 will upset everything on the peach-grower's 

 schedule and he will be forced to spray six or 

 eight times to protect his crop. 



"How close to picking time do you think it 

 is advisable to spray peaches to prevent brown 

 rot?" I asked one successful grower. 



