The Importance of Careful and Thorough Spraying' 



As the time for spraying is near at 

 hand, perhaps it may not be out 

 of the way to urge on orchardists 

 the importance of early and careful 



R. "W. Starr. "Wolfville, Nova Scotia 



No matter what the nature of the 

 season, from the commencement of 

 growth until midsummer, we must be 

 prepared to "watch and work," not 



Spraying in a Hova Scotia Orchard 



This'cut and the one on the front cover of this issue illustrate a power sprayer at work in the orchard of 

 Mr. W, M. Black, Wolfville, N.S. Note the low trucks. 



work in this department. It is well 

 ihat every man should study his own 

 especial wants in this matter. He should 

 know by the past year's observation 

 what variety of insect pest will be most 

 likely to trouble him during the coming 

 reason, and be prepared to attack them 

 at the most vulnerable time in their life 

 cycle, not allowing them to get so far 

 ahead as to damage either foliage or 

 fruit, or get so strong as to be difficult 

 I destroy. It will be time well spent 



the orchardist will devote some care- 

 lul study to the life-history of the insects 

 that are troubling him, so that he may 

 take the best means and the proper 

 season to attack and destroy them. 



Then we must combat those fungous 



'iseases which have been so destructive 



most varieties of fruits during the 



past two years. These can only be kept 



under control bv careful and continuous 



iiaying with the Bordeaux mixture, 

 I some other preparation of copper 



rbonatc, and at the same time by 



')sely watching the climatic conditions 

 is well known that warm, cloudy or 

 loggy weather is a strong incentive to 

 the propagation and growth of fungous 

 spores, and that under such conditions, 

 our precautions should be'redoubled. 



only to control the insect pests that we 

 can see, but the far more insidious and 

 dangerous ftmgous diseases of both fruit 



and foliage, the commencement of which 

 we cannot see, but with results plainly 

 evident. 



If it were possible to have every fruit 

 tree, in every orchard, carefully and 

 thoroughly sprayed from the ground 

 upward, and all diseased leaves and 

 fruit lying on the ground destroyed, or 

 covered with earth, before or just as the 

 growth of the spores had commenced, 

 we might have some hope of stamping 

 out several of the worst of those pests. 

 This is hopeless, however, unless we get 

 perfect cooperation over a large section 

 of country. 



There is an old, frequently quoted 

 adage that will apply to this operation 

 of spraying very forcibly: "That which 

 is worth doing is worth doing well." 

 There is no work on the farm or orchard 

 that requires more care, skill, and closer 

 attention to details than the preparation, 

 straining, and final mixing of spraying 

 solutions in the cask or tank, ready for 

 application, also keeping pump, agitator, 

 hose, extension rods, nozzles, and so 

 forth, in perfect condition all the time, 

 so that the work may be well and eco- 

 nomically done without loss of time or 

 waste of material. It matters not 

 whether the hand pump or the power 

 sprayer is used, the same care and close 

 supervision of the work and the same 

 attention to detail is necessary. 



MANNER OF SPRAYING 



We must have force enough behind the 

 pump to drive the liquid through the 

 nozzles in the finest possible spray. A 

 spray that will float in the air like a 



A Sprayer at Work in the Orchard of R. S. Eaton, Kentville 



