200 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



is checked in its growth. This, and the apple rust, are not 

 entirely to be controlled by spraying, but it will help. The 

 leaf-spot of the pear and quince causes the fruit to crack but 

 may be prevented by spraying. 



The quince was the first fruit to be treated with Bordeaux 

 in Connecticut. 



The rot of plums and cherries is a hard trouble to control. 

 With the exception of the Japan type of plums, spraying should 

 be resorted to. 



Will spraying pay? is the great question the fruit grower 

 asks. The professor showed figures to prove his claim that 

 spraying does pay, and when thoroughly done pays handsomely. 



Replying to a question, Dr. Sturgis explained first how to 

 make and mix successfully Bordeaux mixture. 



For grapes the Doctor recommended winter spraying with 

 copper sulphate; when buds open use Bordeaux, following it 

 up every few weeks during the season until the fruit begins 

 to ripen. This advice was seconded by Mr. Allen of Terryville, 

 a large grape grower. 



Next came a valuable paper by EdAvin Hoyt, the veteran 

 fruit grower and nurseryman, on the apple, and for its many 

 practical points is reproduced here in full. 



The Apple as a Money Crop, and How to Get the Most 



Out of It. 



By Edwin Hoyt of jXeza Cajiaan . 



This question is one which should, and no doubt does, interest 

 almost every farmer. We study to learn what crops can be 

 raised on our farms, so we may realize larger returns for the 

 fertilizer and labor necessary to produce them. 



I have given much thought and study to the question, and I 

 firmly believe there is no crop equal to the "apple" as a money 

 crop for Connecticut farmers, or in fact for New England 

 farmers. 



From the yields and profits I have been able to gather from 

 orchards that have been well cared for, I feel I am justified in 

 saying that from $200 to $500 per acre may be readily realized 

 from an apple orchard of well-selected varieties, given proper 



