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of commercial insecticide and is sure that he has obtained 

 good results, there is no reason why he should reject this for 

 another, if he be satisfied with the results and expense. 



This address aroused considerable discussion, not all 

 present agreeing with the statements of the speaker. Follow- 

 ing the address Professor Surface was sharply questioned. 



Discussion. 



Prof. Craig: I think we have left the matter of the dif- 

 ferent bil sprays in a bad way. These sprays have been con- 

 demned in a wholesale manner. We ought to know what 

 sprays have been referred to, how and to what they have been 

 applied and just the conditions under which the results spoken 

 of have come about. I believe it due to ourselves and the 

 spray manufacturers to know more about it and to get a little 

 more definite information on these points. In my own case 

 I have been using one of the oil sprays on apples, pears, plums 

 and peaches, and am certain no such injurious effects have 

 resulted as have been reported this afternoon. I am not advo- 

 cating the oil sprays, but I object to wholesale condemna- 

 tion. On the other hand, if oil sprays are injurious to apple 

 or peach trees we ought to know it. 



Prof. Surface: As I intimated in my remarks, the oil 

 spray that has proven the most unsatisfactory is the "Target 

 Brand Scale Destroyer." 



Prof. Craig, to Prof. Surface : Do you, then, confine 

 your remarks to the Target brand? 



Prof. Surface : No, sir. 



Prof. Craig: Then you are making these remarks con- 

 cerning oil sprays with general significance? 



Prof. Surface: No sir, I am going to make a modifica- 

 tion according to the brand used. I did not finish my reply 

 to your remark. If a person has had a barrel of any kind 

 of oil spray that has given him satisfactory results and he 

 wishes to continue its use, there is no reason why he should 

 not do so. Take the home-made oil : We have had a won- 



