no THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Question : Would you spray a young apple or peach 

 •orchard even if no disease or insect was noticeable? 



Mr. Rogers No. What is the use if there is no dis- 

 ease or insects? It is throwing^ away money, according to 

 my notion. The inquirer does not say what he wants to 

 spray for or with? 



President Gold : No ; he simply wants to know if you 

 would spray. 



Mr. Rogers : I think if a man knew what he wanted 

 to spray for, it would be wise to spray. 



President Gold: Why shouldn't he spray as a pre- 

 ventive ? 



Member : Before you spray you should know what you 

 are spraying for. You would not use for an insect pest what 

 you would use for fungous diseases. 



Member: We should always know what we are spray- 

 ing for. It is a hard thing to know what to spray zvith when 

 you don't know what you are spraying for. 



Professor Gulley : There is no question but what all 

 diseases are helped by preventives ; if a man is going to spray 

 every season he is going to be ahead of the disease. If it 

 is insects, that is a different thing. There is no use to spray 

 for scale until the scale is there. You must know what you 

 are after. In the case of fungicides, you are safe in spray- 

 ing ahead ; that is sure. 



Discussion of the Question List. 



Question : How can we handle our apples to secure 

 most profitable returns? 



Mr. Wheeler of Concord, Mass. : I have thought of 

 this question somewhat. I know that a fruit grower in Massa- 

 chusetts, who handles a great many apples, grows the early va- 

 rieties. The Mcintosh he handles in fancy packages, selling 

 them to a very select trade in Boston, taking them in his own 

 team and delivering the fruit to his customers. In that way he 

 realizes a high price. He told me last year he got $2.50 a 



