HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



S|ir:iy Schedule 



Continued from p;iyi' 12. column '2 

 control Apple Scab as well as liquid lime- 

 sulfur when used at the rate of 4 pounds 

 to 50 gallons of water. It is considerably 

 more expensive, however. Casein spread- 

 ers are used by most of our leading fruit 

 growers and such a spreader would seem 

 to be a good investment. 



Timeliness and thoroughness are the 

 secrets of successful spraying. Most of 

 the complaints against the spray gun can 

 be traced to faulty operation. A spray 

 gun is just as good as the pump and the 

 operator, and no better. If the spray 

 gun will not produce a very fine mist with 

 the pressure available, better use a spray 

 rod or look for a better sprayer. A 

 spray rod will soon be a curiosity, but 

 it has grown some fine fruit in the past 

 and will still do it. 



Be sure that your spray rig is oiled, 

 greased and tightened, ready to go. Test 

 the pressui'e gauge thoroughly, as you are 

 going to make good use of it this year. 



Plan to have an ample water supply 

 ready at spraying time. A large elevated 

 tank with a 11-" to 2" outlet will save a 

 lot of time. 



Have a kit of tools leady to take along 

 with you in the orchard. Wrenches, wire 

 nippers, couplings, extra di.scs, washers, 

 etc., are always necessary one time or 

 anothei'. 



Have a strainer in the top of your tank 

 to keep out things that might clog the 

 nozzle or valves. 

 Fredeiick E. Cole (irirl R. A. Van Meter. 



PRUNING YOUNG TREES 



A good yearly growth is the most im- 

 portant factor in the shaping of a young- 

 tree. Heavy pruning holds the tree back 

 in its growth and development ; moderate 

 pruning permits the shaping of the tree 

 with no serious disadvantages. 



Vigorous growth affords a good choice 

 of scaffold limbs of the type that are 

 pretty sure to form good leaders, whereas 

 poor growth means practically no choice 

 of limbs and poor results with the ones 

 saved. 



Experiment has shown that a severe 

 liruning of young trees means a decided 

 setback in the growth and development 

 of the tree. The heavily pruned tree 

 does not grow so fast or bear so early as 

 the moderately pruned one. 



Nevertheless, there are two very good 

 reasons for doing some pruning, and they 

 are (1) to shape the tree, and (2) to 

 prevent bad crotches. 



All that is necessai-y in shaping the 

 tree the first year, as far as pruning 

 goes, is to see that the central .shoot main- 

 tains its leadership. Let no other limb 

 develop more than this leader. Be sure 

 of this by cutting back those limbs which 

 are competing, and let the leaders alone. 



This practice is sound because the limb 



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SMITH VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 



(Smith's Agricultural School) 



Teaching is specialized work; farming is a specialized occupation. 



The AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT gives instruction in those 

 phases of farming that cannot be taught at home. 



To become interested in a vocation, one must know tlie science that 

 underlies its practices. 



To interest your boy in farming, send him to Smitli Vocational 

 School in Northampton where he will continue High School Studies with 

 the practice of technical farming. Shop work, laboratory work, field 

 work and class room work. 



Tuition and books free to you. 



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Northampton, Mass. 



