CHAPTER VII. 



SPRAYING. 



Spray, farmers, sray with care, 

 Spray the apple, Peach and Pear ; 

 Spray for scab, and spray for blight, 

 Spray, oh spray, and do it right. 



Yes, that's the entire secret "Do it right!" 



Every year there is a great deal of spraying that does 



very little good. Many individuals go through the 



operation and simply waste time and money. I have 

 ! observed that unless the operator is very careful there 

 ! will be fruits and even large areas on the trees, left 



unsprayed. In many cases the operator sprays the 



lower limbs of the trees heav- ^ 



ily, but the topmost twigs, and 



even the centre, are left dry, 



and then he wonders why 



spraying does not produce 



better results. 



If you are a fruit-grower 



actual or prospective make 



up your mind to the fact that 



a good spraying outfit is just 



as important to your success 



as a plow or a pruning saw. 



The kind of an outfit which 



you require depends, of course, 



on the size of your orchard. If 



C-e only a few trees, of 

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FOR A FEW TREES, NOT 

 TOO LARGE, THIS COM- 

 PRESSED-AIR SPRAYER 

 IS ALL RIGHT 



