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slightly affected by a third brew which came out about January 

 1 7th. and which came from late sprayed affected apples near by. 



Winter Xelis. Beurre Hardy, and Glout Morceau pears, 

 which were only sprayed twice and were clean, became affected 

 ->me 60 per cent. 



The third spraying was a few days too late, and the worms 

 were moving when the trees were sprayed. Consequently several 

 worms burrowed small holes about J in. deep into the apples, but 

 in almost every case the worm had died in a day. In fact, there 

 were not 5 per cent, alive, and the crop was all marketed. This 

 spraying was most valuable, as it shews that arsenate of lead 

 will stick our rains. 



Walnuts were badly attacked, the worms entering at the 

 bottom and eating the juicy covering between the shell and the 

 kernel It thus seems an absolute necessity to spray walnuts. 



Comments. Codlin is controlled easily, provided : 



(i) A proper pump with a gauge is used. This is most 

 important, as nothing under 100 gives enough pressure to cover 

 everything. 



( 2 ) Enough pumps are used to get through the work in 

 the proper time for each spraying. 



(3) That the spraying especially the first be thorough, 

 everything being well covered. 



(4) That a good brand of spray be used and properly 

 mixed, and kept agitated during the spraying. 



(5) No fruit should be left unsprayed ; it should rather 

 be picked off. 



(6) The first spraying is the most important, and the trees 

 should be well drenched. 



(-7) That the spraying be done at the proper time. Our 

 observations have shewn that it is not necessary to spray again 

 in two weeks to catch the later first brew, but to approximate to 

 the periods of the three hatchings we get in the O.F.S." 



Xow we have contended for years that in many ways Codlin 

 is a benefit to commercial fruit growers. It means careful and 

 continuous attention right through from the time the tree comes 

 into blossom until the time the fruit is packed safely away in 

 cases and consigned to market, and overseeing in one thing means 

 in practice overseeing in all, and the inevitable result is greater 

 care in every branch of the orchardist's work. In the packhouse 

 this spells one result always better returns and more money. 



If any readers are unprepared to give a good deal of hard 



work and a fair share of intelligence to orcharding we advise 



them not to plant. As fruit farmers they will be failures. What 



really needed is what Mr. Harper suggests more practical 



instruction. Our advice is if you are fainthearted chuck up 



