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greater extent than in the results from spraying. 

 It is within the last thirty years that all we now 

 know and make use of in the control of insects 

 and diseases by the use of sprays has been found 

 out. The spray is almost a panacea for all the 

 ills of the fruit grower. 



The proper use of modern insecticides en- 

 ables the orchardist to protect his trees from 

 scale insects and his fruits from curculio and 

 moth. The fungicides safeguard the leaves of 

 the tree, enabling it to carry on its normal func- 

 tions, and at the same time protects the fruit 

 itself against rot and scab. The mixtures as well 

 as the methods of applying them are constantly 

 being improved. It would therefore be a waste 

 of effort to record in this place the methods and 

 means considered best for controlling any par- 

 ticular insect or disease. Ask your State Ex- 

 periment Station or the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, at Washington, D. C M for 

 the latest information, otherwise you may be 

 working at a disadvantage. If one is to insure 

 his crop at all he wishes to do it in the best pos- 

 sible way to do this keep up with the spray 

 literature. 



Harvesting. The relation of the method of 

 harvesting and handling fruit to its keeping 

 qualities have, within recent years, come to be 



