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cate that in the words of the third propo- 

 sition laid down: "Thoroughness in 

 applying the spray is a much more 

 important factor than the quantity of 

 arsenate of lead per given volume of 

 water." It matters not how great an 

 amount of arsenate of lead is used in 100 

 gallons of water if it is not put in the 

 right place the best results cannot be 

 expected from it. If only three-fourths 

 of the calyx cups are filled during the 

 time of the first spray, it makes no differ- 

 ence how strong the arsenate of lead 

 was used, the remaining one-fourth will 

 probably allow the entrance of enough 

 worms to practically undo all the good 

 that was accomplished by the first spray. 

 It is true also in applying the later 

 sprays that often not nearly all of the 

 apples on a tree will be touched with 

 the liquid, and of many of those that are 

 touched there will be only a small por- 

 tion of them coated with the spray. The 



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orchardist meets with a serious difficulty 

 when he attempts to coat any good sized 

 apple with a film of arsenate of lead 

 applied in the form of a spray. Especi- 

 ally is this true of certain varieties, such 

 as Ben Davis, Gano and Jonathan, but 

 the better he succeeds in doing this the 

 better are his chances for success, and 

 there is no excuse in applying these 

 sprays for not exercising the greatest 

 possible care, so that the greatest good 

 may result. 



It has been proven that the excessive 

 use of arsenical sprays endangers the 

 lives of our orchard trees, so that cer- 

 tain precautions should be used for their 

 protection. As it is absolutely necessary 

 to lise a large amount of liquid to do 

 thorough spraying, precautionary meas- 

 ures should consist principally in the use 

 of the least possible amount of arsenate 

 of lead per given volume of water that 

 will do effective work, and in guarding 

 against needless spraying of the trunks 

 and larger limbs. Two pounds of arsen- 

 ate of lead mixed with 100 gallons of 

 water has been used with perfect success 

 in many cases, and while it is probable 

 that any of the standard brands will 

 successfully control codling moth when 

 used at that strength, in order to be on 

 the safe side not less than three pounds 

 was advised last season, and the majority 

 of the orchardists used it stronger. 

 Wherever only three pounds were used, 

 and thoroughly applied, the spray proved 

 to be in every way as effective as where 

 the higher strengths were used. 



The fact that later sprays must be 



applied in a season when codling moth 

 is abundant, and their use can only 

 result in keeping the worms from enter- 

 ing the apples and not in preventing 

 worm-specks, makes it urgent that all 

 methods at the orchardist's disposal be 

 brought into use in the fight against 

 this pest. The question resolves itself, 

 in this valley, into one of decreasing the 

 present abundance of worms, so that less 

 spraying, will be necessary. At present 

 we may have to spray often and very 

 carefully, but along with that spraying 

 should go other things that will aid 

 materially in the work. 



From the time when apples are picked 

 in the fall until the time when the first 

 moths begin to appear in the spring little 

 attention is given to the matter of cod- 

 ling moth control by the average apple 

 grower. It is, of course, true that cod- 

 ling moth could not be decreased by any 

 method that might be used during this 

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 or other instrument all the loose bark 

 which always serves as a hiding place 

 for multitudes of larvae. The larger 

 crotches, cracks, or any other places 



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