In most parts of the world tomatoes cannot be 

 grown commercially without a complete and 

 thorough spray program. Insects and diseases 

 are here to stay. They present a never ending 

 problem which we must confront with the best 

 knowledge available. We recommend eight 

 sprayings per year, applied at 7 to 10 day 

 intervals using the spray schedule outlined at 

 the foot of this page. 



The ideal spray equipment is a 400 lb. pres- 

 sure pump with a 40 ft. boom. When planting 

 your field, space the rows of plants 5 ft. apart 

 and omit every seventeenth row. This spacing 

 permits complete spraying of the field with 

 minimum damage to the plants. 



Feeding of the plant by spraying soluble nu- 

 trients on the foliage is a newer subject, but 

 it is one that we recommend. Very often in 

 order to regain foliage, after it is too late tc 

 apply fertilizer, a spray of DuPont's Nugreen 

 (nitrogen thru urea) or McCormick's Hy-gro, 

 or Miller's 16-16-16 will revive a sick field. 



SPRAY SCHEDULE 



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APPLY 150 GALLONS PER ACRE 



1 



Zerlate 



100 gals, water, 2 lbs. Zerlate 



2 



Zerlate 



100 gals, water, 2 lbs. Zerlate 



3 



Copper 

 or Dithane 



100 gals, water, 4 lbs. fixed copper 



100 gals, water, 2 qts. Dithane and 1 lb. zinc sulphate 



4 



Zerlate 



100 gals, water, 2 lbs. Zerlate 



5 



Copper 

 or Dithane 



100 gals, water, 4 lbs. fixed copper 



100 gals, water, 2 qts. Dithane and 1 lb. zinc sulphate 



6 



Copper 

 or Dithane 



100 gals, water, 4 lbs. fixed copper 



100 gals, water, 2 qts. Dithane and 1 lb. zinc sulphate 



7 



Copper 

 or Dithane 



100 gals, water, 4 lbs. fixed copper 



100 gals, water, 2 qts. Dithane and 1 lb. zinc sulphate 



8 



Copper 

 or Dithane 



1 00 gals, water, 4 lbs. fixed copper 



100 gals, water, 2 qts. Dithane and 1 lb. zinc sulphate 



INSECT CONTROL - add 4 lbs. calcium arsenate to any of the above. 



BLOSSOM THRIP CONTROL - add wettable DDT powder to any of the above. 

 Follow the manufacturers recommendations. 



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