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the man, "I never thought of that; father always kept him in the first 

 staU, and I did not hke to change him." 



It's just these httle things that we have to learn. And in 

 spraying it's all foolishness to have your men and teams all covered 

 up with spray material ; it's up to the growers to work out this prob- 

 lem. Study it, and always work to advantage. And that brings in 

 the time of application. \Y& have done considerable work in spray- 

 ing — spring and fall. I think you can spray just as well in the fall 

 as in the spring. 



Member. Have your results been better? 



Prof. Symons. Our results have shown no appreciable differ- 

 ence. Have always advised spraying in spring, merely because I 

 think the wash remains on the trees a longer time in summer. Fur- 

 thermore, in treating with Lime Sulphur wash, I think you are get- 

 ting more fungicide eftect than you would in the fall. I believe there 

 is some difterence there. In spraying tests it is mighty hard to tell 

 the difterence. 



A word in regard to oil sprays. I have nothing against oils, 

 save the fact that I do not believe the}' are good for the Peach Trees. 

 I am very much like the old darkey in regard to oil. A darkey con- 

 gregation was holding services in an old church; a storm struck it, 

 and put the church in a -pretty rickety condition. The following 

 Sunday, the congreg-ation assembled. The preacher gathered his 

 flock about him, and was about to begin services when he discovered 

 Maria standing outside under a tree. ''Why, Maria, come in to 

 service," said he. ''No, sir; no, sir; boss, " said i\Iaria, "I trustes the 

 Lord, I do; but I never fools with Him." So, I do not like to use 

 oils on Peach trees. L^nderstand me; I agree, you can spray with 

 pure kerosene oil, and do it without injury, if you are careful and do 

 the work yourself ; but if left to your men to do, there is the possi- 

 ibility of injury. I know of one man, who I had thought would soon 

 l)e the Peach King of the Eastern shore. The last time I was at his 

 place he had about eight thousand peach trees. Happening to meet 

 him a year or two later, I asked him about his orchard during our 

 conversation, and his surprising remark was, "I haven't a peach tree 

 on the farm." "What's the matter?" said 1. "What in the world 

 have you done?" "You know," he said, "when things don't go 

 right, I pull them out." "'Yes, I know," I rephed. "Had scale,'' 

 said he, "and sprayed with Target Brand." 



There are lots of people who have sprayed with oil? and gotten 

 no injury; but we are running somewhat of a chance on peaches. 



Mr. Adams. Does the damage show itself around the collar? 



Prof. Symons. No ; usually by killing the smaller twigs inside. 

 I know of a man who lost half of his crop in this manner. Oils can 

 no doubt be used on apples with satisfaction. We have gotten just 

 as good results from oils — soluble oil — "Scalecide," this past season, 

 as we did with the Lime Sulphur. To show you the condition, — 

 that the people are in doubt as to what the}^ should use, I received a 

 letter from some fruit growers in Virginia the other day, asking 

 what I thought of San-U-Zay ; that they had not received good re- 

 sults from the concentrated Lime Sulphur Solution on Apples : and 

 that they had about made up their minds to spray with oil. They 



