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amount of good-felloAvship. You will later get a copy of the Pro- 

 ceedings which will be of value to you. A text book on Horticul- 

 ture. Xot theory. l3Ut the boiled down experience of practical men. 

 A real text book on the stibject of Horticulture, well worth the 

 money. 



^[ore than the u-ual care has been exercised dttring the past 

 year in spraying for the scale insects and for the codling moth and 

 its co-laborer the ciu-ctilio. It is impossible to expect that any of 

 the trio named or of many other pests attacking tree, foliage or 

 fruit will ever become exterminated, but we believe that all may be 

 held in check by careful and timel\' work. 



SeAxral of our members have noticed the same fault in spray- 

 ing operation, namely, that the nozzle man kept too close to the 

 tree so that some of the branch tips at about the level of the oper- 

 ator's face were entirely missed. 1 ha^'e called the attention of my 

 helpers to this at least a score of times during the past season, and 

 we found at picking time that the few scale present were on the 

 fruit from these branches. By the use of l3ends for the rods or 

 angle nozzles, the old fault of poorly S])ra}-ed lower branches has 

 been cured. 



To do a good spraying job, high pressure and large air-chamber 

 space are of the first importance. A good pump and a willing 

 pump-man are good biu the compressed-air sprayer is the coming 

 sprayer. Either a central plant where an engine and compressor 

 can charge the power tank of the -pra^'er while the spray liquid 

 tank is being filled, or the portable engine and compressor outfit fill- 

 the bill as no direct pumping outfit can possil)le fill it. The first 

 of these two types is the lighter while the second is perhaps the 

 safer and more efficient. This second type can reach full spraying 

 pressure Avhile the operator is straightening out the hose and rod. 

 and it has a constantly increasing air-chamber space at maximum 

 pressure. 



The occurrence of Cedar Rust has been much less prevalent 

 dtudng 191 1 than diudr.g 1910. bin there is apparently no way of 

 determining Avhether this is due to climatic conditions or to the 

 general cutting away of the cedar trees. If the scientists are cor- 

 rect in their statement that the cedar trees and the apple trees are 

 alternate hosts for the fimgus. it would l)e soimd arginnent to say 

 that the cutting of the cedar trees is the chief factor in the lessened 

 amount of the fungus injury. 



^lany trees in the neighborhood sultered severely from fire 

 blight, which is certainh' the most distressing of the apple orchard- 

 ist's troubles, requiring a cure that is no cure, but a partial or entire 

 destruction of the tree. 



The apples seem to have had a poor l^looming season yet set a 

 heavy crop as did also cherries. Peaches bloomed freely but fell 

 oil, probably due to overbearing in 1910 and lack of other care. 

 Small fruits were generally disappointing. 



The apple crop was the largest in the history of the county, but 

 at the present time figures are not available. Its quality was good. 

 Perhaps a part larger than usual went to the cannery and evapor- 

 ator, on account of the general large crop throughout the country. 



