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She  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  4,  1916. 
When  Every 
Spraying  Minute 
Counts 
Apple  scab  and  coddling  moth  will 
not  wait  while  your  sprayer  is  being 
fixed — while  you  are  sending  miles 
away  to  some  factory  for  a  repair 
part.  These  pests  go  right  on  with 
their  destruction.  Success  or  fail- 
ure  of  your  fruit  crop  is  often  de¬ 
cided  by  the  loss  of  a  few  hours  or 
a  day  or  two  when  your  sprayer 
isn’t  on  the  job. 
Be  on  the  Safe  Side 
Put  a  Hardie  Sprayer  in  your  orch¬ 
ard  and  you  won’t  be  taking  any 
chances.  We  have  satisfied  the 
most  exacting  requirements  of  over 
35,000  of  the  leading  Fruit  Growers 
in  America  and  we  can  satisfy  you. 
Hardie  construction  is  based  on 
fifteen  years’  experience — construc¬ 
tion  that  has  proved  itself  under 
every  condition.  Hardie  Sprayers 
are  simple  and  every  part  easily 
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tear  of  spraying  work. 
Hardie  Sprayers  are  made  in  all 
sizes  and  styles.  There  is  a  Hardie 
just  right  for  your  work  whether 
you  have  one  or  10,000  trees  to 
spray. 
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Spraying  a  Young  Michigan  Orchard 
acre  of  average  one  and  two-year-old 
trees. 
We  find  that  two  feet  of  brass  tubing 
for  a  spray-rod  with  the  nozzle  on  the 
end  of  a  45-degree  elbow  is  a  most  con¬ 
venient  accessory  to  the  ordinary  knap¬ 
sack.  It  permits  spraying  from  two  sides 
and  up  or  down  with  very  little  move¬ 
ment  by  the  operator.  The  spring  lever 
type  of  stop-cock  is  most  convenient  and 
economical  in  the  use  of  spray  material. 
With  one  of  these  outfits  a  man  or  boy 
can  spray  small  trees  almost  as  fast  as 
he  can  walk,  no  matter  how  rough  or 
stumpy  the  ground.  A  16-year-old  boy,  a 
hustler,  sprayed  one  of  our  plots  contain¬ 
ing  1,800  two-year-old  apples  in  8% 
hours.  The  cost  of  this  operation  ran 
about  like  this: 
Labor,  S1/^  hours,  at  15c .  $1.28 
Moving  spray  barrel,  one  hour...  .20 
40  gals,  iime-sul.  and  lead  arsen- 
We  were  early  confronted  b.v  the  ne¬ 
cessity  of  spraying  our  young  orchard 
because  we  wished  to  bring  it  to  the 
bearing  stage  as  quickly  and  in  as 
healthy  a  condition  as  possible.  Though 
we  found  that  our  aims  and  methods 
must  vary  largely  in  some  respects  from 
those  advisable  with  bearing  trees,  we 
could  get  very  few  practical  suggestions 
as  to  procedure.  Possibly  our  experience 
may  be  of  benefit  to  others  similarly  sit¬ 
uated. 
Since  there  is  no  San  Jos6  scale  in  our 
locality,  the  only  serious  enemy  of  our 
young  peach  trees  is  the  leaf-curl.  We 
have  combated  this  wi.th  dormant  sprays 
entirely,  using  lime-sulphur  one  to  nine, 
prepared  Bordeaux  paste  and  homemade 
Bordeaux. 
Leaf-spot  has  been  the  only  serious 
pest  of  our  young  cherry  trees.  We  have 
controlled  it  by  spraying  with  Bordeaux 
early  in  the  season,  and  once  or  twice 
later  when  it  made  its  appearance.  When 
present  in  the  orchard  it  requires  prompt 
attention  to  prevent  early  defoliation  of 
the  sour  cherries,  especially  the  English 
Morcllo. 
We  have  had  occasional  cases  of  black 
aphis  on  the  cherries,  and  a  great  deal  of 
green  aphis  on  apples.  Both  of  these  we 
have  handled  satisfactorily  by  applica¬ 
tions  of  “Black  Leaf  40"  whenever  they 
100,000  farms 
run  on  his  schedule 
Put  your  early  rising 
problems  in  Big  Ben’s 
hands — just  tell  him 
what  time  in  the  morning 
you  want  to  get  things 
stirring  around  your 
place. 
He’s  calling  time  and 
keeping  time  now  for  live 
million  families  —  more 
than  a  hundred  thousand 
of  them  live  on  farms. 
See  Big  Ben  today  at  any 
jeweler’s.  7  inches  tall,  hand¬ 
some,  built  to  last  for  years. 
Rings  two  ways — once  for  five 
straight  minutes,  or  at  half¬ 
minute  intervals  for  ten  min¬ 
utes,  unless  you  shut  him  off. 
Price  $2.50  in  the  States,  $3.00 
in  Canada. 
If  your  jeweler  hasn’t  liltn,  send  a 
money  order  to  his  makers  and  he’ll 
come  direct  by  parcel  post,  all 
charges  prepaid. 
Western  Clock  Co. 
I.a  Salle,  Ill.,  U.S.  A. 
Makers  of  Westclox 
Depreciation  of  sprayer . 20 
(’ost  of  spraying  12  acres .  $2.03 
Cost  of  spraying  one  acre . 17 
Our  chief  objection  to  this  type  of 
sprayer  is  that  it  is  a  pretty  heavy  job 
to  carry  the  knapsack  all  day.  The  or¬ 
dinary  man  or  boy  will  not  average  12 
acres  a  day  for  many  days  at  a  time. 
Moreover,  if  the  trees  have  foliage  this 
method  becomes  impractical  by  reason  of 
Freestone  Damson  at  Left ;  Shropshire  Damson  at  Right. 
ODORLESS  SANITARY 
GERM-PROOF 
Every  homo  without  sewer-  ’ 
age  needs  one.  Most,  con¬ 
venient,  meritorious  home 
necessity  in  a  century,  A 
boon  to  sick  people.  Cun  be 
placed  anj"  where  in  house. 
Makes  Outdoor  Privy 
Unnecessary 
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Fruit  Notes  from  Connecticut 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Connecticut 
Pomological  Society  several  things  wore 
made  prominent.  I  think  it  is  generally 
conceded  that  Connecticut  poach  growers 
have  planted  too  heavily  of  one  variety. 
This  brings  the  weight  of  the  crop  onto 
the  market  at  one  time,  and  makes  good 
distribution  and  handling  difficult  and 
the  realization  of  best  returns  impossible. 
Next  to  spraying  the  fertilizer  ques¬ 
tion  seemed  quite  prominent.  None  of 
the  growers  is  willing  to  relax  on  spray¬ 
ing.  One  man  was  heard  to  say  only  a 
few  days  since.  “I  am  certain  that  had  I 
sprayed  my  potatoes  once  more  I  would 
have  escaped  the  rot  entirely.”  While  a 
few  were  disappointed  with  results  last 
season  we  must  remember  it  was  a  most 
unusual  season.  Insects  were  plentiful 
and  so  were  light  showers  or  heavy 
rains.  This  reduced  the  efficiency  of  the 
spray,  or  removed  it  entirely,  so  that  no 
results  could  be  expected,  that  possessed 
much  value.  The  scarcity  of  fertilizer 
will  mi  doubt  bring  cover  crop  values  to 
the  front.  And  it  may  l>“  well. 
The  question  of  markets  and  market¬ 
ing  received  its  full  attention.  Many 
able  d i set) ss ;.ons  were  presented.  This 
will  no  doubt  he  brought  home  more  to 
the  farmer,  fruit  grower  and  vegetable 
grower  this  season  than  formerly,  us  the 
great  question  is  how  is  the  fanner  to 
meet  the  excessively  high  wage  scale  set 
by  the  manufacturers  and  continue  to 
sell  hir:  produce  at  the  same  or  lower 
prices  than  before.  Does  it  mean  more 
machinery  for  growing  with  less  hand 
labor,  or  must  the  grower  of  necessity 
receive  more  for  his  produce?  This  ex¬ 
tra  cost  of  labor  goes  back  to  fill  the  pro¬ 
cesses  of  production:  increased  cost  of 
spraying,  increased  cost  of  pruning,  in¬ 
creased  cost  preparing  for  market  as  pack¬ 
ing  and  cleaning,  hunching  and  increased 
cost  of  thinning.  Notwithstanding  this 
our  growers  .are  cheerful.  Many  trees 
will  no  doubt  he  planted  this  Spring. 
Many  are  now  prej taring  for  the  work, 
and  will  no  doubt  not  slacken  the  pace 
that  old  New  England  has  taken  on  in 
lb's  matt/w  of  fruit  growing.  A.  r.  s. 
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than  any  other  young  trees.  A  few  pear 
sings  appeared  during  the  third  Summer 
but  they  have  not  been  serious.  These 
we  have  mentioned  are  the  only  serious 
posts  we  have  bad  to  contend  with  in 
our  young  orchard.  With  the  exception 
of  poach  loaf-curl  we  have  waited  for 
their  appearance  before  spraying,  believ¬ 
ing  that  it  was  wise  to  avoid  the  ex¬ 
pense  of  that  operation  unless  it  ap¬ 
peared  necessary.  The  ordinary  spray¬ 
ing  calendar  is  of  no  use  to  the  orchard- 
ist  whose  trees  arc  not  bearing. 
Our  worst  spraying  problem  has  been 
to  do  the  work  with  economy  of  labor 
and  machinery.  Most  of  our  trees  are 
20  feet  apart,  108  to  the  acre  including 
fillers.  Much  of  our  land  is  extremely 
rough — in  some  places  so  steep  that  an 
ordinary  power  sprayer  could  lie  moved 
only  with  difficulty,  and  consequent  ex¬ 
pense.  Since  the  trees  were  small  and 
we  sprayed  only  to  protect  the  foliage, 
we  did  not  require  heavy  pressure  or  a 
tank  of  large  capacity.  A  spray  outfit 
capable  of  moving  rapidly  over  till  kinds 
of  ground  was  the  prime  necessity. 
We  finally  hit  upon  what  we  believe 
to  bo  the  most  satisfactory  sprayer  for 
our  11.000  young  trees,  and  $20  bought 
three  machines,  which  filled  all  our  re¬ 
quirements  for  the  first  two  years.  They 
are  the  ordinary  knapsack  sprayer,  a 
galvanized  metal  can  to  be  carried  on  the 
operator's  back.  Their  capacity  is  about 
throe  gallons.  Pressure  is  provided  by 
air  compressed  with  an  air  pump,  and 
agitation  of  the  spray  material  takes 
place  as  the  operator  walks.  We  mix 
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boat  to  a  central  place  in  the  orchard 
to  be  sprayed.  A  barrelful  lasts  about  a 
day  and  a  half,  depending  on  the  size  of 
the  trees.  <  »no  sprayerful  will  spray  an 
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