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N. Y. State Fruit Growers Association 
Recent Meeting at Rocheeter 
Part I. 
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There was the usual large attendance 
at the meeting held in l-l.xposition Park. 
Rochester. The exhibit of machinery and 
supplies covered about every need of the 
farmer or fruit grower. Especially nota¬ 
ble was the large display of tractors. 
The exhibit of fruit was not large, but 
the quality seemed excellent. The old 
officers were re-elected—W. P. Rogers is 
to continue as president, and E. (’. Gil- 
let as secretary-treasurer. 
Most readers will be glad to know that 
there is a good ju-ospect of combining the 
Fruit Growers' Associ:ition and Western 
New York Horticultural Society. Merg¬ 
ing of the two societies in one strong so¬ 
ciety seems assured as the result of steps 
that were taken by representatives of 
these organizations. There arc detiiils to 
be worked out and tbe actual union can¬ 
not be efi'ected before tbe annual meetings 
of tbe organizations next Winter. A ros- 
olutioti setting forth tlie desires of the as¬ 
sociations and tbe aims of tbe societies 
was passed at the annual meeting of the 
State Fruit Growers’ Association, while 
at the (‘).‘kl yearly meeting of the otjier 
body, which will be held .Taniiary 211-25, a 
resolution of a similar naturi’ will be of¬ 
fered. 'Goniplete harmony marked the 
meeting of committees of the two bodies 
at the Hotel Seneca, when the resolution 
embodying tbe sentiments of both was 
proposed. 
The annual prize sjieaking contest was 
an educational feature of tbe meeting. 
The following were the contestants and 
their subj(*cts: 1. F. B. Ivirkland, “Fruit 
Growing in the South.” 2. 11. F. Bots- 
ford, Side I.ine for the Fruit Grow¬ 
er.” 2. G. F. Peabody. “A Step For¬ 
ward in Education.” 4. G.^ Hammond, 
".\n Agricultural Federation.” 5. H. E. 
ITlair, “.\n Plconomic Venture.” 
On “Worth While Spraying in M'ar 
Time.” Prof. P. .T. Parrott, of New York 
Fxiieriment Station, said, in planning for 
spraying operations, chief emphasis should 
he jiiaced on those factors which make for 
largest profits. In Western New York the 
pests of major importance in apple or¬ 
chards are .scab, codling moth and scale, 
and it is in waging successful warfare 
against these noxious foes that the most 
favorable opportunities exist for obtain¬ 
ing large.st financial returns. In certain 
areas some orchardists would do well to 
iidopt .special spraying precautions against 
red hugs and the ros.v aphis. No scheme 
for iiest suppression gives gnsiter prom¬ 
ise for larger achievement than the plan 
to have local expert advice available to 
each grower. Specific means for reducing 
cost in spraying are (1) oht.ain lowest 
ju-ices for spraying materials by consoli¬ 
dating orders to take carload lots. (2) 
communicate information indicating un¬ 
reasonable prici’S or unwarranti’d at¬ 
tempts to force the placing of orders on 
a plea of scarcity of material to Ghem- 
ical Division of the V. S. Food Admini.s- 
tration. (3) place orders in time to have 
materials on hand when needed. Deliv¬ 
eries will probably he slow, and imrlier 
orders than usual, in ordering, is ndvis- 
ahle: (4) omit dormant spraying or de¬ 
layed dormant treatment in orchards, 
where not needed for control of San Jose 
sciile, blister mite or rosy aphis: (5) use 
two pounds instead of three pounds of 
paste arsenate of lead in nsnal sprayings 
of apple trees, except in the treatment 
when liOtals have dropped or in orchards 
where leaf rollers abound : ((>) at present 
jirices calcium arsenate is cheaper than 
ar.senate of lead, and experimental data 
seems to indicate conclu.sively that it may 
he safelv employed for the spraying of po- 
atoes. For aiiiile orchards, pihidence dic¬ 
tates that growers do not dabble with it 
too extensively, even though it appears__a 
promising arsenical for this purpose; (i_) 
do not make .siiecial treatinmits or appli¬ 
cations of the mor<‘ expensive spraying 
materials for such insects as red hugs or 
rosy aphis, etc., except under competent 
advice or as experience has proven worth 
while; (8) avoid preparations of un¬ 
known merit as they may jirovo inelVective 
and unsafe, in addition to being expen¬ 
sive; (fi) have spraying machine thor¬ 
oughly repaired and in good working or¬ 
der before spraying season begins. If a 
new or larger machine will do more work 
in less time, the purchase of a new spray- 
, lag outfit may he advisable. It is here 
with all purchases of up-to-date inachin- 
<‘ry that growers should be on their guard 
ag'ainst the appeals of false economy; 
(10) economize in time and labor by em- 
Iiloying efficient loading and spraying de¬ 
vices. Time unnecessarily spent on the 
road or at spraying platforms is so much 
valuable time lost in the treatment of 
the orchard. A spray gun may <ifteu take 
the idace of a man and do more eftective 
work, besides being more economical. 
Here, as at the fighting front, the skill of 
the individual operator may be replaced 
by the superior efficiency of the machine; 
(11) and, finally, the hard facts of past 
experience should not he forgoGen—iiu 
orchard that is neglected or indifferently 
managiMl with respect to insects and plant 
diseases is generally more a liability than 
an asset. In spraying, make each appli¬ 
cation count by thorough and careful 
work at the right time. Failure to main¬ 
tain a high level of spraying practices 
throughout the growing season may have 
the effect of neutralizing, if not actually 
destroying, the benefits of earlier applica¬ 
tions. ' Efficient spraying serves a two¬ 
fold purpo.se, (1) it protects trees from 
immediate perils and (2) it is cumulative 
January 26, 1018 
in results against certain pests, and its 
beneficent influences extend into the fu¬ 
ture. 
An im)>ortant suggestion may be noted 
ill the replies to the questions which is 
the number of applications that fruit 
growers iiropose to make for the protec¬ 
tion of their apple orchards. In the Hud¬ 
son River Valley from two to three treat¬ 
ments. the latter being preferred, are ad¬ 
vised. while in Western New York the 
iiiimher varies from three to five applica¬ 
tions with individual growers, but the 
majority of the correspondents plan in 
the .^in-iiig’s operations to spray their ap¬ 
ple orchards four or five times. This dif¬ 
ference in extent of spraying in the two 
.areas shows the need of care and jud- 
ment in advising or in adopting a spray¬ 
ing schedule, since, the importance of 
some of the specifications in the aiiproved 
siiraying schedule varies with different 
sections of the State, as well as with .sea¬ 
sonal conditions. The chief reason for 
the smaller numh(>r of treatments that 
are made in the Hudson River Valley is 
the comparative freedom of many com¬ 
mercial plantings from ajiple scab. It 
may also he pointed out in this connec¬ 
tion that in Western New Y'ork during 
recent years there has been an increasing 
tendency to apjdy the full number of 
treatments in the siiraying schedule rath¬ 
er thiui to take chances with the mini¬ 
mum number of applications, which has 
lieeu prompted by the extreme destructive¬ 
ness of apple .scab and prospective high 
prices, while financial succe.ss is due in 
part to high standards followed in other 
orchil rd operations, tbe prosperity of 
many fruit growers in a hirge imnisure 
comes from controlling noxious insects 
and )>lant discii.ses. especiiilly the Siiii 
.lose sciile. the codling moth and apple 
scab. Tln'i'c is iirobahly no one effort in 
the care of apide orchards that would 
make for gretUer productiveness and more 
splendid results in the conservation and 
minimizing of waste of an important ar¬ 
ticle of food tlmn the adoption by larger 
number of growers of a proper system of 
treiitment eiifoi-ced with vigor and vig¬ 
ilance to seelin' eftective control. 
Crops and Farm News 
Potatoes. .81 .-10 per hu.; wheat, $2.10; 
rye, $1.80; oats. 85c: corn. $1.50. Butter- 
fat, 50c at cremaery. Chickens, live 
weight. 20 to 22e i>er Ih. Veal calves, 
from 121/, to 14c per Ih.. live weight. Fat 
hogs. 22<‘ per Ih.. dressed. Beef, by the 
quarter. IT to 18c. Good fresh cows bring 
from $75 to $150. 'Wheat bran, .$2.20 per 
cwt.; middlings, from $2 to ,$2.20; gluten 
feed, from $2.80 to $2; red dog, from $2.25 
to .$2.50 i)cr cwt. During the cold spell 
the first week in January thousands of 
bushels of ]»otatoes were frozen, c. ,T. B. 
Lehigh Go., Pa. 
Potatoes main money crop here, about 
$1 iier hn. Ilav. $15 to $18; buckwheat. 
.$2.25 per 100 lbs.; oats, SOc; wheat, 
,$2.20. Corn did not get hard. Butter, 
40 to 4Ic. Milk iirices vary, at shipping 
station. $2.24 jier cwt. for .3 per cent 
milk; at cn’anu’ry. $2.50 per cwt., any 
grade; cheese factory, about $2 per cwt. 
Milk retails at the store for Oc per qt. 
Dairy cows, grades. .$80 to $110; beef. 
12c. dressed : jiork. 20c; veals, live. 15c. 
Eggs. l.oc. ^ M. B. 
Steuben Co.. N. Y. 
'Wi' are hut 2-5 mih's from Buffalo mar¬ 
ket : iirices hen' are controlled by that 
market. Hay. Timothy. $12 to $10; oat 
straw. $8 jicr ton. Buckwheat getting to 
he OIK' of the leading crops hex’O, $2.25 
])er cwt. from thrashing machine. Oats. 
SOc; wheat. .$2.10. No corn raised last 
yi'iir. Potatoes-. ,$1.20 to .$1.50. Butter, 
50c; eggs. t'lOc; dressed hogs, .$20 per 
1(K) Ihs.: iioultry. live, 24c. No apples 
last year; this is in the _grapo belt. 
Grapes sidd from $48 to .$52 per ton. 
Grade llolsteins sold at auction recently 
from $70 to .8110; not market for horses 
just now. T-. It. It. 
Fri(' Co.. N. Y. 
Cows, fresh or Siiringers. from ,$05 to 
$100. Milk, at T.eague price. I make 
butter and rcc<‘ive 50c ix'r Ih. Eggs, 50c. 
Hay. .$20 at barn ; potatoes, $1 at ship¬ 
ping. point, hut a poor quality and very 
scarce: not half crop. Apiilcs, .$1.25. I.a- 
hor scarce and grain high. G. c. C. 
Tioga Co.. N. Y. 
Cows, from .$.50 to $100; veal calvt's. 
14c Ih., live weight. Hay, $18; oats, $1 
hu.: buckwheat. $2 hn.; potatoes, $1.50 ; 
apjiles. $1 hu. Eggs, 50c. t. f. ii. 
SlcKoan Co.. I*a. 
Wheat. No. 1. .$2.20; corn, new, 72 lbs. 
to bn., $1.50; oats. 22 lbs. to hu., 0.5c; 
Winter wheat bran, 100 lbs., .$2.25; mid¬ 
dlings, ,$2.S5: gluten, $2.00; potatoes, 
No. 1, hu.. $1.00:: apples, from $1.,50 to 
.$2; sweet potatoes, .$2; eggs, strictly 
fresh, doz.. OOc; butter, dairy. No. 1. Ih. 
prints, ,54c; chickens, lb., live, 22c: geese. 
.30c: turkeys. 40c: cows from .$,50 to $1.50 
at public sale; horses from ,$.50 to $1.50; 
hay, No. 1 Timothy, loose, .$25 to $28; 
mixed clover and Timothy, ,$20 to $22; 
corn stover, bundle, .5 to (ic; straw, wheat, 
ton. $12: rye. .$12; oat. .$10. R. 
Berks Co.. Pa. 
Corn. $1.25 hu.: oats. 7.5c; buckwheat. 
,$2.20 cwt.; wheat, ,$2.10 hu.; rye, $1.70; 
Pggs. 5,5c: butter. 42c ; pork, 2ic; chick¬ 
ens. 20c: jiotatocs. $1.20; cows, .$75 to 
,$125: calves. 14c. k. m. d. 
Lycoming Co., Pa. 
