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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 13, 192Q T 
Thorough spraying zvith proper spray materials is the 
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Spraying the Apple Orchard 
Part II. 
Economy in time and labor is desirable 
in all spraying operations. Moreover, the 
period of time in which apple trees may 
be sprayed is often of short duration, yet 
it is absolutely necessary to get over them 
within this period. It was with these 
ideas in mind that the spray-gun was 
produced. It was designed to deliver a 
large amount of liquid in a short time to 
enable the grower to get over his orchard 
in the minimum period. This very func¬ 
tion of the spray-gun, however, holds 
within itself some danger, which one 
should understand in order to avoid. 
There is always more or less danger of 
injury from applications of any of our 
common insecticides and fungicides. 
Growers are well acquainted with the 
fact that if the old type of nozzle is hold 
too long in one place the foliage is liable 
to be burned and the fruit to be russeted. 
With a spray-gun throwing a solid 
stream, as it is often arranged to do in 
order to reach the topmost twigs, the 
caustic and russeting effects are even 
more likely to result. It is here that one 
of the dangers of the spray-gun lies—an 
overdose of material with too much con¬ 
centrated foree in one locality. There is. 
apparently, another drawback to the 
spray-gun, namely, the tendency to throw 
a coarse spray and large quantities of 
liquid, with the consequent lack of an 
even, thin, misty distribution over the 
foliage and fruit. All the evidence we 
have points to the great desirability of 
coating the foliage and fruit with a fine, 
misty spray. In fact, there is considerable 
evidence at hand to show that if arsenate 
of lead mixture could be spread more 
uniformly over the foliage in a thin film 
we should not have to use more than half 
the quantity of poison that we now use. 
A careful, observant fruit-grower said to 
me not long ago: *“I shall go back this 
year to the old nozzles on poles. Last 
year, with the spray-gun, I could not 
reach the tops of my tall trees, except by 
throwing a solid stream. The consequence 
was my fruit in the tops of the trees was 
of Second quality, while the fruit on the 
lower branches which I could reach with 
a fine, spreading spray from the gun, was 
number oue.” It is quite likely that much 
if uot all of this trouble with the spray- 
gun can be avoided by proper arrange¬ 
ment of the opening, so that a fine, misty 
spray will be thrown at all times. More¬ 
over it is possible that even with this 
device one may still have to spray in 
some orchards from a considerable eleva¬ 
tion in order to cover adequately and 
properly the topmost parts of the trees. 
One must use judgment and not spray 
from the ground if the spray-gun will 
not spray from the ground. In spite 
of the minor faults of the spray-gun, all 
of which can be more or less obviated if 
one exercises thought and judgment, it is 
a real contribution to successful fruit¬ 
growing and will be found especially use¬ 
ful for the dormant and delayed dormant 
sprays. glenn w. iifjtrick. 
Live Stock in Sprayed Orchard 
In the past we have sprayed our fruit 
trees in March only with lime-sulphur 
and salt. This year we hope to do some 
of the later sprayings. We pasture our 
sheep and lambs in the orchard. Would 
any of the preparations kill or injure the 
animals? We usually have more spray 
on the grass than on the trees. 
w. rr. 
New Jersey. 
We have had many reports from 
farmers who pasture stock in sprayed 
orchards. At least 95 per cent, report no 
loss or trouble. There have been a few 
cases where stock was injured. Usually 
this was the .’esult of unusual conditions. 
Some trees were given far more spray 
than they needed so that the liquid ran 
off on the grass, or the nozzles were 
“blown off” here and there, leaving little 
pools on the ground, or the tanks were 
drained in the orchard. The stock is 
usually poisoned at these places where 
there is a surplus of spray material. 
Some animals in the flock seem to have 
an abnormal craving to feed on these 
poisoned places. Where care is used in 
spraying, and the trees are uot drenched, 
we think there will he little danger. As 
a precaution we would keep the stock out 
of the orchard for three or four days after 
spraying. 
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