and It is exceed¬ 
ingly difficult to 
control at that 
time, because the 
vines are covered 
with leaves and 
fruit, which 
makes it impossi¬ 
ble to use strong 
materials or to 
get complete cov¬ 
erage. But in 
order for these 
pests to be pres¬ 
ent in such great number at 
fruit time, we have come to 
the conclusion that they had 
to be building up over a 
period of several months. If 
this is the case an ounce of 
prevention in the spring is worth pounds 
of cure in the summer. These insects 
often winter over on the old leaves, 
trash, weeds or grass under the vines. 
Now, when you are spraying your vines 
or bushes with lime-sulphur, for red- 
berry mite just as the leaf buds start in 
the spring, if you will do a very thor¬ 
ough job and will also spray the ground 
and weeds under the vines, we believe 
you will clean up enough insects and 
eggs to go a long way towards prevent¬ 
ing a serious attack of red spider or 
thrip at fruit time. 
If strawberry fields are attacked by 
aphis dust at once with nicotine dust. 
Should red spider appear, spray with 
any good light oil spray, using one to 
one and a half gallons to IDO gallons of 
water. This oil spray will also kill aphis 
if both aphis and red spider should come 
at the same time. The important part 
and the hard part with strawberries is 
to put the spray on with enough force 
to whip the leaves around so that the 
spray reaches the under side of all of 
the leaves. 
Sprays for the Home Garden —For 
redberry which prevents blackberries 
from ripening uniformly. If only a small 
planting is to be sprayed get one quart 
of liquid lime-sulphur from your feed 
store and mix it with two and one-half 
gallons of water or get half pound of 
dry powdered lime-sqlphur and mix it 
with three gallons of water. This can 
be applied with any kind of a small 
sprayer. The important part is to com¬ 
pletely wet the vines or bushes all over 
and to apply it at just the right time, 
which is just when the leaf buds (not 
blossom buds) are commencing to open. 
If you have been very seriously both¬ 
ered the past season by your berries not 
ripening, give 
them a second 
spraying, consist¬ 
ing of one-quar- 
ter pound of 
wetable sulphur 
to five gallons of 
water when in 
full blossom. 
For white scale 
(rose scale) near 
the base of the 
canes, use one- 
half pint of good 
oil spray, such as is used on 
citrus trees, to 3 gallons of 
water. Apply this in the win¬ 
ter while the vines are dor¬ 
mant. 
If strawberries should be 
attacked liy aphis (small green plant 
lice), dust well with Nico Dust. If straw¬ 
berries are attacked by red spider (an 
exceedingly small red or yellow mite on 
the under side of the leaves) spray thor¬ 
oughly with one of the light oil sprays. 
The hard part and the important part is 
to get force enough to whip the leaves 
around so that the spray thoroughly 
covers the underside of all of the leaves. 
Sometimes one or two spoons full of sul¬ 
phur scattered close around the plants 
on a hot day will create fumes enough 
to kill the spiders. 
If you are really interested in grow¬ 
ing berries it will pay you to write to 
the farm advisor, or county agent of 
your county and ask for all available 
bulletins on berries, from your State 
University, and from the U. S. Dept, of 
Agriculture. Also often your county 
agent, or Horticultural Commissioner 
can help you with specific problems. 
If at any time we can be of any help 
we will be glad to do so. 
To Purchasers of Fruit Trees 
and Grape Vines 
We are berry specialists, and are glad 
to ship berry plants anywhere. We do 
not ship trees and grapevines, as we 
feel that you can buy these more satis¬ 
factorily from your local nurseryman. 
The expense of packing trees and grape¬ 
vines for shipment is so great that very 
likely your local nurseryman can sell 
them to you just as cheaply, and pos¬ 
sibly cheaper, than we can pack them 
and ship them to you. 
FRUIT TREES and GRAPE VINES. If you live within reach of our 
nursery we will be glad to supply you with Fruit Trees, Walnuts, 
Grape Vines, etc. Quality, price and service will appeal to you. 
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