- When trees are in 
pink stage. 
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McMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE 
SPRAYING GUIDE 
57 
FOR PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES, AND APRICOTS 
Time of Appli- 
cation 
. Dormant 
bray. 
Inlate fall or early 
spring 3 to 4 weeks 
before buds begin 
to swell. 

As soon as petals 
are two-thirds off. 
Shuck spray when 
Spray Material 
Scalecide 1 gal. to 15 gals. water, 
or Lime-Sulphur Solution 1 gal. 
to 8 gals. water. If troubled with 
shot-hole fungus, substitute Bor- 
deaux mixture 6 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water. If both scale and disease 
apoen use both sprays separate- 
y- 
Nutonex Sulphur 3 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water. 
Nutonex Sulphur 3 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water, with Arsenate of Lead 34 
lb. Add 3 lbs. fresh Hydrated 
Lime to each 50 gals. spray. 


husks begin drop-| Same asthird spray. 
ping. 
No. 3. 
. 3to4 weeks before 
ripening. 
Enemy 
Scale insects. 
Leaf-curl. 
Brown rot. 
Shot-hole fungus. 
General sanitation 
Scab and brown 
rot. 

Curculio. 
Brown rot. 
Scab, 

Curculio. 
Brown rot. 
Scab. 

2 or 3 weeks after} Nutonex Sulphur 3 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water. Lead may not be needed. 

Same asin 5th spray. 
Curculio. 
Scab. 
Brown rot. 
Brown rot. 
Scab. 
Nutonex Sulphur (dry powder) contains 90 per cent highly toxic and active 
aa and 10 per cent adhesive spreader. Atomic Sulphur is prepared in paste 
orm. 
Frequent cultivation after the blooming of the trees is advisable, to destroy 
brown rot fungus apotheca on the fallen mummied fruit from which spores are 
disseminating at this time to aid in control of the disease. 

. Dormant. 
. Delayed dormant. 
Just as the leaf- 
buds are opening 
and the leaves are 
beginning to show} 
green. 

4. 
As soon as the 
petals of bloom 
are two-thirds off. 
FOR PEARS 
Scalecide 1 gal. to 15 gals. water, 
or Lime-Sulphur Solution, 1 gal. 
to 8 gals. water. 
Certain insect eggs. 
Leaf-blister mite. 
Scale. 

Bordeaux Mixture 5 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water. If scale is present, make 
application of Scalecide, 2 gals. 
to 50 gals. water. If pear psylla 
and aphids are troublesome, it 
will be necessary to make an 
application of Black-Leaf 40, 16 
ozs. to 50 gals. water. 
Certain scale in- 
sects. 
Blister mite. 
Pear psylla. 
Aphids. 
Scab. 

Nutonex Sulphur 3 lbs. to 50 gale 
water, with Arsenate of Lead 
114 lbs. to 2lbs. Add 1 to 3 lbs. 
fresh Hydrated Lime to each 50 
gals. spray. 
2 to 3 weeks after| Same as in No. 3. 
No. 3. 
. Dormant spray. 
open. 
As soon as the 
shucks (calyces) 
have shed. 
When fruit 
is 

5. det to 7 weeks after} Bordeaux Mixture 5 to 6 lbs. to} Leaf-spot. 
50 gals. water. 
FOR CHERRIES 
Scalecide 1 gal. to 15 gals. water 
if scale appears, 
- 10 to 14 days be-| Lime-Sulphur Solution: 1 gal. to 12} Brown rot. 
fore blossom-buds 
gals. water. 
Nutonex Sulphur 3 lbs. to 50 gals. 
water wit 
Coddling mate 
Curculio. 
Scab. 
Leaf-spot- 
Coddling moth. 
Curculio. Scab. 
Leaf-spot. 
1 Booty 
fungus. Fly-speck. 
Certain scale in- 
sects. 
Leaf-spot. 

Brown rot. 2 
h 1 Ib. Arsenate of| Leaf-blight. 
Lead. Add 3 lbs. fresh Hydrated} Curculio. 
Lime to each 50 gals. spray. 
about the size of] Same as No. 3. 
a pea. 
Same as No. 3. 
