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satisfy the ferrocyanide test. One pound of paris green was added to the 
above mixture. Continuous heavy rains just after spraying seemed to give 
favoring conditions for the injury. The Greening suffered most, after which 
came the Fameuse. All the green colored fruit, except Fall Pippin, seemed 
to be susceptible to the injury, however.’’-—W. A. Bassett, Interlaken. 
Note the influence of the rains. 
“Have had some spray injury this season. Last year I had a great deal. 
My leaves were badly spotted and over half of them fell. I sprayed four 
times with 6 pounds of copper sulphate and lime to satisfy the ferrocyanide 
test. This year I have used 4 pounds to 50 gallons of water with the test 
and an excess of lime to which was added paris green. Rain after spraying, 
if it comes in an hour or two, does more damage than if dry a week. With 
me, Baldwin is most susceptible to damage. We have had some of this 
trouble for the past eight years. With the reduced amount of copper sulphate 
this year we have had just as good results in controlling the scab and one- 
half less injury to the leaves.”— F. M. Brap.ey, Barker. ; 
“This year, 1905, nearly every tree that we sprayed was injured both in 
foliage and fruit. The injury can be seen at a great distance, the trees hav- 
ing a brown, russeted, stunted appearance with but little new growth. In 
making the bordeaux we used 5 pounds of copper sulphate and 5 or 6 
pounds of lime to 50 gallons of water, to which was added 8 ounces of paris 
green. The present wet season seems to be very favorable to the injury. In 
our orchard Twenty Ounce, Red Astrachan, Fallawater and Baldwin were 
all badly injured, especially on the lower branches. We sprayed but twice; 
once before the blossoms opened, and once just after the petals fell. The 
weather at both sprayings was very favorable to spraying. The mixture 
dried thoroughly on the trees each time.”— Dosson Bros., Charlotte. 
In this case the serious injury reported was done by a spraying 
just after the blossoms fell, a significant fact. 
“The past season some varieties of apples were nearly all thinned off the 
trees and I lost nearly all of the first leaves in my orchard. Three-year-old 
trees suffered badly. My fruit has suffered some from spray injury in past 
years. This year’s crop was damaged more than spraying did good. I use*4 
pounds of copper sulphate, 6 pounds of lime, 2 pounds of arsenate of lead 
to 50 gallons of water. A heavy fall of rain followed by. bright sunshine 
seemed to me to give conditions most favorable for spray injury. King, 
Rhode Island Greening and Twenty Ounce are most susceptible to injury in 
my orchard.”— Grant Hircuinecs, South Onondaga. 
Note the severe injury in Mr. Hitchings’ orchard in spite of a 
considerable excess of lime. 
“We have had more russeting of fruit the past season than usual and at 
the same time a good deal Of spotting of the foliage. In past years we have 
always lost more or less foliage and have always had some russeted fruit 
