SPRAYING THE HOME ORCHARD 
Many people think that a spraying program is too 
complicated for a home orchard, but at the present 
time there are so many easily handled preparations 
on the market, so many efficient types of small 
sprayers available that it is no more trouble to 
spray the home orchard thoroughly than it is to 
keep the home garden in good condition. A small 
amount of spraying will make a tremendous differ- 
ence in the quality and amount of fruit produced. 
DORMANT SPRAY 
It is best to have a dormant spray at least once 
every 2 or 38 years before trees come into bearing. 
This spray can be applied any time during the 
winter in mild weather. For Aphis and Bud Moth 
control use Di-Nitrate solution and for seale and 
Red Mite Petroleum Oil is best—use both products 
ns accordance with manufacturer’s recommenda- 
ions. 
ALL PURPOSE MIXTURE 
However, in order to simplify spraying by hav- 
ing one mixture, to follow the dormant spray, and 
give fair results on all kinds of fruit trees in the 
home orchard spray. This is a milder spray than 
is recommended for certain conditions, but it should 
give satisfactory results. The materials are— ar- 
senate of lead, 1% lbs. to 50 gallons of water or 
1%, lb. to 10 gallons). To th? mixture add a mild 
form of sulphur product (0! eilled ‘“wettable 
sulphur”) offered by various acturers under 
different trade names, such as kiv..‘ion, Kolofog, 
Mike Sulphur, etc., using the strength recommend- 
ed by the manufacturers. These are called “Mild 
Sulphurs”. Apply thoroughly. 
TIME TO APPLY 
The time of application and number of sprays to 
be used is dependent upon many factors, but the 
following should be a good general program for 
application of this spray. 
1. Just before the blossoms open. 
2. Just after the blossoms drop. 
3. Ten to fifteen days after the second spray. 
4, Eight or nine weeks after the blossoms 
4. drop. 
For a complete spray schedule as recommended 
for your locality write to your State Experiment 
Station listed on the back cover. 
IMPORTANT 
All newly planted stock should be kept well 
watered during dry periods and kept cultivated 
and hoed once a week during the first season. 
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