Sessional Papers Volume 32, PT. 6 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...with insects. 4th application, June 29th--Fine. A few canker worm here; sprayed trees look well. 6th application. Jnne 23rd--Fine. Some green fru t worm and bud moth seen to-day, alao a little cab. 6th application, July 7th--Fine. Sprayed trees free from insects. 7th application, July 22nd--Fine. A very noticeable difference between the sprayed and. I inspected Mr. Hugill's orchard and found the following results: --Baldwin.--Sprayed, 80 per cent, clean; unsprayed, 20 per cent, clean. King.--Sprayed, 92 per cent, clean; unsprayed, 20 per cent clean, but very little fruit-Spy.--Sprayed, 84 percent, clean; unsprayed, 12 per cent, clean. Greening.--Sprayed, 80 per cent, clean; unsprayed, no fruit. Harvest.--Sprayed, 80 per cent, clean; unsprayed, 40 per cent, clean. Russet.--Sprayed, 92 per cent clean; unsprayod, 40 per ceut. clean. Egopus Spitzenbergen.--Sprayed, 72 per cent, clean; no unsprayed fruit. Mr. Hugill writes;--"When you were here you took a full report of the sprayed and unsprayed fruit. I think myself the spraying was very satisfactory, as the fruit was much cleaner." Paris, Brant Co.--Mb. H. McCoRMicK's Orchard. 1st application, April 28th.--Threatening rain; aphis and tent-caterpillar at work; orchard in fairly good condition, bat needs scraping and pruning; on account of high wind could only spray from one side of the trees. 2nd application, May llth--Sprayed immediately after a rain; bud moth and tent-caterpillar very plentiful, also a few cigar case-bearers. 3rd application, May 25th.--Fine. Could not spray some varieties as they were in full bloom; bat caterpillar are on the unsprayed trees by thousands, while the sprayed trees are clean. 4th application, June 27th.--Sprayed after a heavy shower; some apples both on sprayed and uns...