. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page dp effort at all is made to CMiiirul the tirbt generation of the insect. This practice, however, is not to be recommended, and is indeed not the present practice of anj- of the growers. However, if an orchard- ist desired to make a single spraying do for the year an application in August . would give, in this valley, the best degree of control that could be secured by any single application. The reason that the first generation generally produces but little or no loss to the crop is the fact that the dropping of a few infested fruit in mid-
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page dp effort at all is made to CMiiirul the tirbt generation of the insect. This practice, however, is not to be recommended, and is indeed not the present practice of anj- of the growers. However, if an orchard- ist desired to make a single spraying do for the year an application in August . would give, in this valley, the best degree of control that could be secured by any single application. The reason that the first generation generally produces but little or no loss to the crop is the fact that the dropping of a few infested fruit in mid-summer simply thins the crop and decreases the number of apples, but not the number of pounds of fruit finally harvested. The wormy fruit found at picking time is practically all the result of the work of the later generations of worms, and a thorough spraying in August will destroy the larger propor- tion of these. The reason why the single August spraying is not recommended is that while such spraying prevents a large part of the fruit becoming wormy it will not prevent the spots produced by the very young worms before they get enough poison to kill them. These spots are about as conspicuous as those produced by the San Jose scale, and, of course, should be avoided as far as possible. A single spot of this kind does not at pres- ent cause fruit to be graded down, but it is certainly objectionable. The present practice of endeavoring to destroy as many as possible of the first brood is correct, according to our present knowledge of the problem, provided they are supplemented by one or more later sprayings. Such a large proportion of the apple orchards are sprayed that the wormy apples now allowed to rot on the ground or sent to the dryers are almost entirely due to the neglect of this very Faculty Stronger Than Ever More Progressive Than Ever Results Better Than Ever Attendance Larger Than Ever Don't Put Off Painting- It Will Prove Costly The longer you put off painting the mo
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