. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. February, 1922. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 187 Tlie cost of matei'ials and application for the first spraving was as follows: 6 lbs. Copper Sulphate at . $ 8 lbs. Lime at 2 nozzle-men, 1 hr. at each . Man & team, 1 hr. at $ per day Total cost .. .. $ Cost per tree of first aplicatiou, , (or roughly ten cents). Following the application on September 6th, the dry spell continued and practically not a drop of rain fell up to the time the apples were harvested
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. February, 1922. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 187 Tlie cost of matei'ials and application for the first spraving was as follows: 6 lbs. Copper Sulphate at . $ 8 lbs. Lime at 2 nozzle-men, 1 hr. at each . Man & team, 1 hr. at $ per day Total cost .. .. $ Cost per tree of first aplicatiou, , (or roughly ten cents). Following the application on September 6th, the dry spell continued and practically not a drop of rain fell up to the time the apples were harvested about October 21st. In consequence of this there was a hea^y^ coating of Bordeaux still adhering to the fruit when it was picked. The dry weather also caused a shortage of water and we^ were unable to carry out our original plan of putting on the second application as soon as tlie fruit was picked. Rain began to fall on October 25th and continued inter- mitt entlj' until November 8th. On this date the weather was favourable and the second spray of 6-6-40 Bordeaux was ap- plied to Plots 2 and 3; 80 gallons of mix- ture were made up and there was suf- ficient to spray 4 trees besides the 18 in Plots 2 and 3, so that the average number of gallons per tree was The cost of materials and aplicatiou for the second spraving was as follows: 12 lbs. Copper Sulphate at 10c 12 lbs. Lime at 2c 24 2 nozzle-men, 1 hr. at 25c. each. .50 Man and team, 1 hr. at $ per day .50 Total cost ." Cost per tree of second application $ In both sprayings and in the following sprayings a Bean Giant Triplex power- sprayer was used and a pressure between 180-200 lbs. was maintained. The long- distance Friend nozzle was used in all sprayings. Storing and Packing of Sprayed Apples, 1916. After the apples were picked on October 21st they were placed in orchard-boxes in ordinaiy shed storage and held until the first week in February, 1917. They were then packed and sold locally. The
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