. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. Chapter VII. SPRAYING. Spray, farmers, spray 7i'ith care. Spray the apple, peach ami Pear; Spray for scab, ami spray for blight. Spray, oh spray, ami do it right. Yes, that's the entire secret—"Do it right!" Every year there is a great deal of spraying that does very little good. Many individuals go through the operation and simply waste time and money. I have ohserved that unless the operator is very careful there will be fruits and even large are
. Biggle orchard book [microform] : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form. Fruit-culture. Chapter VII. SPRAYING. Spray, farmers, spray 7i'ith care. Spray the apple, peach ami Pear; Spray for scab, ami spray for blight. Spray, oh spray, ami do it right. Yes, that's the entire secret—"Do it right!" Every year there is a great deal of spraying that does very little good. Many individuals go through the operation and simply waste time and money. I have ohserved that unless the operator is very careful there will be fruits and even large areas on the trees, left unsprayed. In many cases the operator sprays the lower limbs of the trees heav- ily, but the topmost twigs, and even the centre, are left dry, and then he wonders why spraying does not produce better residts. If you are a fruit-grower — actual or prospective — make up your mind to the fact that a good spraying outfit is just as important to your success as a plow or a pruning saw. The kind of an outfit which you require depends, of course, on the size of your orchard. If there are only a few trees, of (59). FOR A FEW , NOT TOO LARGE, THIS COM- l-RESSED-AIR sfl'RAYER IS ALL RICjlIT. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson Co.
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