. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE VALUE OF SPRAYING. 137 A Profitable Investment iT would be difficult to find a fruit grower who is more firmly convinced of the value of spraying than is Mr. Joseph Twed- dle, of Fruitland, Ont., whose place was vis- ited recently by a representative of The Horticulturist. " I have been using a power sprayer for two years," said Mr. Tweddle, " with w'hich I spray 100 acres of fruit, and my sprayer, although an expen- sive one, paid for itself, several times over, the first year. I spray two to fo
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE VALUE OF SPRAYING. 137 A Profitable Investment iT would be difficult to find a fruit grower who is more firmly convinced of the value of spraying than is Mr. Joseph Twed- dle, of Fruitland, Ont., whose place was vis- ited recently by a representative of The Horticulturist. " I have been using a power sprayer for two years," said Mr. Tweddle, " with w'hich I spray 100 acres of fruit, and my sprayer, although an expen- sive one, paid for itself, several times over, the first year. I spray two to four times, depending on the season, and aim to secure. Spraying in Mr. Tweddle's Orchard 75 to 90 per cent, of clean apples. My peach trees are only sprayed once. " For killing insects, such as the curculio, my belief is that the old formula of four ounces of paris green to 40 gallons of Bor- deaux is not strong enough to do quick work, as the insects are able to do consider- able damage before that soilution, which works slowly, destroys them. I use half a pound of white arsenic of lead, costing five cents, which is boiled for three-quarters of an hour in one pound of fresh Hme, or boiled with two pounds of sal soda. This mix- ture has proved very efifective. If applied too coarsely it may burn the trees, but if the spray is fine no damage should ; Trimming Trees PROF. H. L. HUTT, O. A. C, GUELPH, ONT. What season or month is the best for trim- ming trees ? Should all fruit trees be pruned at the same time ? When should shade trees be attended to ?—(Amos Briuge, Brantford, Ont. The safest time to prune or trim trees of all kinds is early in the spring after severe frosts are over and before growth starts. There is then little danger of the trees be- ing injured by frost and severe winter weather, and wounds made at that time heal readily. With maples and other trees, which naturally bleed freely when pruned, it is just as well to leave the trimming till late i
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