. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 14 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN' 390 Late fall or early spring, before the buds start !o swell. SPRAY PROGRAM Fall Dormant — If European red mite eggs are absent, this spray may be used to control leaf curl. Apply in late fall, after lea\es drop, sulfur, liquid 7 gallons or dry 18 pounds, water to make 100 gal- lons; or Bordeaux mixture 8-8-100. For a few trees it may be more convenient to use dry lime sulfur 12 level tablespoonfuls, water to make 1 gallon, or dry Bordeaux mixture. Where this s
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 14 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN' 390 Late fall or early spring, before the buds start !o swell. SPRAY PROGRAM Fall Dormant — If European red mite eggs are absent, this spray may be used to control leaf curl. Apply in late fall, after lea\es drop, sulfur, liquid 7 gallons or dry 18 pounds, water to make 100 gal- lons; or Bordeaux mixture 8-8-100. For a few trees it may be more convenient to use dry lime sulfur 12 level tablespoonfuls, water to make 1 gallon, or dry Bordeaux mixture. Where this spray can be used, it saves valuable time in the spring. Spring Dormant •— If the Fall Dormant was omitted, ajjply early in spring before buds start to swell. If European red mite eggs or San Jose scale are absent, use lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture as in the Fall Dormant for the control of leaf curb If European red mite eggs or San Jose are present, apply Bordeaux mixture 8-8-100 for leaf curl anri add a miscible oil or oil emulsion, according; to directions on the container, to control these insects. For a few trees it be more convenient to spray with dry Bordeaux mixture, adding oil emulsion or miscible oil. Dilute each material according to recommendations on the container. Pink — Apply when the blossom buds show pink to control brown rot. Use a wettable sulfur as recommended by the manufacturer. Dusting sul- fur, 300-mesh or finer, may be used instead of a spra\'. Unless exceedingly moist conditions prevail, this application may be omitted in orchards w here brown rot was kept under control the previous season. Wettable sulfur is a sulfur which has been treated with a wetting agent so that it will mix with water. It is a mild form of sulfur which is less likely to cause Injury than either liquid or dry lime sul- fur. The manufacturer's recommenda- tions as to dilution should be followed carefullv. Proper stage for dormant spray. When blossoms show
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