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the weather and ready for the worm
when he shall make his appearance. If
the blossoms have not been sprayed it is
now impossible to get any fluid into the
cavity , and the work of spraying the
apples after the closing of the calyx
lobes is labor lost Hence the necessity
for spraying the blossoms within a week
after the falling of the petals. The
developing fruit must be carefully
watched ; the falling of the petals is a
sign that it is almost time to begin
spraying , and the closing of the blossom
end must stop all spraying. One or two
thorough sprayings are sufficient unless
it rain within twenty-four hours after
the work. There is no danger from
poisoning the fruit by spraying. The
quantity of poison which lodges in the
blossom end , while sufficient to kill the
little worm , is infinitesimal , and tests
have shown that before the apple has
matured , wind and rain have removed
from it all traces of the Paris green.
Orchards C n bo Cleaned of It.
The apple worm or , rather , the
codling moth , its parent is not a migra
tory insect. Once eradicated from an
orchard , it is gone never to return , unless
it may come in barrels of apples shipped
'in from abroad. In that case , by placing
the apples in storage in a cellar , where
every exit is carefully screened , the
moths which come out in the spring will
be imprisoned and will die without lay
ing their eggs. By perseverance the
worm can be rooted out. With the trees
sprayed in the spring many of the first
brood are killed and the number of the
more destructive second brood is re-
dVced. Eventually the apple worm goes
for good.
Below are given the results attained
by some fruit growers , who experimented
with the spray last summer. It will be
noticed that some of them experimented
upon fruits other than the apple , but
these weie side issues. The real fight
was against the worm on its native
heath in the apple.
A. Oberndorf of Oentralia mixed the
spray according to directions and applied
it to the Missouri Pippins , Ben Davis ,
Wiuesap and Genet varieties. The
number of trees sprayed , the manner of
spraying and the cost , and other par
ticulars are not known to Mr. Obern
dorf , as he was not living on the farm
when the work was done. He reports ,
however , that while there was no
appreciable difference in the size of the
yield , the fruit on the sprayed trees was
much superior in quality to that on the
unsprayed trees , and less damaged by
the worms.
A. E. Dickinson of Meriden believes
that he has obtained no benefit from the
spraying. Mr. Dickinson expended
about $16 in the work and sprayed three
blocks of trees , Ben Davises , Miesour
Pippins , Genets and Jonathans , only
one block of which was sprayed twice
The fact which Mr. Dickinson com-
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mnnicates to the department that
bitter rot was prevalent in his orchard
during the summer changes the cir
cumstances somewhat. The effect of
the experiments can best be observed
only on healthy trees.
Ho Noticed the Benefit.
"On May 8,1 commenced spraying my
apples , finishing May 9 , " William
Mitchem of Argentine writes to the de
partment. "I used from two to three
) ints on each tree , spraying 7-year-old
Ganos , Winesaps and Ben Davises.
April 28th I sprayed my Keifer pears.
' 'In mixing the spray for convenience
I put five pounds of Paris preen and ten
pounds of lime separately in water to
soak and slake. When the lime had
slaked I stirred it into a paste and placed
it. together with Paris green , in a barrel ;
added sufficient rain water to make
twenty gallons and mixed it to a paste ,
allowing it to stand twenty-four hours
as directed. To each forty gallon barrel
of water I added one gallon of this mix
ture , stirring thoroughly and spraying
with mist spray. The pear trees sprayed
produced a large crop of fruit and a
crop of good quality , but the effect of
the spraying was most noticeable on the
apple trees. The Ganos and Winesaps
were not entirely free from the insect
pest , but produced an average good crop ,
and the Ben Davises , which have been
badly infected for the last three years ,
were much improved and there were
fewer windfalls than formerly. I intend
to spray another year when the apples
are at the same stage of growth , but the
next time I will make the spray twice
the strength and spray twice if possible.
I was so busy last spring I could only
spray once. I consider the spraying a
benefit. "
A Success for This Grower.
"I sprayed for the moth according to
directions on May 5 , 8 and 10. spraying
twice and covering six or seven trees
each of the Missouri Pippin and Ben
Davis variety , " writes Willis K Folks
of Lawrence. "The whole operation
cost me $25. Half of the orchard was
left nnsprayed for comparison. The
yield on the sprayed trees was much
larger than on the others , the apples re
mained on the trees better and the
sprayed trees produced larger apples o1
finer quality. I shall spray again in
1901. " The Kansas City Star.
. From the Kansas
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SEUVATIVH : is permitted to copy a very
valuable article as to the treatment ol
orchards. And to the Htar which is
the best newspaper ou the Missouri
river , as its enormous circulation
demonstrates THE CONSERVATIVE for
the use of the illustrations kindly fur
nished returns sincere thanks. Reac
the article and treat your orchards
accordingly.
ACCEPTING HARRISON'S VIEW.
It is refreshing to listen to such a
commanding voice when we are told
that the shibboleths of American liberty
do not mean what they meant at the
Beginning of the century , and when it is
taught in high places that principles
which were pregnant with patriotism as
asserted against Great Britain are mere
rabbles of rhetoric if quoted against
ourselves. President Harrison says that
the provisions our fathers fought for
were rights , "not privileges , " and he
rejects the opportunist idea that the flag
shall stand in the new possessions only
for commercial benefits and for the
"benevolent policies" of the administra
tion , however benign they may be. No
one can dispassionately read the address
and still believe that our century-old
maxims as to the "rights of man" are
idle babble. Philadelphia Ledger ( rep. )
Mr. Harrison has just returned from
Washington. While there , two dinners
were given in his honor by judges of
the supreme court. He was much with
them. Very soon they are to decide
this great constitutional question. They
are considering it now. Knowing Harrison
risen as we do. we are quite sure that
he would not publicly lay down this
opinion of constitutional law if he had
reason to think that soon the supreme
court will decide the other way. He
might still have the same opinion , but
he would not openly put himself in
antagonism to the supreme court. Let
us hope that its opinion will agree with
his. It will be the shortest and best way
out of a very bad situation , give to the
Philippines their independence , and put
an end to this syndicating colony busi
ness , which is obnoxious to our institu
tions. Boston Evening Record ( rep. )
Ex-President Harrison's clear and
comprehensive statement of the case
will have great weight in determining
opinion that has been in suspension , and
will be a potent influence upon the
future course of the republican party ,
which has arrived at the parting of the
ways and must choose which road it
will take the path of plain duty and
loyalty to American ideals , or the other
road to imperialism and tyranny.
Philadelphia North American ( rep. ) .
Ex-President Harrison's address , de
livered to the students of the Univer
sity of Michigan on Friday last , was the
most significant of the many recent
proofs of the recovery of the American
people from the intoxication caused by
their easy victory over a second-class
military and naval power. It is not
very long since it was regarded as little
short of treason for anybody to express
a doubt that this nation bad suddenly
acquired new greatness and had new
duties thrust upon it as a world power ;
indeed , the foremost representative of
"the strenuous life" was going up and
down the coantry only a few weeks ago
