sprziiy canfzrlsebe rised brit it li nlet HINTS AND OBSERVATIONB _
qui e as e ec ive or sca e con ro .
Peach growers wishing to use By W' W' MAGILL
tank-mixed oil emulsions can emul-
sify the bulk spray oil with the bor- LET THE   FELLOW
deaux mixture. Apple growers .
have a choice of calcium caseinate, Sellelel lepleeelllalllles ef e°m‘
bordeaux mixture, or one of the melelal eOmPe“les· .wll° llllenlled
commercial emulsifiers. Many elll Stale Fllllt Meellllg at Maylleld "'
growers, especially those with a few lll Deeemlleli edvlsed us lllel aV8ll‘
trees, will find it more convenient able. ellpplles ef Spley melellels and · W
to use one of the commercial oil lelllllzel lol 1947 wele qlllle llm·
emulsions or miscible oils. ltCd· lf YOU set YOU? SUPDIY ¤0W, ,
the shortage will not affect you per· V
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Apply dormant sprays in the S°““lly· TREES re
spring before growth begins. If pos- _ _. _ iii
anne, select bngnt, eiear weather lgigiypulgseifes sold pug ellitncn T ·.-.~ r
when there is little wind. The tem- _. l°°S   ellllllly ‘ 00 llllll ¤?`
Q prices always stimulate the planting ni
perature should be above 45 F. Of new fruit trees - `
San Jose scale belongs to a pecul— DDT  
lar ereup ef small sucking insects Unless eodhng moth have become {I
called scales because of the scale- so serious in your orchard that the rr
like covering which protects their worms have been taking your crop ir
flattened bodies. It is hard to find in spite of a full lead—arsenate spray gil
a light infestation or scale, but when schedule. better net use DDT this 1 =>~
they are abundant they can easily Yeelq DDT Spleys deslleyi useful ll
kill peach and apple trees or greatly plllllslles bel lllll. l° klll mlles allll ,_
reduce their vigor. When numerous Woolll eph·lS‘ "hlch may thelelole l.-
. ’ become serious pests. 11
the overlapping scales appear on the rr
twigs and limbs as a grayish scurf. HISTORY REPEATS ;-
_ _ Will apple scab control be your *1
Young scales are barely visible to big fruit problem in 19472) Keep rrr  
the naked €Y€· Duflilg the $¤mm€i` mind that it has destroyed many A
months they crawl about over the crops four years out of five for the ll
tree limbs. They soon settle down past 25 years. History generally re- if
and in a short time a scale is formed D€6tS-  
over each insect. Scale insects have PEAK PRICES . "
sucking mouth parts and injure the Strawberry prices for the past 30
trees by extracting the plant juices. years have hit the peak in 5- to 6-
year cycles. If this continues, we can `
_ Dead or dying limbs in the centers expect at least two Of three m0f€ i.
of trees and numerous water sprouts Y€6l`$ ef geed DFl¤€$· ·
are often indications of scale attack. FROZEN BERRIES l
Evllele Scale ls ablllldelll lllllell cf the We feel safe in the statement that r
lull Often has pmklsll scale Spots- "Frozen strawberries in the future Q
In one western Kentucky peach or- will help materially in stabilizing {
chard this past season 55% of the the market of our commercial berry i  
ripe Elbertas were scale spotted. crop in Kentucky." t r
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