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L il dition for producing a crop, it should be pruned carefully,
I cutting out all unnecessary wood, and being especially care-
7 I ful to cut away completely all dead and diseased wood.
> , Shriveled fruit clinging to the branches should at the same
-   time be removed, and if scale of any sort is present on the
i I bark the trees should receive a thorough spraying from the
1 i_ ground up with lime—sulphur wash. The ground should be g
I broken and lightly fertilized, and as soon as the blossoming
1 period is past in the spring the leaves and young fruit should
  _ be thoroughly sprayed with either Paris green or arsenate of
* I lead. Ten days after the first spraying a second should fol-
» i low, using this time Bordeaux mixture with Paris green or ar-
` ` senate of lead added. Whether more spraying will be necessary
j ` or not depends on what pests give trouble in the locality. Bit-
‘ ter rot of apple comes when the fruit is pretty well grown
I and comes suddenly. One should be ready with an applica-
_ tion of Bordeaux mixture at the first signs of its appearance.
Similar suggestions are given for other spraying called
I for on a farm under separate headings below, and I need
p only add here the general admonition: Be forehanded; spray
thoroughly; use the best materials on the market, and if in
i — doubt about their quality, send samples to the Station for
analysis.
— SPRAYING OUTFITS.
The question, What spraying outfit shall I get? has been
` asked the writer hundreds of times, and he would like,
in this publication to answer it for as many as possible
of those who are beginning fruit growing and farming and
wish to adopt modern practices. .
It depends entirely on the kind of spraying to be done
and the extent of the work proposed as to what outfit is best.
I If one has a few rose bushes or tomato plants about a
dwelling, or even a few small fruit trees, he can get along
f , very well with a small hand pump, known as a bucket pump.
With a little extra hose and a pole, or bamboo rod, with which