ORCHARD WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15684, 11 August 1914, Page 10

ORCHARD WORK.

WINTER SPRAYING.

ITS IMPORTANCE.

It has come to bo recognised by the most up-to-date orchardists that spraying fruit trees in winter and early spring is a vital necessity, ■ if the, best returns are to be obtained. ; It is when the trees are in a dormant condition, and . before the buds burst in spring that the utmost efforts should be' devoted to destroying the insect pests and the fungous growths which produce such heavy losses to tho fruitgrower. Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the importance of this winter spraying, and tho best men advise not only spraying in the winter itself, but also in tho early spring, just before the buds begin to bum, as it ensures a larger amount of spray on tho trees during the early summer, and thus destroys any fungous growths or any young scalos from adults which may have cscapod destruction. This continued action of the spray is perhaps quite as important as its first effect. It has been amply demonstrated not only on all the great experimental stations and fruit farms of the United States of America and Australasia, but throughout the Dominion as well, that SHERWIN-WIL-LIAMS' LIME SULFUR SOLUTION is the most reliable and satisfactory spray for winter and early spring, because it POSSESSES THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF INSECTICIDAL AND FUNGICIDAL EFFECTIVENESS. Abundant experience has shown that Sherwin-Wil-liams' Lime Sulfur Solution is a moßt effective remedy in tho control of San Jose Scale, Peach Scale, Oyster Shell Scale, Scurfy Scale, etc. It also is effectivo in destroying the winter eggs of the aphides, which affect the foliage of the apple. It, also destroys tho eggs of the pear tree psyJla, which are deposited on the trees very early in the season by over-wintering adults. It also destroys the pear loaf blister mite, which passes the winter under bud scales of the pear and apple, and attacks the expanding foliage in the spring. The eggs of the red spider and other mites aro also destroyed. If applied before the buds open it effectually controls the leaf curl and die-back in the peach and . nectarine, as well as apple and near scab, brown rot, and black Bpot. The Sherwin-Williams* Limo Sulfur Solution is put un in reputed quart bottles, ono-gallon and five-gallon tins, and 50-gallon casks and is sold by storekeepers and seedsmen ' everywhere. If you are interested, send for free booklet, " It Pays to Spray 1913 " to Sharland and Co, t Ltd. t Lorno Street,