Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri, Volume 43The Society, 1901 |
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... spray more extremely next year . By far the greatest pest in my orchard has been the borer . Quite fre- quently there can be found in one tree as many as twenty borers . Of course , these would soon kill the tree , if I permitted them ...
... spray more extremely next year . By far the greatest pest in my orchard has been the borer . Quite fre- quently there can be found in one tree as many as twenty borers . Of course , these would soon kill the tree , if I permitted them ...
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... spraying . This year , however , we are using a " duster " manufactured by the Hillis Bros. , of McFall , Mo. We think that for some purposes it is a decided improvement over machines using liquid . It requires less than one - third the ...
... spraying . This year , however , we are using a " duster " manufactured by the Hillis Bros. , of McFall , Mo. We think that for some purposes it is a decided improvement over machines using liquid . It requires less than one - third the ...
Page 43
... spraying with the Bordeaux mixture prevent rust on the strawberry ? The rust in my patches is in a few small spots only and I can see that the yield in those spots is not nearly so good as on the other parts of the same patch . Warfield ...
... spraying with the Bordeaux mixture prevent rust on the strawberry ? The rust in my patches is in a few small spots only and I can see that the yield in those spots is not nearly so good as on the other parts of the same patch . Warfield ...
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... it on twelve - year - old Ben Davis trees . Also same for scab and rot on grapes . Spraying with Bordeaux should be continued until the apples are good 44 State Horticultural Society . OUR NEW EXPERIMENT STATION. ...
... it on twelve - year - old Ben Davis trees . Also same for scab and rot on grapes . Spraying with Bordeaux should be continued until the apples are good 44 State Horticultural Society . OUR NEW EXPERIMENT STATION. ...
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... spray of Bordeaux Mixture . This proves most effectual by holding the nozzle to the crown and a foot high . N. F. ... spraying with Bordeaux , the mixture used before the buds start may be strong , but after the growth begins it should ...
... spray of Bordeaux Mixture . This proves most effectual by holding the nozzle to the crown and a foot high . N. F. ... spraying with Bordeaux , the mixture used before the buds start may be strong , but after the growth begins it should ...
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