Spraying for the Codling Moth (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Spraying for the Codling Moth (Classic Reprint) written by John William Lloyd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Spraying for the Codling Moth The length Of time which elapses from the falling of the petals until the calyxes are fully closed varies for different varieties, and doubtless for the same variety in different seasons. It also varies for different clusters upon the same tree. In 1902, twenty clusters each of Whitney, Duchess, and Fameuse were marked with tags, and a record kept regarding the date of opening of each blossom, the falling Of the petals and the closing Of the calyxes. From this record, the number of days from the falling of the petals of the latest flower in each cluster to the complete closing of the first calyx in the cluster was determined. The shortest time was eight days and the longest seventeen days. The number of clusters for each number of days is indicated in the following table. Since not all the clusters set fruit, the total number is in each case less than twenty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.