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Spraying peaches with spray guns at Mt. Airy Orchard

Title: Spraying peaches with spray guns at Mt. Airy Orchard
Description: Transcribed from back: Notice the peach buds have swelled [illegible[ This is too late to control leaf curl. peaches should be sprayed before buds begin to swell. (Apple should be sprayed after green can be seen in buds.) Most peachs are sprayed too late and most apples are sprayed too early.
Subject: Surry County (N.C.); Mount Airy (N.C.); Mount Airy Orchard Company; agriculture; orchard; business and industry
Source: Original Item at NC State University Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials
Date: 1926
Contributor: University Archives Photograph Collection. Agricultural Extension and Research services, Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Format: photograph
Type: image
Identifier: Mta_MAOC_ua023_007-006-bx0019-001-027_ncsu
Coverage: Mount Airy (N.C.)
Is Part Of: agriculture; business and industry; Mount Airy (N.C.); Mount Airy Orchard Company; orchard; Surry County (N.C.)