Vintage Orchard Spray Guide, 1960 Fruit Spraying Calendar (1960), Michigan State University Extension Bulletin 154 | Grower Schedules, Agricultural Reference, Horticulture & Orchard Management

This is the 1960 Fruit Spraying Calendar, Extension Bulletin 154 from the Cooperative Extension Service at Michigan State University in East Lansing, a staple-bound orchard guide by A. E. Mitchell, Alfred C. Dowdy, and Edward J. Klos.

The listing grades it Good: the cover shows tanning, scattered stains and spotting, edge wear, and a turned top right corner, the staples are present, and the inside pages are readable with toning for age.

Inside you get spray schedules crop by crop for apples, cherries, plums, and more, with sections on insecticides, fungicides, concentrate spraying math, and chemical thinning of apples and peaches. A typed Late report on spraying sheet is stapled in at the front, and the back page carries a residue tolerance table.

Details

  • Item: Agricultural extension bulletin, staple-bound pamphlet
  • Title: 1960 Fruit Spraying Calendar, Extension Bulletin 154
  • Author: A. E. Mitchell, Alfred C. Dowdy, and Edward J. Klos
  • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University, East Lansing
  • Publication Year: 1960
  • Edition and Printing: Extension Bulletin 154, 1960. Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Softcover, staple-bound
  • Dust Jacket: None, pamphlet
  • Pages: 56, per the listing
  • Genre: Orchard and fruit growing guide, agricultural extension bulletin
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 inches, per the listing

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • The staples are present and the binding holds.
  • The schedules and tables read clearly.
  • The typed late report sheet is still stapled in.

Issues / Wear

  • Tanning and scattered stains and spotting on the cover.
  • Edge wear and a turned top right corner.
  • Toning to the pages from age.

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This 1960 Michigan State spraying calendar shows you how orchard growers timed every spray through the season, and it suits a shelf of Michigan farm history. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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