Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
SEMAuR WASHES.


Attention has been drawn to the useful
| ness of the lady-bug and other insects, and
| TO the advisability of protecting them as
much as possible And here let ii be
stated that we believe no less III the useful
ness and absolute necessity OF winter
| washes, as well IS summer washes, for IN
| feste orchards, especially the latter, for
Young, growing orchards, not yet IN bear
ing. The numerous summer washes used
by different parties nearly all contain more
or less whale oil soap, and owe great deal
of their efficiency to this compound. Sui
phur perhaps, comes next in general use,
and little soda, or potash I've IS often
! added. Kerosene is being constantly used
in various combinations and if rightly pre-
pared and applied is an excellent insecti-
eide particularly in soap emulslons; yet
we would not advise those unaccustomed to
it to use it. as too often. through a little
oversight of the workmen, much damage
NAV be DONE Buhach, in combination
with glycerine diluted in water, has been
found a good wash for certain insects
especially the saw-fiy larva and pear slugs
Phenyl and pyroligenous acids have also
been used, but they, as we'll as many others
too numerous to mention, seem too high
priced. in recommending somewhat diff
ferent wash, which has been used i'll some
what different proportions By some Sacra-
mento fruit-growers, on the suggestion OF
Matthew Cooke it should be understood
that in order to be effective it must be
thoroughly applied. And it is only by
thorough and repeated applications per
sistently kept up, that good results can be
obtained otherwise there may be failure.
And if any one has tried any given remedy
to his entire satisfaction, and has become
familiar with its workings, it would be adj
visible to hold fast to that until some other
remedy clearly more economical and equally
efficient is found. The changing aboul
from one thing to another, before any given
remedy has been thoroughly tested, is only
of too common occurrence, and has been
the cause of many bad results.
The wash we recommend is very simple
| and comparatively easily prepared. Dis
solve 80 pounds of whale-oil soap $50 per
cent. soap, at the most costing cents per
pound) in 60 gallons of water, by heating
the two together thoroughly. Boil three
pounds Of I've american concentrated I've
| IS what we have used) with six pounds of
sulphur and couple of gallons of water.
| When thoroughly dissolved it is a dark
brown liquid chemically sulphide of soda).
Mix the two, the soap and the sulphide of
soda, we'll, and allow them to boil for alb out
| half an hour, then add about 80 gallons of
water to the mixture, and it is ready for
use. Apply it warm, at 1902 Fahrenheit,
by means of spray pump. Used warm,
| its effect is better, and less material is re-
auired than when cold. We have found
this wash efiectual in destroying the follow
ing insect pests Olive. or black scale { Lee
canium oies), Laurel scale Lecasium Persee),
| White pear scale (Aspidiotas yapdz), Per-
nicious scale (Aspidiot,e per,sicioils) Cot
tony cushion scale (Iccrya pspchasi), Pear
slug (Seldndia orasi), there killing eggs
and Iarval, Aphides of all kinds. In fact,
| Judging from its effects on these insects, we
believe it will destroy all kinds Of scale in
sects infesting trees, if used during sum-
mer.
EFFECT on FUNGUS LIFE.
| As a destroyer of fungus life we have
| found it excellent, and believe it will effect
a sure cure of different mildews, as well as
for the black pear fungus. The exact time
| for application will vary somewhat, accord
| ing to the variety of trees and severity of
the blight An application of the COM
pound was made to the trees in the expert
mental orchard of the College of Agricult-
ure, the present season, with great success.
! Among the great varieties of pears, many
were more and more subject to the black
! fungus, and the disease seemed to extend