Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-07
FRUIT TREES AND PESTS.
THE REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTION,
TREATMENT AND CURE.
Disinfection of Crafts, Scions, Orchard
Debris and Empty Fruit Boxes
Bulletin No. %.

The State Board of HosticuItnre has
issued the followicg regulations 20 prevent
the spread of contagious diseases among
fruit and fruit trees; and for tn prevention,
treatment, cure and extirp:ltion of fruit
pests and diseases of fruit and fruit trees,
and for the disinfection Of gratis, scions,
orchard debris, empty fruit boxes, etc:
All purchasers who shall receive fruit in
any box, sack or ether package of any de-
scriptien, shall Immediately upon receiy-
ing TIE same 'disiniect each box, sack or
other package by subjecting it to boiling
water, or stexm under pressure for a suffii.
cient length Cf time to destroy all insects
or germs attached to or contained in such
box, sack or other package; and all such
boxes, sacks and other packages shall be
kept secure from infection so long as they
remain in the place where disinfected.
DESTRUCTION OF FRUIT TREES, scIoNs, ETC.
For the purpose of disinfecting fruit
trees, scions, cuttings, gratis, etc, the fol-
lowing is recommended: Whale-oil soap
eighty per cent. strength, five pounds;
water, four gallons.
Directions: Dissolve thoroughly soap
in water, and immerse the tree, scion, cut
ting or plant for at least two minutes,
while the solution is still hot, or for such
length of time as will destroy all insects or
germs.
PERNICIoUs (AsPIDIoTUs PFRNICIosUs)
SCALE.
Summer remedy for peaches: Potash.
IA pounds caustic soda (9S per cent? s
pounds; lime, unslacked, pounds; fish
oil, polar or seal, 10 gallons.
Directions: l. Dissolve the soda and
potash by placing them together in about
ten or twelve gallons of water 2 Slack
the lime in the barrel in two gallons of
water; then add the fish oil to the lime
and stir well until the lime and the
oil have turned to thick batter then
add the soda and potash, water, boiling
hot, and stir well with dasher for five
minutes or more Then leave standing
for about five or six hours; then fill up
with cold water; do not pour in all the
water at once, but about two buckets at
time. Stir well as the first two buckets of
water go in to prevent Jumps Use the
following day. Apply cold, one pound to
the gallon Of water. In dissolving it do
not boil, but weigh the amount to be
used, place in a barrel and on top of it
pour hot water, about one bucket to every
hundred pounds of material
After pouring in the hot water, stir
lively with dasher until it is entirely
dissolved; then reduce with cold water
until sufficiently thin enough to pass
through the strainer; then place in the
tank and ELL up with water; STIR well and
it is ready for use; apply cold
Summer remedy for pears and apples
Caustic soda (9S per cent?, 10 pounds
potash, 10 pounds; tallow, 40pounds; resin,
40 pounds
Directions: /. Dissolve the potash and
soda in ten gallons of water. When dis
solved place the whole amount in the bar
rel fifty gallon measure). 2. Dissolve the
tallow and resin together. When dis
solved, add the same to the potash and
soda in the barrel, and stir well for FIVE
minutes or so. Leave standing for about
two hours, then fill up with water, stirring
well as every bucket of water goes in. Use
the following day, one pound to the gallon
of water; apply warm.
Winter remedy: Lime, % pounds; sui
phur, 20 pounds; salt, 10 pounds.
Directions: Take ten pounds of lime
twenty pounds of sulphur and twenty gal
Ions of water; boil until the sulphur is
thoroughly dissolved. Take the remain
ing fifteen pounds of lime and fifteen
pounds of SALT and when thoroughly
Stacked, mix together and add enough
water to make in all sixty gallons of solu-
ton strain and spray warm.
BROWN APRICOT SCALE.
Summer remedy: Caustic soda (9S per
cent?, l pound resin, 5 pounds; water, 40
gallons.
Directions; Boil caustic soda in one
and one-half gallons of water When dis
solved, take ont and lay aside one-half of
the solution, then add resin to the re-
mainder in the kettle. After the resin is
dissolved, add slowly balance of soda so!u-
ton. When thoroughly cooked, add water
to make in all forty gallons of solution
apply warm.
Winter remedy Sulphur, 20 pounds
lime, 25 pounds; salt, Is pounds.
Directions: Take ten pounds of the
lime, twenty pounds of the sulphur and
twenty gallons of water. Boil until the
sulphur is thoroughly dissolved. Take
the remainder-ffteen pounds of lime and
fifteen pounds Of salt-slack and add water
to make the whole mixture sixty gallons.
Mix the whole together, strain and spray
on the trees milk warm or warmer. This
can only be applied when the foliage is
off the tree, and has in this condition no
injurious effect on the fruit buds or tree
whatever.
coTToNY CUSHION (IcERYA PURCHASE
SCALE.
Remedy: Caustic soda 9S per cent?,
two pounds resin, ten pounds
Directions: Boil caustic soda in one
and one-half gallons of water. When dis
solved, take out and lay aside one-half of
the solution then add resin to the re-
mainder in the kettle After resin is dis
solved, add slowly balance of soda solution
When thoroughly cooked. add water
enough to make in all forty gallons of
solution; apply warm.
BLACK SCALE (LECANGUM oLEA) ON OLIVE
TREES
Five gallons best kerosene oil. 1902 test
one and one-fourth pounds good common
soap, or one bar and half of soap usually
sold as pound packages two and half
gallons of water. This makes the emul-
sion. When using, dilute six and one-half
gallons of water for each gallon of oil, and
to this mixture add two and half pounds
OF good homemade soap dissolved in boil
ing water. All this mixing should be done
with hot water, and applied at tempera-
ture of l40' Fahrenheit.
RED SCALE (AsPIDIoTUs AURASru) ON
CITRUS TREES.
Remedy; Caustic soda (9S per cent. s
pounds; resin, 10 pounds; whale oil or fish
oil, > quarts
Directions; Boil oil, resin and caustic
soda together in about ten gallons of water
for about three or four hours, then add
water enough to make in all 100 gallons of
solution. Apply warm. Must be cooked
well as per directions, to secure best re-
suits.