The National tribune., 1895-04-11
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions FOR Our
Agricultural Readers
SPRAYING FORMULAS.

EnHcaeious solutions for Rots, MIIdews. and
Fungous Diseases.
Spraying is becoming more popular each
year as a preventive or cure for rots molds,
mildews and all fungous diseases of plants.
Those who have experimental with it in the
past have been successful generally, although
in some cases the application has failed to
effect cure. The Cornell Experiment. Sta
ton has been eminently successful in this
line of work, and has this year issued q
spray bulletin, which is a general summary
of their Investigations and experiments.
The bulletin gives formulas for many Of the
more important and eficacious solutions as
follows:
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
Copper sulPhate s pounds
QuicAIine pounds
Water 1870 gallons
Dissolve the copper sulphate by putting
1t in bag Of coarse cloth and hanging this
in vessel holding at least four gallons so
that it is just covered by the water. Uss
an earthen or wooden vessel. Stake the
lime in an equal amount Of water. Then,
mix the two, and add enough water to make
use, but will keep indefinitely. If the mix
ture is to be used on peach foliage, it is adj
visable to add an extra pound of lime to
the above formula When applied to such
plants as carnations or cabbages, il will adj
here better if about pound of hard soap be
dissolved in hot water and added to the
mixture. For rots, molds mildews, and all
fungous diseases.
C0ppup
Copper carbonate ounes
Ammonia enough to dissolve the copper
Water . o gallons
The copper carbonate is best dissolved in
large bottles, where it will keep indefinitely,
and it should be diluted with water as re-
quired. For the same purposes as Bordeaux
mixture.
COPPER sULPHATE SOLUTION.
Copper sulphate i pound
Water Is gallons
Dissolve the copper sulphate in the water,
when it is ready for use. This should never
be applied to foliage, but must be used be-
fore the buds break. For peaches and nee
tarines, use % gallons of water. For fungous
diseases.
PARIS GREEN.
Parls green pound
Water d. . q. 100000 gallons
If this mixture is to be used on peach
trees, one pound of quickIime should be
added. Repeated applications will injurs
most foliage, unless lime is added. Paris
green and Bordeaux mixture can be applied
together with perfect safety. Use at the rate
of four ounces Of the arsenites to so gallons
of the mixture. The action of neither il
weakened, and the Paris green loses all cans
tic properties. For insects which chew.
LONDON PURPLE.
This is used in the same proportion 40
Paris green, but as it is more caustic it should
be applied with two or three times its weighb
Of lime, or with the Bordeaux mixture. The
of London purple is exceedingly
and unless good reasons exist for
supposing that it contains as much arsenic
rs Paris green, use the latter poison. Do
not use London purple on peach or plua
trees unless considerable lime is added. For
insects which chew.
HELLEBoRE.
Fresh white hellebore 4. I ounce
Water 3 gallons
Apply when thoroughly mixed. This
poison is not so energetic as the arsenites,
and may be used short time before the
sprayed portions mature. For insects which
chew.
KEROSENE EMULSION.
1aru soap u pounu
Boiling water. {. I, -. . . gallon
kerosene gallons
Dissolve the soap in the water, add the
kerosene, and ehurn with pump for $40
Dilute 10 to 25 times before APP
plying. Use strong emulsion for all scale
insects. For insects which suck, as plant
lice, mealy bugs, red spider, thrips, bark-lice
or scale. Cabbage worms, currant worms
and all insects which have soft bodies, can
also be successfully treated.
Large Strawberries.
Mr.. E. G. Davis, Northampton, Mass, has
about broken the record of large strawber-
ries grown in this country. He grew ten
which attained the enormous weight of
pound and 8 ounces, being the largest ber-
RES grown from any variety on authentic
record. They were grown from the Tim
Drell variety, and secured the prize of 500
n gold from the Z. w. Reid Nurseries,
Bridgeport, o., who introduced this valua-
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