The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-25
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
EFFIcAC1oUs SPRAYING.

thOrities.
a few weeks ago we gave list of formulas
Tor spraying, which have been found very
erhcaeious solutions for rots, mildews and
fungous diseases of plants generally. We
now give the time and method of using the
solutions on some of the most common
plants and vegetables, as recommended by
the Cornell Experiment Station.
For scab, Goblin moth and bud moth On
apple trees, the first application should be-
made when the buds are just swelling, with
the copper solution; a second application
should be made Just before the blossoms
open, with the Bordeaux mixture. For tho
bud moth, arsenites when the leaf bnda
open. Spray with both the Bordeaux and
arsenites when the blossoms have fallen.
Eight or 10 days later use the Bordeaux and
arsenites. Ten or IA days later use the
Bordeaux again. The sixth and last appli-
cations should be made about IA DAYS after.
Anthracnose on beans is treated with four
applications of the Bordeaux mixture: first
when the third leaf expands, 10 DAYS later.
and twice after, with lapse Of IA days be-
tween treatments
Apks and worms on cabbage are treated
with four applications. When the worms
or aphls are first seen the kerosene emulsion
is used. After seven or 10 days, if not head
ing, the treatment is renewed. If after
eight days there is still no sign of the cab
bage heading, the emulsion is again used.
with hot water heated to about $50 degrees
+. Repeat the third application after 10 or
Ia days, If found necessary. When the
plants are small, arsenites may be used to
check the worms.
The Bordeaux mixture may be used for
treating rot, aphis and siugs on the cherry.
As the buds are breaking use the Bordeaux
mixture; when the aphis appears. the Zero
sene emulsion; when fruit is set. Bordeaux.
If slugs appear dust leaves with air-sIacked
lime. Hellebore. Ten or IA DAYS later. il
rot appears, Bordeaux. Alter lapse of 10
or IA days use the ammoniacal copper carbo-
nate.
Mildew and worms on currants should bs
treated at first sign with arssnites. Ten
days later use hellebore. If leaves mildew,
Bordeaux; If the worms are persistent, helIe-
bore.
Gooseberry-vines should be sprayed with
Bordeaux when the leaves expand. For
worms use arsenites. HelIebore NAV also
be used for worms. Three other applica-
tons should be made at periods separated by
10 to ii days, the Bordeaux or ammoniaeaI
copper carbonats being used
In the Spring, when the grspe.buds begin
to swell, use copper sulphate solution.
Paris green for hea-beetle When the leaves
are little over an inch in diameter. Bor-
deaux- Paris green for larvea of the flea
beetle. When flowers have fallen, Bordeaux:
also Paris green as before. Ten or IA days
later, Bordeaux. After another 10 or IA
days, ifany disease appears, Bordeaux Am
copper carbonate may be used for
later applications, if necessary.
For all fungous diseases of nursery stock.
rs follows: When leaves first appear, Bor-
1eaux; 10 or IA days later, repeat first;
after another 10 or IA days, again use Bor-
deaux; three other like applications may
Pc ~ n @.ssse%' on peach, apricot, and
nectarine, as follows: Before buds swell,
copper sulphate solution; before flowers
open, Bordeaux; when fruit has set, Bor-
deaux; when fruit is nearly grown, am
copper carbonate; eight days later
repeat; If necessary, again repeat five or 10
lays after.
Treat leaf blight, seab, psylla, and Goblin
moth on pear, as follows: AS the buds
well, copper solution just before the bios
sons open, Bordeaux kerosene emulsion
when the leayes open, for psylla after bios
'oms have fallen, Bordeaux and srsenites;
kerosene emulsion if necessary; eight or
Il days later, repeat; other applications of
and Bordeaux may be made later,
# necessary.
A large number of treatments are recon-
nended for fungous diseases and curculio of
the plum. During the first warm DAYS of
early Spring Bordeaux fer black-knot When
the leaves are falling in the Fall, kerosene
emulsion for plum scale. When the buds
Are swelling, Bordeaux for black-knot and
other fungOus diseases. During Midwinter,
kerosene emulsion for scale. When BIOS
SONS have fallen, Bordeaux. At that time
begin to jar the trees for curculio. Before
buds start in the Spring, kerosene emulsion
or the scale. Ten or ii days after the Bios
IONS fail use Bordeaux again, and every two
II three days after jar the trees for the cur
'ullO. FOR San Jose scale, kerosene emul-
ION, when young appear in the Spring and
'arly Summer. About % days after the
blossoms fall, use Bordeaux sgain for black
mot, and keep Earring the trees for eurculio.
After another lapse of from 10 to 20 days use
he Bordeaux again for the black-knot
Later applications may be necessary to pre-
rent leaf spot and fruit rot; use ammoni-
Treat scab. blight and beetles on the potato,
8 follows: Soak the seed potatoes for such
n corrosive sublimate-two ounces to 10
allons of water; leave in water about 90
minutes. When beetles first appear, use
rsenites. When vines are two-thirds grown,
se Bordeaux arsenites for beetles if found
Other applications may be made
t periods of 10 to Is days.
Leaf blight and fruit spot of the ounce
hould be treated with Bordeaux when bios
ON buds first appear. When fruit has set,
Sc Bordeaux and arsenites. Three other
publications. of Bordeaux are recommended
{ periods of from 10 to 90 days.
Anthracnose and rust of raspberry, black
cry and dswberry are treated before the
uds break with copper sulphate solution.
adly diseased canes should be cut out. IF
nst appears during the Summer use Bor-
eaux. Repeat if necessary. Orange or red
nst is best treated by destroying the entire
lants affected.
Rot and blight of the tomato, whether in
he dollhouse or out of doors, should be treat
l with Bordeaux. If the disease is not
lecked, repeat the application.
Good Tree for the Roadside.
No kind of fruit tree thrives better under
eglect than does the cherry. 1t needs no
running except what the cherry pickers
aturally give while harvesting the crop.
Mike other fruit trees its crop is not so