The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-22
TO PROTECT THE APPLE.



Baker Gives Practical Suggestions.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
King County Horticultural Society. held
at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday
afternoon. was largely attended consider
ing the weather, and proved Of consider
able interest. President c. y. Sandahl
presided. and following the reading OF the
minutes of the meeting Of October 9 by
Secretary Homer L. Bull, called upon
Commissioner of Horticulture ]. e. Baker.
who addressed the members on the SUBJ
ject of apple culture generally. and upon
the subject Of diseases and pestS-biack
scab and codiing moths--in particular.
giving forms for prevention and treat
. ment.
The first part OF Mr.. Bakers address
was a comparison OF the central and
western parts of the state as TO the pro-
duction OF apples. stating that examples
of the fruit OF the western section COM
pared very favorahly with those OF the
Central and Eastern Washington in size
and color. The larger crop and finer
flavor attach to the districts east OF the
Cascade mountains. The diseases of the
apple tree are more pronounced in the
more moist sections of the state and less
trouble is experienced by growers with
the moth.
The remedy suggested for the black
scab is cutting of the bark up and down
| the tree through the affected parts. Mr..
+, Baker strongly advocated spraying during
| the dormant period of breeding by the
moths and suggested the Bordeaux mix
| ture." To the Bordeaux mixture" an add
/, dition of arsenical solution will complete
| ~ destroy the moths. eggs and larvae
| The mixture mentioned has been ap-
| proved By the commissioners office and
| was furnished yesterday by Miller Free
/ man, editor OF Rancho and Range, and is
| as follows:
Copper sulphate. s pounds: quicklime.
or freshly Stacked lime, pounds; water.
| 50 gallons. Dissolve the copper sulphate
| by putting 1t In a bag of coarse cloth and
| hanging this in a vessel holding at least
| gallons. so that it is just covered by
| the water. Use an earthen or wooden ves-
| sci: slack the lime in an equal amount of
/ water. Then mix the two and add enough
| water to make 80 gallons. 1t is then ready
| for immediate use. For rots. moulds,
| mildew. apple scab. pear scab, and all
/ fungus diseases.
| "A modified form OF Bordeaux mixture
| is made by taking pounds lime. pounds
| copper sulphate and 50 gallons water This
| diluted mixture has been found effective
| in many cases, and is recommended to be
used when spraying Immediately after the
/ fruit has set"
| Mr.. Baker referred to the recent appear
| ance in King county of the San Jose scale
| and the solution for spraying trees so af-
! fected is as fellows:
''Unslacked lime, 40 pounds: sulphur
| flour of sulphur), 20 pounds; salt. Is
| pounds; concentrated I've american Lye
| Company brandt pounds; water to make
| 60 gallons.
IF from 10 to 20 pounds additional lime
| Is added the solution will have whittier
| appearance, and it is more easily detected
yhay, oh hveax f,
| Where San Jose scale thickly infest the
| trees 1t may be advisable to use only from
| % to % gallons of water to the above solu-
| ton 1t is more effective when applied
| while hot.
| 'Directions.-Place 10 pounds of lime and
| 20 pounds of sulphur and the I've in a
| boiler with 20 gallons of water; stir and
l boil over brisk fire for not less than
| two hours, or until the sulphur Is thor
oughly dissolved. When this takes place
the mixture will be of an amber color
Next place in cask 80 pounds of un-
Stacked lime. pouring over enough hot
water to thoroughly slack it. being care
full to keep 1t moist and not to spoil II by
burning. When the lime is thoroughly dis
solved add 1t and the salt to the lime
and sulphur in the boiler and boil for
half an hour longer, when the necessary
amount of water to make so gallons should
be added. When using, IL should be FREE
quently and well stirred"
The commissioner characterized orchard
lists who do not spray their trees as I'M
progressive. He then gave as a reason Cor
the low rating given Walla Walia coun-
~ by the judges OF the Spokane fruit fair
as due to the codlng moth. He advised
exhibitors against pyramdal display of
fruit at exhibitions. saying that better
showing can be made by distributing. He
stated that the presence of pests of any
Kind shows their escape from natural enc
mics IN some part of the world. Mr..
Baker then spoke of county fairs and adj
vised against horse racing as a part of
such exhibitions. He treated briefly GER
tain diseases peculiar to trees bearing
fruits with pits or stones, including
gumosis." and after answering a num-
Der OF questions retired. to allow a general
discussion OF the subjects that had been
treated during the meeting.
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