The Monitor-register., 1897-04-30

with one stone, as the Bordeaux, which
is the fungicide. will destroy the fungous
growths, and the Paris Green, which is
the insecticide, will kill the insects.
The Bordeaux is used in varying
strengths, but the standard formula is
Snlphate of copper, 6 pounds; Quick
lime, 4 pounds; Water, % gallons. Dis
solve the copper sulphate in one gallon of
hot water, and in another vessel slake
the lime with a gallon of water, add the
milk of lime slowly to the copper solu-
ton, stirring constantly, and strain
through a sieve or coarse gunny-sack;
finally add twenty salons of water and
the mixture is ready for use.
I Good results are obtained with a mix.
ture of half the above strength, which
consists in doubling the water or CORES.
pondingly diminishing the copper and
lime. For the third spraying one,third
strength is often recommended. Whether
the operator shall use whole or half
strength of the above mixture depends
entirely on how badly his orchard is
infested with insects, and only he knows
about that.
Now, with this Bordeaux Mixture add
one pound of Paris Green to every two
hundred gallons of Bordeaux. The lime
in the Bordeaux will prev ent all danger
of injury to the leaves by the contact OF
the Paris Green. This mixture is, with
out doubt, the best preparation to be
used in general spraying of the apple
and pear.
A suggestion that with benefit could
be offered here is that if all prunings,
dead leaves and rubbish around an
orchard were burned, it would lessen to
a great extent the insect ravages. Also,
if the swine were allowed the freedom
of the orchards they would devour the
apples that fell from the trees, and, at
the same time, prevent the passage of
the grub to the ground from the wormy
apple, thereby destroying great numbers
of insects. If the same swine were not
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they would be enabled to keep the
orchard land in a fair state of ~cultiva-
ton and thereby save the farmer the
trouble. The orchard land should Ger.
tainly be titled.
In closing up l would like to mention a
few forms of insect killing devices. In
California, companies have been organ
lied that undertake to annihilate insects
by the wholesale. A great tent is placed
over a tree and by causing obnoxious
fumes to enter the tent, completely fumi.
gates the entire tree exactly as if it were
contained in a greenhouse. Another
device consists of a circular frame, ten
feet in diameter, covered with muslin
and fastened to a wheelbarrow. The
operator pushes the d gice up to a tree
and by fitting a part of it around the
trunk holds it in position. He shakes
the limbs and the insects fall into the
net, then, by lifting the lid of a can, the
insects are sent to their doom.
The first spraying device known was a
heath broom. The person wishing to
spray would dip the broom in the mix
ture and throw it over the trees and
plants. The modern spraying devices
are made in every conceivable way and
are in great number, from the great steam
sprayers to the small hand pump. That
heath broom spraying device, can be
used to great advantage by a person who
wishes to spray rose bushes or small
towering plants, or even berries, by
dipping an old broom in the mixture to
be applied and shaking it over the plants.
WARREN SHINN.