The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-16
Time to Spray Trees.

es, says Fruit Inspector p w. Tonne
son. "The season is at hand wher
every orchard should be SPRAYED
whether there Is any apparent sign o.
insects or not. No parent would al
low his child or even the clothes that
he wears upon his back to 60 any
length of time without cleaning and
care in preservation. The same argu-
ment holds good in the raising of a
fruit tree, or, in fact, any kind of vece.
tatlon, fruit or trees grown. A few
years ago Spraying was laughed at in
connection with the growing OF h Fps
today the spray pump is as much a
necessity as is the cultivation or the
training OF the hop. Why n1t treat
the fruit tree IN the same manner?
"There has been little spraying-done
throughout the country this winter.
The continued rains have, in meas
ure, prevented work neing done, but
we are now having excellent weather
Tor that purpose and should like to
see more spraying done in all orchards.
l might say that nine-tenths Of the
orchards of the county would be ab-
solutely free from pests if people would
take the precaution and apply the
remedy beforehand.
"The lime, sulphur and salt solution
is good adherent and if applied now
IN strong enough degree will kill all
the egg deposits and The adherence to
the tree of the solution would prevent
borers and many other injurious in
sects from depositing eggs, larvae, etc.,
later in the summers The lime, sui
sphur and salt solution as recommend
ed is as follows,
Unslacked lime. 49,. 40 or 60 pounds
Julphur (1our OF sulphur) 20 pounds
Salt.............. Is pounds
Concentrated lye (American
Lye Co. brand) .... 2 pounds
Water to make sixty gallons.
When sixty instead of forty pounds
of lime are used, the solution has a
whittier appearance and the operator
can better detect when the limb has
been properly treated with the wash.
Directions~Place ten pounds of
lime and twenty pounds of sulphur
and the lye in boiler with twenty
gallons of water, stir and boil over a
brisk fire for not less than one hour
and hals, or until the sulphur is
thoroughly dissolved. When this
takes place the mixture will be an
amber color. Next place in cask
from thirty to fifty pounds of unslack-
ed lime, pouring over enough hot
water to thoroughly slack it (being
careful to keep it moist and not spoil
it by burning,) and while it is boiling
add the fifteen pounds of salt. When
this is dissolved add to the lime and
sulphur in the boiler and boil for half
an hour longer, when the necessary
amount of water to make sixty gallons
should be added. It should then be
strained through gunny cloth or bur-
lap. When using, it should be fire.
quently and we'll stirred. Apply while
hot. Used in dormant season for San
Jose scale and for woolly aphis, also
for oyster shell scale.
"The Bordeaux mixture is coming
into use more each year on account OF
its effectiveness on scab and other
fungus diseases. 1t is made as follows
10 pounds fresh lime.
6 pounds copper sulphate.
45 gallons water.
Dissolve the copper sulphate by put
ting it in a bag of coarse cloth and
hanging this is vessel holding at
least four gallons, so as to be covered
by the water. Use an earthen or
wooden vessel; slack the lime in an
equal amount of water; mix the two
and add water enough to make the
forty-fve gallons. Remove all diseased
bark SO far as possible, and spray i'm
mediately before the buds begin to
swell and after blossom.
"The most effective wash that /
know of to apply to few trees and
where the trees are not so tall but they
can be reached with hand applications
is lye and soap wash. It is very
simple to make. Here it is:
Concentrated lye, one pound and
whaleoil soap, one pound; water, Eve
gallons. Dissolve the lye and soap in
the water heated. The mixture may
be applied with swab or brush or
with the spray pump if used warm.
"one thorough application should
be made before growth starts in the
spring. It is an excellent wash 10 re-
move msos or lichen from tres and
bushes and for this purpose alone han
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