Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-27
ables. When applied dry the poison

tauitS. men appIleu uTE TIE polSoL
should be thoroughly mixed with
lime or flour, one part OF the poison tC
twenty parts OF flour or lime, or if the
application is made to vegetables
which may soon be used for food the
mixture should not be stronger than
one part of Paris green to one hun
dred parts of flour or lime. Variou:
methods OF applying the powder arc
used. \ simple continuance is tir
box Of convenient size having the bot
tom finely perforated or covered with
L fine wire gauze. This is fastened tC
a handle and with it person can dis
tribute the poison As desired. II i;
better to dust early in the morning oil
late in the evening while the leaves
are wet with dew, in order that the
mixture may adhere more readily tC
the plant.
The wet application is much pre-
ferred in the great majority of cases
The poison is applied as spray, using
one pound of Paris green to $50 to 2OC
gallons of water for euch trees Us ap'
Piles, pears, etc. But for peach and
plum trees and other plants with deli
cate foliage which is very susceptible
to the poison, the mixture should not
be stronger than one pound of Paris
green to $50 or 800 gallons of water
A pailful or two of fresh lime water
should be added to every 200 gallons
of the mixture to prevent the poison
from scalding the foliage. In prepar.
ing the mixture the Paris green
should be mixed into a fine paste with
a small amount of water; it should
then be strained thoroughly and the
bulk of water added. The lime may
be added to the paste before straining
in amount equal to the amount of poi.
son used, instead of added to the mix.
ture as above recommended. The
mixture must be kept we'll stirred dur.
ing the spraying.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
J. E. Baker recommends wash fol-
vines and trees made as follows:
Dissolve one pound white arsenic in
one gallon hot water; add 2 pounds Of
sal-soda and boil 10 to Is minutes.
When the arsenic and soda are thor.
oughly dissolved, as they will be in that
time, add another gallon of water. Take
one quart of this compound for 25 gal.
Ions of water, stir thoroughly. Stake G
pounds of fresh lime and put it in an.
other barrel with % gallons of water
containing the arsenic with the 25 gal
Ions of lime water, and we have so gal.
Ions of arsenite of lime spraying materi.
al at very moderate cost.
Another preparation recommended
is as follows:
Three parts arsenic of soda with Z
parts acetate of lead. From to IL
pounds of arsenate of lead are used with
100 gallons of water, 2 quarts of glucose
being added to cause it to adhere to the
leaves. From 2 to 5 pounds will an.
swer for most larvae.
"With regard to the danger of us
ing these solutions" says Mr.. Baker
~ quote from bulletin l26 of the Uni.
versity of California, issued last year
which is regarded as first class author
ity: "It should be borne in mind
that arsenic is very dangerous poi
son and that in any form it may be
fatal to man or animals; especially
should care be taken in the manufac.
ture of the homemade compounds, al
the handling necessary in these case.
increases the danger from poisoning
through carelessness. Properly han
died, arsenic is perfectly harmless
and there is no excuse for anyone be-
coming in any way affected by it,"
The year book of the Department o.
Agriculture, for 1896, in an article or
"Potash. and its Functions in Agricul
ture," strongly advising the use o.
lime and potash in conjunction, as {
fertilizer, incidentally remarks tina
the properties of these substances ART
q sure prevention of the ravages of in
sects and cut.worms, which infes
plants especially at the period of ger
mination.