The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-09
Spraying the Apple Orchard.

L. r. Bryant. in Orange Judd Farmer
Orchardists cannot always control wealth
er and other conditions which surround
them, and therefore cannot follow exact
rules at all times. This applies to spray
ing as well as other matters but the fol-
lowing is what l aim to practice in my or
cnards. Apple trees should be sprayed
three times each year. First, as the bios
som buds are swelling; second, Just after
the blossoms fall, and third, eight or ten
days later, using each time bordeaux mix
turc, with paris green added The hor-
deaux mixture is made in the proportion of
twelve pounds lime and twelve pounds blue
vitriol to each $50 gallons water To this is
added three-fourths of pound of paris
green.
A stock solution of blue vitriol is made
by putting 100 pounds of vitriol i'm a burlap
sack and suspending it in a cask contain
ing fifty gallons water. for tWentv-four
hours, wien it should be dissolved The
lime for each cask of water is slaked sena-
rately, two tubs being used so that one
batch can be slaked while the tank is being
filled and the contents of the other tub
strained. Care must be used TO have fresh
lime, not air-slaked. All ingredients are
strained into the tank. through fine wire
stralnerS. The paris green should he mt
into gallon jug. with two quarts of water.
and thoroughly shaken before il is added
For holding the spraying solution / use
l3O-gallon casks which are laid on their
sides and lifted 10 a rack and mounted on
platform truck. l use a pump which has
its working parts all in the cask and would
ADVISE never TO buy a spray pump with a
stuffing box and leather valves. or one that
has an air chamber outside the barrel or
tank pump with sufficient capacity and
force TO send fine spray all over the trees
should be used knapsack and small pumps
of any kind made 10 carry around bv hand
may be convenient in a garden but are
useless for general spraying in an orchard
/ use two lines of hose, fifteen or twenty
feet long, TO which are attached light bra IS
rods ten or twelve feet long. incased in
bamboo, the nozzles being on the ends of
these rods. The men with the rods Operate
from the ground or the wagon. according to
the size OF the trees and the convenience
of reaching all parts with the sprav
Fruit trees OF all kinds are SPRAYED wit n
the same mixture, except peach trees for
which the strength must be reduced about
One-half. as the foliage is easily injured nv
too strong solution. Currants and goose
berries are planted so that they are accessi-
bic with wagon. and when signs of the
currant worm are discovered, one good
spraying ends all trouble with them for
that season. In planting potatoes | mt in
with a four-foot space eacn side Of it. then
six more rows three feet apart. and so ON
l can then drive over every seventh rovy
spraying IL and three rows each side vii n
out injury from the wheels OF the wagon
The bordeaux mixture with paris green
added. is used for all spraying the Dor
deaux mixture being applied to prevent the
leaf scab and other fungous diseases. and
the paris green for insects which eat the
leaf and fruit but when the common lea 2
aphis is troublesome / have found sprayine
with a solution of whale oil soan one
pound TO ten gallons Of water effective ana
the most satisfactory application