Evening journal., 1902-03-22
AGRICULTURAL
Hints and Helps for Farmers Of
This State

lStatiOn Professor =. Dwight Sanderson
has issued press bulletin No. 10.
II offers suggestions and remedies for
fhe San Jose Scale and in part is as fol-
lows:
''The San Josescale is now recognized as
our worst insect pest of orchard fruits
Many orchards I'm Delaware are infested
with st and should be promptly and thor
oughly treated to prevent its further
spread. Now, is the time for the most
lemectual spraying. Do not delay it. This
bulletin is published to give the best rem
edies based upon the results of the latest
lcareful experiments.
when trees are found to be badly in
tested or where a few trees are wen in
Tested and those surrounding them are
clean or but slightly contaminated. It is
more satisfactory to cut out the infested
trees. root and branch.
Crude petroleumis IN many respec,ts the
most satisfactory remedy now known to
US as entirely effective. The oil should
not have a specific gravity Of less than 4s
degrees Beaume This grade Of oil may
be secured through w. p. Cutler, the
representative OF the Atlantic Refining
Co. I5s Bourse Building, Philadelphia,
under the name Of Insecticide Oil The
price huctuates with the market but is
usually about cents per gallon by tho
barrel I. o. b. The spray should be ap-
piled by means Of pump which will mix
IL with water at the rate Of % per cent
oil. fine Vermorel nozzle, preferably a
ldouble nozzle should be used, and the
spray be applied as a very fine mist; for
this' pump which will give a high and
constant pressure Is necessary. Upon ap-
pies and pears the crude petroleum may
be applied pure without water, II care
fully applied as a very fine mist but we
do not advise pure oil upon peaches or
plums.
Refined kerosene. $50 flash test, may
be used in the same manner as crude pc
troleum except that It should be ap-
piled mixed with water at the rate of
20 per cent. kerosene.
Whale oil soap dissolved In hot water
at the rate Of ~ to pounds per gallon
has been used with variable success
Iagainst the scale. Experience I'm Della
ware has on the whole, been unfavor-
able with It, a large proportion Of the
fruit buds having been killed by it both in
winter and early spring.
This mixture has for many years been
almost the exclusive remedy for the san
Jose scale on the Pacific coast, but 1t has
been thought that it would not be effec-
tive in the moist climate OF the East. ow-
ing TO the unsatisfactory results Of a few
small experiments with it in the early
sOs.
Formula: Unslacked lime, 50 lbs: -four
lof sulphur, 20 lbs; common salt, Is lbs. /;
and water enough to make 60 gallons.
Take 10 lbs. Of lime and 20 lbs. Of sulphur
and boil thoroughly in 20 gallons Of water.
lover a good fire for an hour and a half.
lor until the sulphur IS thoroughly dis
solved. When the solution becomes a
lclear amber color, st indicates that the
sulphur is practically dissolved Stir fire.
quently while boiling. Thoroughly slake
the remaining 90 pounds of lime with hot
water and add the 10 pounds Of salt TO Il
while still boiling, and stir until the salt
is entierly dissolved. The lime and salt
mixture Is then added to the lime and
sulphur solution, and is thoroughly
stirred and boiled for half hour longer.
Hot water sufficient to bring the solution
to 60 gallons is then added. The mixture
lshould be sprayed while hot. Strain II
INANANuSllN ANAUNEA Il ME lltrnNu MlIo
Igauze, before pouring into the pump. A
Bordeaux or Seneca nozzle will be found
the most satisfactory. as they can be
leasily cleaned, whilc others tend to be-
come clogged."
Where whole grain is fed to work
stock a saving can be effected by
keeping a shoat or so in the horse lot,
letting them have access to the stables
when the horses are at work, to pick
up the wasted grain. One mans rule
, is to keep one shoat for every horse
Give them the slops from the kitchen
. and they will thrive. When feed crops
promise to be short the time to begin
to save is at harvest and not when
there is nothing left to save from.
TarTed building paper wrapped
about twice around the trunk, as high
, as rabbits will be apt to reach from
the top of the snow drift and secured
with wire. will likely disgust bunny
Probably sheep and calves would avoid
trees so protected If left on during
the summer it might be a good trap
for larva Of coddling moth. Worth
ILIyluEf as IL Is Cuedp MATERIAL Nlict
would gnaw the roots below where
you can paper. Better poison them il
: YOU can. It is said trees can be pro
+ tected by split cornstalks stood up
4 right closely about the tree trunk ant
{ bound with wire. and that neither mic
4 nor rabbits gnaw cornstalks. Or.
; namental trees can be protectes
r from the cold Of winter by thick rop'
r twisted of straw, wound spirally clos
about the trunk. Why might not thii
serve a double office against cold anC
vermin also Wire cloth such as il
used for screen doors. bound about thl
S tree trunk would stop all gnawing
e surely. If you winter spray your tree
4 with the kerosene mixture. spray tn
: roots and trunks too. Probably if thel
I were brushed over lightly with brusl
+ dipped in petroleum or kerosene a feY
times. the rabbits would let them alone
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