The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-13

tcllCCtual aCllN1ly SLilu uSel ulucSoSs II
sulphur and ground salt; you also want
boiler Ga hog sCalder is used by some)
TO boil the mixture in. For a few trees
and small fruit plants a knapsack sprayer
is large enough; for a few acres a barrel
sprayer is needed; for u large orchard buy
something adequate.
In making the mixture use ground salt,
grains about the size of wheat, to be had
at most feed stores. 1t comes In sacks
Of Geo. $50, 100 and 40 pounds, and costs
about half cent per pound. Headquar-
ters is Alex. Kerr, Bro. & Co., SIG N.
Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Let us warn those who have found the
insect on only few trees that if they
look sharply they will find it scattered
everywhere. ia half-dozen trees have
got it. then make up your mind to spray
tho whole orchard. Ii will pay, if there
isn't a louise, in keeping the trees in good
heart and the orchard healthy and Wig
orous.
We forgot to say in its place that the
crude petroleum costs about eight cents
a gallon, SO none but semi-millionaires
can afford to use it; the lime, sulphur
and salt less than one-fourth as much,
and we don't like to work with kerosene,
lime, sulphur and salt mixture is alto
gether nice to work with.
If the crude petroleum is used the Bor-
deauN mixture must also be used (sep-
arately), making two sprayinGs, and both
will cost three times as much as the lime,
sulphur and salt, and dead trees in the
first case will make the crude petroleum
spray at least five times as expensive as
the other.
Whoever does the spraying act ought to
have oil cloth overals-coat and trousers
to slip off whel. not at work
MUST PROTECT YOURSELF.
Here are two letters just at hand from
subscribers:
Editor Farm Journal: read with great
interest Your timely articles on the San
Jose Scale Louise. Am glad to lsarn that
YOU are finding the lime, sulphur and salt
spray a success in the East also. With
us it is taking the place of everything
else as the winter spray, even where there.
is no insect, as it is just as good a fungi
eide winter use as the Bordeaux mix
ture. We formerly added copper to the
lime. sulphur and salt mixture, but find
that unnecessary.
WILBUR X. NEWELL.
Cloveridgc Farm, Oregon.
Mr.. Atkinson: l want TO say right here
that if any one would make a success of
eXterminating the insect with lime, sui
phur and salt he must pay attention to
details. The lime should be thoroughly
Stacked before the sulphur is added and
then it should be boiled until the sulphur
is dissolved, which takes several hours
Use ground sulphur and 1t will not take
so long.--Editor.) And then the mixture
should be applied as hot as possible. No
danger Of getting it too not; II coos III
passing through the air.
see the question raised as to using this
mixture is wet weather. AS to that Will
say that we spray here if we think we
have got two hours of dry weather ahead
II any one thinks it will not stick just
let him spray some Of it on to the slde
Of the house or on the windows and see
what a good time he will nave Washing
it off If is has been there for one hour
/ would like to say for the benelt Oh
YOUR people that they had better protect
the face and hands with something When
,,sino. The spray. Some people use face
mask and rubber gloves. use the groves
on nv hands. but for my face prefer
,.,solj,e rubbing all over, even to the lips.
some can use it without any protcclioh'
h,t not many can. Strain the mixture
through burlap or fine wire while not 10
ren,oye sediment otherwise 1t VIII clos
the pump. ,.;tr a
The mixture should De put, OH W., ,,.,
,orrarf,il p,lnlp if trees are old ana rousn
SO as to force it into al Of the Ifc sIeNlses
! Vancouver. Wash ,.
,.So had such fine success last (ralnlns9
season on a badly infested peach orcns.ra
writes that it takes about fifty gaiions
o the a n,Slf fees fSr tWs making tie
material about eight cents a tree 1or
thorough tho isi is drenc!,inE About $50 for Ga
ousad, trees ss W that wo ali il costs 10
i Iii them. especially as it renders un-
, nt.. =" winter Bordeaux mixture
spraying.
10. HAVE YOU GOT TT?
Find out. Send twig or bark of4suspect,,
ed tree to us. with stamp ,1or. reply, anu
and very handy and powerful glass. made
speciaily for us. which We will mail to
yoll for so cents. Only by such an IN m
sstrument can you tell what trees are be
ginning to be affected.
We have received "a letter from Prot
John B. Smith. of the New Jersey Iix-
pertinent Station, urglng the Farm JoTr
with tho lime. sulphur and salt mixture
against the San Jose scale insect, based
largely on parts e., statements But n, n
| trial - which he admits e..its has not had
hut "let us not expect too much lest ne
a'sapnointment be in proportion. l1e
SAYS the German inspection at Hamburg
! shows that California fruit sent there is
| badly infested. indicating that the lime
sulphur and salt are not a spanacea for
the evil. he also says. that in IDAHO this
| remedy used side by side with the crude
petroleum shows less effective results We
give our readers the benefit of Prof
Smiths words o. caution against expect;
salt; nevertheless. we have such faitl
that tits the best thing yet found that
we do not hesitate to say SO, In Its use