The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-19
HOW TO KILL
San JOSE SCALE

ITulIS. many OIClidIuS III oe'""uA,
are infested with it and should be
promptly and thoroughly treated to
prevent its further spread. Now, Is
| the time for the most effectual spray
Ing. DO not delay it. This bulletin
| is published to give the best remedies
based upon the results OF the latest
careful experiments.
l. The AK. Where trees are found
to he badly infested or where a few
trees are we'll infested and those sur
rounding them are clean or but slight.
ly contaminated. the most satisfactory
method of checking the spread Of the
scale is to at once cut down and pull
out the intested trees, root and
branch. Where an orchard has be-
come infested from a neighboring or.
chard and infeslation is general but
not serious, we would not advise the
destruction of the trees, but would
cut the trees back severely and then
| thoroughly treat the trunk and
branches with either OF the washes
mentioned below The close pruning
| removes most Of the infested wood as
the insect always spreads to the young
wood in going from one tree to an
other, and makes it more easily pos
sible to thoroughly tleat the balance
Of the trees. Infested orchards should
be constantly watched, systematic
inspection being made at least once a
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u must constantly oe 'or''r III
NINA ''a' every p'' OF 'i'e "Nrh III VI.
trees must De c"Nrlrn ''' lhe Hca''
must he iII' 10 ne killed. ana II "'.
vrry 'c" c:rapc Tie Tree VIII soon hc
come well infested again Nhcr'
tree, have been pr''ncd BACK, lhel
MAY OFTEN De 'featcl WIN inc var
ln'i> washes by means or brush III
stead oil Il spray nut "f'iharllv W.
much prefer to apply the washes II
the form "i IL spray.
lie Tree can II: more quickly an'
thnrourhlE covered ny spray, AM
the wash is more evenly and cconhn'
itaIly distributed over the surface, il
applying with brush there lsal way
a tendency |" us" l"' n'"cl! OF IN
wash and thu, IA possibility Of lhJnrN
IT, tine tree. The spray pump IS a
essential to the progressive irnl
grower as the piow: he can haIdl
succeed without, IT..
Crude Petroleum. --trnde Petio
leum !, in many respects the mos
satisfactory remedy now known I
us an entirely effective. The OF
should not have Il specific grant,
OF less than 4; degrees ieaumc
This grade OF oil may be secure
through MIR. ". +. Cutler. the rep
resentatlvc Of the Atlantic Rein
ing CO.. 13S Bouisc Building, fh'ia
deIphIa, under the name OF Insect
eide On. The price Huctuatc
with the market, but 10 usual
about . cents per gallon by III
barrel /. o. b. I he spray should b
applied " means OF a pumT whic
wi! NIX il WITH water al lie rat
- per cent oil. A fine Ncrmort
nozzle should DC used, and tn
spray be applied as a very III
mist: Tor this, pump which vi
give high and constant pressur
Is necessary. Upon apples au
peas the crude petroleum may t
applied pure without water. lcart
fully applied as very hlc ms
Ou; VIC not advise pure on upo
peaches or plums. Care should b
taken IN spraying, to thorough
cover all portion OF the Tree with
minimum amount OF oil, never uN!n
enough to maze the Tee arp
a!lowin. the o.. to collect arodH
the base oi the tree.
The rrud" petroleum has III" IL
vantage IT leaving a dHIk gum
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