The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-03
Spraying bv Farmers.

More and more convincipe beoonts the
proof that spraying pays 10 The msjori'y
OF esses. but the Practice gains Ground
very slowly. and considerable preschirg
will have 10 be doue before IL xill be .
com mon practice. TIE ereste.t work the
agricultural press csn do 10 to keep on civ
irg facts end ideas sbout the value cA
spraying. until the farmer becomes con
vipced that be cannot sfiord to omit 1t.
Spraying potatoes ior blight comes just
- the lsst Of the cultivstine, the bsying
and the harvesting Of whest end rye come
on ia foil force, and oil cannot be done.
A man will leave oil Of these things and
poison bues, Tor be can see them and bss
learned be must kill them. bot will not
take the same time TO 6sht blight because
be cspno. Zee IL, and hiss not JET learned to
place the cause OF email crops.
The second csuse q neglect 10 the lack
OF something to apply the mixture With.
Not many think they cen sGord to pay s75
for machine to nee only few times .
year Gu their small areas. ! bsvs felt this
need. often Wishing to spray . single tree
or smell patch while the hired man and
the team we're busy at some regular farm
Job. bot could not make myself believe !
could ford 10 get out the large pump
snl stop oil other work. New devices do
swsy with this objection, and prices ere
reasonable
The third cause Of omission 10 The ignor
snoe OF che micals. dfuss and poisons. The
bordesux mixture hes been talked OF 10
such . manner BY many that On ordinary
mao regsrds 1t with ave, and clssses II
sish the doctors prescription, when 10 re
slity il Is nothing but some copper water.
with enough lime in II to prevent ito burn
Jog the leaves. Any one With the eump
,ion Of cst ought to be sbie to N axe It
from the directions, which have been rub
lisbed so often. The prepared mix ures
ere good and handy. bot expensive. I
sent to the nearest lime kiln end bong BIT |
two Bushels Of lime for "a cents, delivered |
st my station. got . strong oil barre,
put the lime 10 II and 2 ut 10 little wster.
sdding more % 1t boiled dry. until IL vas
oil slsked. Alter this was cooked. I pot
10 enough water to cover il, and ! have
lime enough for the whole neie hborhood,
which will keep till used.
The feet thst there IL tome sediment is
20 sign the lime 10 poor. There will q
ways be come. and the dissereesble job
san be done away with BY strsioing the
lime water through muslin bag. ! used
, common brsu ssck for the fret bstcb.
md spent considerable time picking piec
70 Of lint ont Of the nozzls Very few pso
pie ere osreiul enough 10 have the vster
,lesn enough, and Icy down The dippeF.
,r pail where small PARTICLES will adhere
10 II end get into the pot when used.
Iplsce two end half pounds Of copper
ulpbtts 10 su ell muslin bsg snd hung
{ 10 pail o. water 90 10 vss inst covered.
nd 10 the mo'pips II was oil dissolved.
dipped ous three pounds OF lime and
mt it into big Twenty gallons OF wst
= vas strsined through this bsg Of lime
nto 90 old dash OIL urn. The copper vat
Z 10 the pail bad Ava gallons Of ws.er sdd
d 10 1t. and then |. was poured into The
hurn Of lime wster.
had mshe enough OF the MIXTURE TO
over two scres Of po.stoes while The bred
asn ia hsratssins end bi.chipg on the
cam. II the lime IL slsked in one barrel
nd the copper uiphs,e 10 dissolved 10 90
ther. ready Ter use. csn apply IL 10
Dor hours. snd make the cost % follows.
20 sd . bali pounds copper sulphs.s d
0 cents 'etsi !, 25 cents; three pounds
me. l Ia cents; four hours time. 40
snis. Total. &C IL cents. The 10 80 Ia
ents % sore, snd one On we'll Afford TO
i've that to have the Ass beetles kept Of.
Some will think this 10 not enough OF
,e copper On sore. bat when applied uisb
,e smsller msotioe there 10 none wasted,
J there need not be spy Of II Pot 90 the
ron bstween the hills. There will be
ioush 10 mate the vhole Geld blus.
For several years l have been convinced,
u did not spray. because Of one or oil Of
'e reasons suggested. End only got up
1t sIowly BY msin strength, - it we're.
/ God nothing 10 herd When ! under
end It. end moot things look harder than
ey ere. l certainly osn spray nos -
silv I can piapt.