Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-03-07
THEY MUST FIGHT SCALE
Every Effort to be Made to Ex-
terminate the Pest.
YOUNG ORCHARD CAN BE SAVED
If the Fruit Growers VIII Go al the Spraying
of the Trees in Good Faith at
Once.

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The time has now come, when fruit
growers must begin very active prep
GRAFTON for fighting this pest. At the
time they receive this notice. the ma
jority of the or hards in Berkeley and
Jefferson Counties will have been in
spected, the infested trees located and
directions for treatment given by the
inspector. Field meetings have been
held in four places in Berkeley Coun.
ty, and the sprays made and applied
at these meetings. In all about 15(
fruit growers have been present al
these meetings and much interest has
been shown in the work. The last two
meetings in this vicinity will be held
in Jefferson County, weather p ermit-
ting. on Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week March 10th. and 18th. on
Tuesday in the orchard of DR.. Rev.
noids at Shepherdstown, and on We'd
nesday in the orchard of DR.. Border
at Kearneysville. The hour of meet
ing is nine-thirty a. IN. We will have
several makes of pumps and spray out
fits there as at previous meetings. We
will make lime-sulphur and oil-water
sprays and put them on. We cannot
urge upon fruit growers too strongly
the necessity of attending these meet
ings. 1t may save a great deal of ex-
pense later on.
SPRAYING should be begun right
away. Fruit growers with orchards
of any considerable area will find that
they have none too much time between
now and the opening of the buds in
which to do the work. and do it well.
There is no use of spraying at all un-
less YOU expect to do a very thorough
job. and thorough spraying takes time.
Remember that no San Jose Scale is
killed unless you hit it. Begin right
now to ge. together a SPRAY outfit. Get
a good force pump, do not think that
a bucket pump or syringe will answer,
as some people do even now. The ma
JOAiOy VI SAOnCio "a EOtliDS bllc
Sentinel Pump, which is one of the
best as thew give good pressure and
can be used with two leads of hose. A
bamboo spray rod is essential and a
-couple of double Vermorel n~oZzles, al
so at least 25 feet of hose. For large
orchards it is better to mount a Sem
tinel Pump on a 5 barrel tank. The
majority of fruit growers will use a
~line-sulphur spray of the formula re-
commended by the Experiment Sta
tion, that is IL pounds of lime, IL
of spray. If you have not a circular
that tells all about this spray write the
undersigned at Martinsburg and he
will send you one. Do not use salt in
this spray as it is not necessary. 1t is
also unnecessary to apply it hot. Be
sure to strain the material through a
wire screen and cheese cloth as il goes
into the barrel. Put il on with lots Of
pressure so that it makes the rod fair
ly hum. That is the only way to make
it reach all parts of the tree. Sulphur
n be obtained of A. M. Gilbert, OF
Martinsburg or the National CONNER
cial Co.. of M%artinsburG, if desired
at about 3Hc a pound. Thirty gallon
settles for boiling the spray can be had
of Timmons Bros. or H. L. Doll q
Co, if desired for about So. 90. Three
men make a team for this sprav; Que
to drive the team and pump; one to
hold the nozzle and one TO boil the
mixture. You will need at least two
kettles and cau make a second lot of
spray while you are putting on the
first. SO that no time is lost. If a ma
chine is handy the material can be
boiled by steam in barrels or watts.
Boil it at least n hour, preferably
one hour and a half. The lime used
need not be Stacked before it is put in
the kettle. Pot both lime and I've in
together cover with Is gallons of wa
ter and boil.
There is no question about the Sc.
robustness of the situation that con
fronts the fruit growers of this sec
ton. These insects will ruin the fruit
interest of the Pan Handle, nov SC
promising. unless it is got under con.
troll now, when the most of the or
chards are young. We cannot urge the
fruit growers too strongly to make
strenuous effort this winter to combat
sthe pest. In a larger proportion