The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-27
An Earnest Appeal to the Apparent
Negligent Orchardists in Our State.

The season is at hand when every orchardlst
must give his trees attention. TO among
your trees and examine them closely TO as
certain whether they are infected with San
Jose scale If you cannot determine this tact
send twigs to the State Entomologist, College
Park, Maryland, and he will determine 1t Tor
you free of charge.
If the nest exists in your orchard resolve
to control it and save your trees. 1t IS need
less to cite that this pest is very injurious one,
and that it reproduces very rapidly. IL WIN
tiers as a partially mature insect and must De
treated when trees are in dormant state, from
the fact that an insectcde cannot be applied
when trees are in foliage strong enough 10
kill the insect without inJurlng the tree:
Weak solutions are applied i'll summer to hold
the pest in cheek until winter, when full
strength can be used with a deleterious effect
OH the scale. Treatment should be applied
early this spring before the buds begin to
swell.
The most efficient and inexpensive treat.
ment as vet employed is the lime, sulphur and
salt wash, and it is strongly urged that each
orchardist who has this pest among his trees,
will apply it during the latter part OF THIS
month or the first of next.
The materials for making the lime, sulphur
and salt wash are good fresh stone lime, flow
err of sui phur and common salt III The t'llow-
ing proportions:
Fresh stone lime, 30 pounds.
Flower of sulphur, IS pounds.
Common salt u pounds.
Water to make 80 gallons.
The amount of lime may be reduced to 70
pounds if one desires 1t is stated 1t Is equally
effective
Method of making: Place about Is to 20
gallons of water in au iron kettle, boiler or
barrel, 1.-THE latter in using steam) and bring
to Il boil. When the boiling point is reached,
add the amount OF unsiacked lime aud during
The consequent boiling add the sui phur, which
should have previously been mixed with
waterl, and keep we'll stirred In short
time add the amount of salt and continue the
boiling at least three-quarters OF an hour or
until all the sui phur has been dissolved and
you have an amber coiored solution. 1t may
be necessary to add water from time to time
TO make up for evaporation and TO prevent
burning. When boiled sufficiently add water
TO make so gallons and strain through a fine
mesh strainer in to the spray b trrel and apply
warm. Hot or cold water may be added TO
make up the amount, but hot water is prefer
able as the solution will spray better through
the pump.
This wash has proven wholly effective al!
over the State in controlling the San Jose
scale, and in addition to being an excellent
inseclcide, it is stated 10 have a beneficial
effect upon the early appearing fungi. Is
pecially is it effective in controlling the peach
leaf curl.
1t is strongly urged again that all orchardsts
who have the San Jose scale 10 combat, treat
the infected trees as it will not only prove
benefit to themselves but also their neighbors
in preventing the further spread of the insect.
1t may be mentioned in this connection that
our law requires that all nfestations should be
treated.
Any further information as regards the lime,
sulphur and salt wash and also as TO the means
of controlling the ravages of this or other in
furious insects will be gladly given by writing
the State Entomologist, College Park, Mary
land. Very truly yours,
Thomas B. SYMONs,
Ascociota Stata EntomOlOpist