The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
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4 400 pounds Of acid phosphate and 2pV
eaitvato Tie oreha psi dnr R the sprips
| a,ld early summer just as CAREFULLY ns
d2r,a crop OF corn then about the l,n i Az,
1iarrow tho seed i ii, thoroushly With light
spike tooth harrow a good stand can
! It Will .do to SOW. as late as September
i LIST, at MossingfolI.
T is n ss drsstons a are SoWs a re-
medal treatment: Have these Old HES ,is
W pa pa'sSd pIst o as e
with an axo which ono often sees. Be
fore the buds push next spring have the
t IF esao sn Of this ons sa t w.
Ions OF wnter.1t is best to use a sprahs ~
PUMP "d drenc ehy;sry por co use 81
iesulphu ieV wash q 'd desc qna by me in
in,ent station. 1his wash !. rather bet;
ssgs . Of Insects t and sie' i is cheaper when
fruit sets spray we'll with Bordeaux; Sec
Orchard Technique, Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station.
The second spring. turn the clover IN,
der and cultivate clean or grow y o n9'u
tiolis then present. One can only l q,
down general principles without careful
examination Of the orchard lrauestion,
The Lin1e-Sulphur Wash.
Agricultural Editor Of The Times. Dlsr r'.,
wash. which appeared in The Times. Dispatch
on the 18th Of October rather SURPRISED d me .nr
promising remedy without moro thorouEh
tests OF knowledge Of Its value, ~ ~,
Our observations. on tho use Of the ,mc,
safe and sure remedy against tho san Jose
SCALE In my opinion Il should DC ciosseu as
one of the cheapest and most enectifc rems-
r q q Funri
The study Of the lime sulphur preparation.
published in Bulletin al OF the V'rslnia
to Its preparations and use. Since this re-.
port was published, the remedy has been
used very widely in virslnia Win II Almost NOS,
uniform results. However, several cases nave
been brought to our attention IN which II j
was claimed that this wash had not been
port. It was found that tho work had been !,
left to careless persons. who either did nor q
coat the wash tl,oronEh,y 2, o. . .,d t no.
entire surface OF the trees
During the past winter and spring. we hTd .
tons Of Virginia treated with the s;sul-
phur-snlt wash under our personal dlrcc-
lions. Careful notes Were kept on the work.
and nearly all Of these orchard have been
re-exan,incd during the summer and IN each
case they were found to be almost FREQ from,
the San G1ose scale. f
make careful observations on the use OF the
lime sulphur salt wash In the Tidcwatera sec
being confined mainly to Middle. Virginia and
the mountainous sections OF the state cases
have come under out notice in which drench-
ing rains followed almost Immediately after
the application of this wash. The results.
however, were all that could be expected In |
enc case an orchard situated near BlacEsburg.
was treated March 23d: the treatment was
applied in the afternoon. and heavy mist
began before tho work completed. con-
tinuing through the night The wash did not |
adhere to the trees well as usual, ana |
when examined July the list, scarcely trace /
OF 1t remained Notwithstanding this fact !
the treatment was uniformly effective on |
peach pear and apple and at this date. |
living San Jose scale can be found
or any Of the trees III
An apple orchard near Dublin. Va. In which
the trees rarEn from six to twelve years old, I
was treated With the lime sulphur-sal. WASH,
on March 18th. the wash in this case ad-
hered to the trees better than In any other
that has como under my observation. MINI
" with the wash. and scarcely a I've San
lose scale can be found. Some OF the trees
were coated so badly with the San Jose scale
At the time Of treatment that It was thought
best to cut of the tops This was donc.
and The trees carefully treated with the limt-
sulphur wash These trees are now almost
entirely free from the scale. and have made
splendid growth NJ The owners are much
pleased with the results ana will use the
lime-sulphur wash again the coming winter.
a number OF cases Of like nature could
be cited but 1t appears that the above ara
su tFcient to warrant our presentation Of the
value of this remedy. ii g44
Respectfully, il. !.t.