Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-02-25
An Earnest Appeal 20 The Appar.
entity Negligent Orchardists
Of Our state.

entity Negligent Orchardists
or Our State.
The season is at hand when every
orchardist must give bis trees at
tention. Go among your trees and
examine them closely to ascertain
whether they are infested with San
Jose scale. II you cannot determine
thissfact send twigs to the State
Entomologist. College Park, Nd.
and we win determine il for you free
Of charge.
III the pest exists in your orchard
resolve to control IL and save your
trees. IL is needless TO cite that
this pest is very injurious one, and
that il reproduces very rapidly. 1t
winters as partially mature insect
and must be treated when trees are
in dormant state, from the fact that
an insecticide cannot be applied
when trees are in foliage strong
enough to kill the insect without in
juring the tree. Weak solutions are
applied in summer to bold the pest
in check until winter, when full
strength can be used with a delet-
erious effect on the scale. Treat
ment should be applied early this
spring before the buds begin to
swell.
The most efficient and inexpensive
treatment as yet employed is the
lime, sulphur and salt wash, and II
is strongly urged that each orchard
list who has this pest among his trees,
will apply it during the latter part
OF this month or the first of next.
The materials needed for making
the lime, sulphur and salt wash are,
good fresh stone lime, flowers of sui
phur and common salt in the follow
ing proportions
Fresh stone lime, 30 pounds,
Flowers of sulphur, Is pounds,
Common salt, IL pounds,
Water to make 30 gallons.
The amount of lime may be re-
duced to 20 pounds il one desires,
as it is stated that it is equally as
effective.
Method of making: Place about
ID to 20 gallons of water in an iron
kettle, boiler or barrel, (the latter is
using steam,) and trying to a boil.
When the boiling point is reached,
add the amount OF unslacked lime
and during the consequent violent
boilings add the sulphur, (which
should have previously been mixed
with the water and keep well stir
red. Ia a short time add the amount
of salt and continue the boiling for
at least / Of an hour or until all the
sulphur has been dissolved and you
have an amber colored solution. II
may be necessary to add water from
time to time to make up for evapora-
tion and to prevent burning. When
boiled sufficiently add water to make
so gallons and strain through a fine
mesh strainer into the spray barrel
and apply warm. Hot or cold water
may be added to make up the amount
but hot water is preferable as the
solution will spray better through
the pump.
This wash has proven wholly ef-
fective all over the State in CONTROL
ing the San Jose scale and in addi-
ton 10 being an excellent insecticide
it is stated to have beneficial effect
upon the early appearing fungi.
Especially is it effective in controll-
ing the peach leaf curl.
1t is strongly urged again that all
orchardists who have the San Jose
scale to combat, treat the infected
trees as it will notonly prove bene-
fit to themselves but also to their
neighbors in preventing the further
spread Of the insect. Il may be
mentioned ia this connection that
our law requires that all infestations
should be treated.
Any further information as re-
CARDS the lime, sulphur and salt
wash and also as to the means of con-
trolling the ravages OF this or other
injurious insects, will be gladly
given by writing the State Ehtomo-
logist, College Park, Md.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS B. SYNoNs,
Associate State Entomologist.