The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-15
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Editor .of rho Tlmes-D lspatcli:
STRIP elso tell mo through your Y, next
weeks s"Queries and answers, bifl there
IL any such bird rs tho "Sorn, | ana upis
1T not &appearAhtid disappear IN terlously
IA 3. I8s s'S'' ssSS ' SUBSCRIBER
These birds appear ut seasons u, E : =
numbers In tito salt marshes OF the AZ
Elnntio Coast fey como In tho cary fnlll'
remain for d season and then disappear ' 'tl1
us suddenly as they conc. they l1 give i've
gunners great sport and when Killed d ana
cooked nro considered great dell cy Tor for
the table. a.55s3
"a Delinquent Husband.
Editor of3T'le Times lspa tell; \, &, \
take MY husband has left y, my l'o ~
Years. sasu ana tI IA stoppns only halr mile h
from where + live Can i prosecute tho
parties for 8hnrborlng him7 he pays no.
f hr5nn''yo 9rou IT. lA TIC Weekly Times
away i g9 s,ssfs !, r,R
III Under 3tlo5iaw Of Virginia, q husband
can {,bo made to support his wife, and
bir4 lie fails TODD SO you can have him
arrested, Consult q lawyer.
San lose Scale. .,s
Editor Of Tho Times-Dlspntch:
III Sill, -l' lease publish In your uery COL
scrlbers howTTto destroy tho San Jose
louise. They arc attacking some Of our
fruit trees and NO would DO worry clad to
know how to des troy t ihe!n s sPf eP5's0
n (, In reply a to the above, the following
statements have been adapted from g
recent publcn by Professor W llam
b. Atwood and Mr.. u. l.. Phillips. These
gentlemen made exhaustive tests for sew
eral years on methods and substances
for the eradication of the scale louise. and
decided that tho lilnc-sulphur wash is
tho mos practical remedy for this pest
TOW no MAKE II HE LIME 81 144P['IIt]'lls
u 355 a, MI WASH.
From tho tests made, both In neld Work
and OH tria l#prcparatlo Lions. we llavc found
1T bcst to recommend aAfprmi!tg .mucn
weaker than$ has been commonly ussa,
but still sstronger@tha the Oregon wash.
Professor Forbes practically dOublcd the
strength of tho Oregon wash In his sue.
icessful 6eXperiments, and while we nave
been successful in destroying the sct ~,
insects with wash containing ,,,o ontys
JtwcntS-fvc pounds of lime ana tWentyi
spounds Of sulphur per 100 gallons @ |. water,
we think it best TO recommend 4 Ior5 ecn-
oral Use IL stronger wash. II seems 70 I. W
proved that an excess OF - 1'l i, pa we
believe that with good stone &lline we oo
parts arc sufficient for three parts Of
sulphur, yet we think best3to recomm ~ 20
equal parts ofSllme and sulphur because
poor limo vii spf ton.bc used # 4. (,
MS AS to tho use@O f salt or cstoneS inatnls
wash, we think the bluestone Is ina man
ner detrimental, because Or athe eoarsft
aneutrnlzes a part the = s s,,,s
appears not to be yG :, u goes
The preclpltate more iocG rahl,
iii the spray pumps, and there rs some
evidence to show that tEccaussaeHs's he wash
3tol8adhcre better. fs g Nh ii
ara d ton 5of the llmc-sulphur .wash.@i APP,
nenrs that the following formula VIII
tgiye satisfa ction asst Strength. and At
can BE prepared cheaply and without IN UNI
S Lime lunslaked) y &. 90 q pounds.
5R Sulphur (flour) ~, poun9s
Salt ... {. v. /. 10 pounds,
Wien cooked and diluted it Should test
1;053 to 1861 on the hydromcter, or about,
seven degrees on the ordinary Beauine
acid spindle.
for small orchard work: Put four 70 tlye
gallons Of water in an iron ket tile (tWclnty.
gallons capacity. over brisk IRE: tn Ne,
add fifteen pounds otlme, stli %,t bon Woou -
soon as lii full ebulltion from shaking
add fifteen pounds of sulphur and mix
Sbriskly with the lime. adding boiling va
Into thick paste Work the mass into 10
perfectly homogeneous paste, then add
water cnougha,to make ten Or twelve gal-
Ions, and boil SgylSorously for thirty 70
forty minutes. 1t is better to dilute with
coed more rapidly, but Il cold water !. !, Is s
used the resultant wash VIII DO inc nc
the paste is diluted. When the wash Is
sGoked strain into tho sprn ta na beai
sei aIrpeadp papIly pqHiSs W. o
or cold water may sbe used at&tlle cons
yenlcnce OF the operator as thore VIII be
marked dtessqses II tdF s i rssu Gallons
gallon kettle. but tits Is rather eoncen-
ated and needs attention. !, . %hatev ',a
stirred occasionally, Small quantities for
use on Y few trees can be made IN small
iron kettles.
on simple arches, made With stono or
brick, ono! man. Gf3wl tn Il convenient water
supply, can readily mako 100 to 100 gallons
Of wash per hoarit 1, neeess "a dp
for use as Il supply OF hot water, for
dilutIng the wash when boiling. One needs
a stout stIrrer for8each kettle used to
sheet-ron dipper. which holds about one
gallon, for use IN handling the prepare
lion. q, 4 lsi .fa I'D sssss 4 Z. y up
llmc-sylphur wash " tho above formula
Is about ono cent per gallon, when rem
dcrs Its abundant use on plants very
cheap In comparison with soap or the
kerosene washes. .58
III is very Important to strain the wash
as 1T Is run into tho tank or barrel and
q. which consists Of an outer wooden 70 z! box
about ono FOOT quare and eight inches
deep. This box has q short piece g, OF one
| ll.ci gas Pipe screwed III tho bottom
| inside OF this box there Is n second square
box This inner box Is made With s y ?,
inch, The slope makes It much more Z, e. 4.
were placed horlzontal. Copper wire q. @
copper vessels Of any kind cannot pc .llset
about this wash. at It quickly destroys los =
| them, q IA 4 ,,.,,,,,l, =,
iIho arch for boiling The wash shon!d p ,,
50 made that when tho kettles n + 9. \ !!