The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-17
.,r;oust to the Peach.

,;,rious to the Peach.
Inse'" sometimes that expert
N, stations fail % get a IN ,o tlms " aud
be nee's amended Oh Investigations
"" are of little Or no pFac,iea rac .a,as
w !. n the Georgia State Board
S Chronology which exactly meets t;.t a
q ;. hr moi onry Of those who are solns
ueeo ~ t,r;t business on large scale
INTO l,t If every farmer in dealing with
y. ~ home orchard. 80, =, ,,,nb,et !.
IDe Insects and though covering
'Pes va dpM. it may be placed along
W.. similar bulletin issued hy the
WIN " rarolna Experiment Station on
so o'.,ts of Practical Experiments
'kes'. ,bo Peach Eorer-' For such
VIZ al and helpful bulletins we are
l la.r grateful to the stations.
'e ,,.opos to this notice it is necessary
Ar .l the attention Of our farmers.
2 ,s ~ they grow peaches on q COM
' nss scale or only for home con
u. nutou to the Importance OF at once
' .aains their orchards OF the peach
sorsrNthe most destructive enemy OF
'a x.srIv every peach orchard is in
~ rnless means have been taken
.. .,erent The presence Of the borer
hind;cated by peach gum about the
s.ar If the tree Just at the ground,
wv. "'d' YOU can easily determine whether
~ ~ orehard is thus infested. l bought
. ~. ,ard this summer containing
. .sm. seventy-fve peach trees OF all
.rx and an examination shows that
.s tree has been attacked.
~. horar is a small worm which
~, .he soft bark ard wood OF the
.,s. while he is growing. To get rid
- those worms the dirt should be
d,un away from the collar OF the
.-oo .omp time after November Is and
h.fore March /. The rough bark should
10 rraped away and the worms dug
AM with knife or sharp Wire and de-
aoyed After this is done a wash
made as below described should be
smiled and the dirt drawn back to the
trep In the case of badly infested
orchards this worming should be done
hotb in November and again in March,
IS some Of the pests are sure to es-
cane. After the March worming it
would be well to wrap paper about the
collar of the tree to prevent further
attack. This protection should be
maintained during the summer. as dur
ing this time the eggs are laid from
which the worms hatch. This worm
Ing should be attended to each year
and the paper wrapper removed in the
winter, as it might furnish harbor
for other enemies. When an orchard
is taken in hand from the beginning
the labor will be much lighter, as
only preventive measures will be nee
essary. .....
The wash before mentioned in the
Georgia Bulletin is made as follows:
Lime, twenty pounds.
Sulphur. sixteen pounds.
Salt, FIVE pounds.
Water, fifty gallons.
Mix the sulphur into a thin paste
With small amount of water and then
add to It about fifteen gallons of boiling
water in kettle and stir thoroughly. |
While this mixture is at the boiling
point add the stone lime, which will |
Immediately commence to slack. caus-
ing Violent ebulitiOn. While the lime
. aaeklng much Of the sulphur will be !
dl1aved, as will be evident from the |
h0 amber color resulting. The lime
mould be stirred frequently while
ia0mg and water added as necessary |
. prevent burning or too violent boil
~ After the lime Is through slack
me ADD the salt and continue the boil
NJ lee at least thirty five minutes, or
.ases II 1t seems necessary to dissolve
" DE sulphur.-B. Il. d.