Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12

tUt Oklsti4Olli NIti lilit.li Sldtloi IA a '''
letin Just issued. The greatest success
Viii come In preventing rather than IN
attempting to cure. Sometimes spraying
does not seem to he necessary but the time
has come when the man who does spray,
regardless OF appearances Will not suffer
the losses Of hts less careful ncighhor.
Plant injuries are rarely cured. The fruit
grower should prevent them He should
know the cause. know the remedy and
know when TO apply the latter SO as TO
prevent losses Spraying is a. necessary
a practice AS cultivation and pruning. Get
the spraying apparatus in shape before
spring farm work begins. II necessary TO
purchase. send for circulars OF those com
panies advertised IN your farm, papers.
There IS no best pump or nozzle. Some de-
vices are better for particular kinds OF
work. Know what you want the ma
chine for and buy with that in View. The
kind of machine VIII depend upon the kind
OF plants 10 be sprayed and the kind of
spray 10 he used. 1t does not pay TO get
other than a good pump. one that works
easily and has power enough to throw
the spray In "A fine mist. at the same time
keeping the solution thoroughly agitated
In the barrel or tank
lie ready to spray this year. 1t is good
Insurance and Will pay good returns on
short time.
Begin 10 spray the orchard and vine
yard before the buds swell In the spring,
"''NA ~ 90 tA'N = AiV WI WV W. No
for at least four times and and the result
will be a saving of from So to ~ per cent.
OF the crop.
IL spraying solutions are correctly made
and applied there need never be any Danger
OF poisoning the fruit for food. Fruit to
be placed on tn. market should be sprayed
the last time with n solution that Will not
discolor 1t.
Bordeaux mixture will destroy fungus
diseases and paris green will XIII insects.
These two sprays may be easily combined,
making n solution called paris green Bor-
deaux. which when sprayed upon the trees
Will have the same result AS paris green
and bordeaux mixture when sprayed on
separately.
The following treatmcntsa are general for
the named classes of fruits. but " carried
out each year by the orchardists and ag-
riculturists In the same way that they
would carry ont cultivation, rotation or
Fertilization. It Will mean the saving OF
thousands of dollars to their income each
year. The diseases and insects. although
they have not been here long. have come
to stay. and will be even more trouble
some from year to year.
Look over 'hc following groups of trees
TO see what to do. and when to do 1t for
that particular group.
APPLE ORCHARD.
l. Spray with copper sulphate just be-
fore buds start in the spring. for bitter
rot, blAck rot ana Scah.
2. Spray unfolding leaves with paris
Sreen-BordeauX for bud moth and apple
scab.
). Spray as soon as the blossoms fall
with paris grecn-Bordeaux for codding
moth. curculio. canker worm. caterpii,
lars. scab and sooty blotch.
4. Keep the foliage we'll covered with
paris green-Bordeaux until fruit il nearly
grown. for succeeding broods OF insects
and further fungus troubles.
When the fruit Is nearly maturcd. a
spraying with ammoniacul solution OF cop
per carbonate will have nearly the same
effect an paris green Bordeaux and will
not discOlor the fruit.
DO not put copper suiphate on the trees
after the foliage Is out.
Flat-headed and round headed borcrs
burrow In the base OF the trunk. Watch
trees and cut out borers whenever casting.
appear.
stroycd or fed out.
CHERRY. PLUM. PEAR. APRICOT
AND PEACH.
/. Spray with Bordeaux mixture before
the leaves unfold.
:. Spray with dilute bordeaux mixtur.
just after the blossoms fall.
3. Spray with dilute Bordeaux mixtur,
two weeks after the second spraying.
Dilute Bordeaux mixture IL used for tn,
second and third sprayings because OF thu
tender foliage of this group of trees. Pear
may be. however. sprayed each time will
the Bordeaux mixture.
These sprayings will be effectual for lea
spot. mildews, leaf curl. scab. brown ro
and plum pockets.
In case OF pear blight. winter prune al
diseased branches. cutting of severa
Inches below the diseased area. Severa
weeks after blosominK. remove all youn
dead twigs In the same way. Use a knit
that Is sterilized from time to time b
wiping 1t with a cloth saturated with cal
bolic acid. The disease occurs also o
! apple and ounce. Use the same treat
fnent.
SHADE TREES AND ORNAMENTAL
SHRUBS.
All leaf eating insects can he destroye
by spraying with paris green the foliag
they eat.
Leaf lice and other sucking insec,
should be sprayed with soap or keroser
emulsion.
, Borers In maple and elm can he success:
>. fully treated In September by ~injectin
carbon bisulphate into the burrows an
stopping them up tight.
In the following groups OF plants a,
given their respective treatment:
\, BLACK BERRIES. RASPBERRIES.
.c DEWBERRIES.
T.. In fall OF winter remove all canes +,
| Tested with ran"-borers, orange rust a,
II crUwn-gail. and burr.
M : In spring, before the buds swell. G,
of and burn all canes badly spotted wit
=. disease and spray the rest with ~I3orlcau
mixture, repeating the spraying when II
young shoots are about six inches higl
and again IN zen TO fourteen days. Aim
cover the young shoots with spray. Tn
treatment is for anthracnosc. cane-bliyl
an. Icdi-spot disease.
NJ STRAWBERRIES.
70 Spray with Bordeaux mixture bcfo,
:" b~iossonling and twice after the fruitil
- season.
" In fall run over badly infested beds. az
NJ a title straw and burn.
III Frequently renew beds.
These treatments VIII keep the crow,
~ borer ard the lcaf-spot diseases in chez
II. GRAPES.
g !. Spray befors buds break In the spriI
" with copper sulyhate.
A. =. Spray just before blosso:ning wi
4, paris gie-n-Borieaux.
~ Z. Spray after fruit has set with par
80 grscn-Bo.deaux.
u !. Continue sirying every ten days
&. 70 july with bordeaux mixture.
B. spray three times from the first
~ July 10 the middle Of August with al
.r inol!acal solution Of copper carbonar
-, This last solution Will not discolor t
u" fruit for market.
These .yings. If carried out. will
sufficient 10 hold II yi.ack the -bectl'
!eai-rollers, caterpiilars. bros eye n
back rot, 1owny m.dew. powdcry mid,