Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

cnards or the Lewiston valley. The
time is at hand" said Mr.. Mohl,
when all orchardists and all citi-
should commence preparing for the
annual spray for the scale and other
diseases that the trees and shrubs
may be affected with.
THE San Jose scale is the most
troublesome insect that we have to
contend with at the present time
and every precaution should be TAX
en- to eradicate the same. The act
I've work of the board of horticul-
ture has resulted in keeping in
check the scale, and it is on the de-
crease now, but it will be only
through eternal vigilance that
1t will be kept down and put out of
business.
1--WE have had many years Of ex-
perience in spraying and in those
years have experimental with the
various remedies, but as yet have
found nothing SO good as the lime
sulphur mixture.
) This is manufactured under the
name of Rex Spray, by the Rex
Manufacturing company of Omaha,
Nebraska, and is put up in barrels.
A good many orders have been plac-
ed for this mixture by Lewiston ana
Charleston fruit growers.
From experiments conducted by
Prof. Henderson of the Moscow uni
versity, and myself. with the Rex
mixture, we are able to pronounce
the mixture as satisfactory. 1t hav-
Ing produced the best results wher-
ever applied. Careful inspection
was made of all the trees sprayed
with the mixture and the results
proved that for the scale Rex was
equal to the home made mixture.
The Rex spray is rich cherry COL
or and may be termed extract of
lime and sulphur.
"To those who have from FIVE
acres up in fruit 1t MIGHT prove
more economical to use the home
made spray. Manv fruit growers
are using the solution of one pound
of lime and one mound of sulphur
to four gallons OF water which thew
claim gives as good results as the
strongest mixture-twertv mounds
of sulphur to forty pounds Of lime
to sixty gallons Of water Evpe~i-
enee, however. teaches that the
stronger solution NAV he weakened
a little and the weaker one strength
ened some.
1.-THE secret OF success in sn-avine
Is to nrenare whatever MIXTURE is
used right and to get IN the t-ae
or shrub evenly and Thoroughly.
This is esneciallv true as regards
the preparation of a spray for the
scale. There are great number of
orchardists who paw strict attention
~ +ha nrara~ntion ~ the sn-av hut
fail to see that it is properly aDrl'ed
and then exnect results anf whom
thew do not get them blame the
mixture. when IN realftv thew alone
are to blame for the failure to con-
troll or eradicate the various dis
eases and insect pests that they are
spraying for.
1.-THE work of spraying for the
San Jose scale must be thorough II
we are to expect results. To miss
a SINCE twig or branch means the
leaving of colony of these scales
large enough to produce sufficient
living insects to inFst whole
orchard
"The insect winters In the larva
state and usually about half grown
both sexes being found. The devel
opment of the insect is governed b,
the weather conditions, but in thi
section may be looked for about tn
latter part of June. The female
become ful developed and begin I
bring forth living young. Will
everv minute the young are visihl
to the naked eve, and during tn
breeding season may be seen by
close inspection, running about o
the leaves, twigs and fruit.
"Tn color they are usually lemo
yellow. After finding a suitabl
place thew settle down, thrust thei
break into the nlant. and immediate
~ begin growth. the hlst evidenC
iot which is the secretion of wax
flaments from the upper surface {
the hodv which nat down an
form the beginning OF the sca'e co..
eriro
"The waxy secretion continue
d-~'no the lisA ~ the insect. ~
covering being enlarged as the Il