The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-12
SUGGESTIONS FOR SPRAYING.

0UoOES HUNS run SfHQ1IU6s
Best Methods For ob~tainins Healthy
Shrubs Fully Explained.
One of the first requisites toward
success In spraying trees Is a good and
complete outfit. One OF the best con-
sists Of a $50 gallon can. which rests
on its side In a rack to hold It in place;
a strong force pump with an auto
matte %stirrer, two sections Of half inch
hose sixteen feet long. two ten-foot
extension rods and two double YER
mOrel nozzles.
With this outfit. three men. a team
and a wagon 300 twelve-year-old trees
can be sprayed in one day.
1t is OF the utmost importance that
b materials used be first class and
carefully compounded. The most eff
fectual formula is three-fourths Of q
pound of paris green. twelve pounds
OF blue vitriol and twelve pounds Of
fresh air slaked lime to $50 gallons Of
water.
In preparing the mixture put thirty
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sack and suspend it in a barrel con
tanning thirty-six gallons of water the
day before it is to be used. in order to
give it ample time t. thoroughly dis
solve.
Stake twelve pounds of fresh lime,
n when ready to use 1t strain 1t into
another vessel, and slake twelve
pounds more to be ready when want
ed. Next put three-fourths OF a pound
Of paris green in one gallon of water
and keep it thoroughly stirred until
ready to use the next day.
The following morning. when ready
to begin spraying, fill the cask almost
full of water, leaving room. however.
for the ingredients. Then strain the
lime solution into the cask. next
twelve gallons of blue vftrfol solution
and lastly the paris green mixture.
Place the ends of the pump hose SO
as to pump the mixture back into the
cask and run the pump several min.
utes in order to thoroughly mix the
entire solution.
In spraying apply the mixture with
sufficient force to reach every part OF
the tree and foliage. giving a fine
misty spray until the tree is we'll Gov
cred, which Is indicated by slight
droppings of the mixture from the
trees. Make it a practice to spray
three times each season.
The first spraying is commenced inst
before the blossom buds open in the
spring. It is at this time that the
cankerworm, bud moth, leaf crumpler
leaf folder and cigar Ease borer are
making preparations to begin theil
destructive work in the orchard.
In spraying the second time begin
just as soon as the petals Of the bios
SONS have dropped and make thu
third spraying ten days later.
The second spraying is the most i'm
portant Of all, as almost every pest b.
this time is doing ravenous work.
OF all the enemies of tree fruit cul
ture the codling moth is the most de
structive. It lays its eggs in the caly1
or blossom end Of the forming apple
or pear, and in a few days the egl
matches and the tiny worm eats it.
way into the fruit.
0OOuS ~ OAAJ "oy any OSACA~Ao
results can be obtained from spraying
for this pest is to spray while tn
ca1yx is expanded and while the form
ing fruit is standing upward upon it
stem. II the spraying is neglected un
til the calyx closes and the fruit ha!
turned downward most of the insect
will be inside the fruit. and sprayin,
then will be of little benefit.
It is essential to spray thorough.
from both sides of the trees and posi-
lively not against the wind, ever
though the wind may seem light.
It Is evident that II part Of tn,
foliage of the tree is not sprayed tn
unsprayed parts are as open to the at
tack Of fungous spores I'M tive sting
Of the curculio as though there hat
been no spray within a mile of tn
tree.