The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-23

FARM NEWS.
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The benefits to be derived are so
many and great that 1t is almost a
case of having to see the sprayed
and unsprayed together, for some
men to believe there could be so
much difference. Many farms have
a small orchard, but in spite of this
there are farmers who must buy
when they want good fruit, and many
times when they want any fruit Had
they learned to properly care for an
orchard, this would be reversed and
they would be producers and con-
sumers instead of purchasers or have
none. .# &. ."..t.r 10.
An orchard cannot be set and left
to nature in these days Of fungi and
coddling moth 1t must be carefully
cultivated and pruned from the be-
ginning and not left to weeds and
grass, but cultivated and pruned by
man (not cattle or other animalsl,
and as it comes to bearing it must
be sprayed, and sprayed thoroughly
at the right time, for it is spray or
surrender, No spraying means no
fruit.
There are three separate classes
CT pests with which we contend when
We spray, and each class requires its
own special remedy. You cannot kill
insects with a fungicide; neither can
you kill fungus with an insecticide
For fungus, the remedy Bordeaux
Kills by chemical action; for the
chewing insects we must use poison;
and for the insects which suck the
nourishment from the tree, we must
kill by contact. The San Jose Scale
and Oyster Shell Bark Louise come
undes this head. These pests can be
controlled by spraying, II done at
the proper time, and in a thorough
manner. l". s...
When We spray we must know
what we are spraying for and when
we can do the most good Spraying
Is prevention and an insurance, not
cure-all. Begin before orchard enc
mics start their summer depredations
Be first in the field, ready to meet
them when they come, if you wish
to be successful.
Paris green is used for coddling
moth and Bordeaux mixture for the
fungus. The two may be applied To-
gether. When this is done three
sprayings may, in most cases, be
found sufficient. The first application
should take place just as the buds
are beginning to show pink, the sec
ond just as the blossoms are begin
ming to fall and are falling, the third
from ten days to two weeks later. If
by frequent rains it be washed off
1t should be applied sooner Spray
ing in wet weather should be all the
laore persistent, for it is then that
fungi grow and flourish best. From
two to six hours are needed for the
spray to set, so as to do the most
good; therefore spraying followed by
a rain in less time than this should
be gone over again, and be sure that
it is thoroughly covered,
Paris green should be used at the
rate of four ounces to fifty gallons
of liquid. This should be made into
a paste with a small amount of wa
ter before it is placed in the barrel
or tank from which it is to be
pumped, and after being placed there
1t should be stirred or agitated, for
Paris green does not dissolve, but re-
mains in suspension and settles to
the bottom if left without aitation
and you get almost all the poison in
one place and leave the balance with
out none. Most spray pumps are sc
constructed as to furnish this agita.
ton by mechanical motion.
Bordeaux mixture should be maet
of four pounds of sulphate of copper
and four pounds of unslaked lime tc
fifty gallons of water. In a barre
or other suitable vessel, always Of