The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-05

Inc care 1<8xk4 IN ku0 Wtn<@4s 80 ~
when the buds, created the summer ~
riod of inactivity. when strength 10 be-
ing gathered for the transformation IN;
to the mature fruit Then 1t II. also
that other preparations are beinf
made-by the San Jose scale, micro
scopic insect that 10 deadly.
Then the spraying should be made
for the scale. It ID simple. according
to Mr.. winslow. He uses an oil spray
such as has been recommended by the
United states experiment stations. and
which can be obtained. In many varie.
tlesA
The spray he mixes. two and one
half gallon8 Of the oil to 50 gallons Of
water. with the simple process II II
solution Is casted about the orchard.
and mixture applied. by means Of ~
pump and hose.
Care Of Trees.
learned from experience, should center
In obtaining the desired strength Of
the solution. Two and q half gallons
says the srsater Maes 81 oiFg 9ss rene
says, A greater proportion OF the oil
renders the spray too strong and the
buds are liable to destruction. along
This latter observation is the result
OF Mr.. Winslows experience as the
strength Of his solution this year
ruined the peachesN OF many OF his
With this attention provided, the
winter passes. Spring coming on, with
Its warmth. brings out the blossoms.
Gus picture Of acre upon acre Of pink
bloom. dotted here and there with the
white Of the OCCASIONAL plum, and in
tte ter with the vafiation Of brill
however delightful. was desired.
!. After a time the blossoms become
full, and the spring breeze scatters
period Of the peach year. Is over. and
then Is the time for the peach grower
to pay his respects to the curculio.
..r The cur .,uaS, is peach weeyiL
abe peach as 1t grows. with a half
moon perforation. As a result of his
Intrusion. his eggs are laid just. with
the little. pudgy white worm. which
Is known to, every lover of peaches, 10
Matched to bore through and through
the fruit, and make of himself an en-
tirely disagreeable person.
The white larva bears the same re-
sails to the butterhy-it Eventually
AS A. soon 900 - as the blossoms sssa'i fall and
great care must be exercised here as
to the time-the spraying must be
done for the curculio II the treesiare
bees, an Indispensable complement to
the peach farm may be killed, IL the
grower waits too long after the fail
a then the the GssS: t. igray pra ns
likely to be spoiled
Then as soon as the blossom falls.
spray for the curculio. The government
Winslow, which every planter can
mix. and which L. very efficacious in
the extermination Of the curcuIio. It's
ingredients. in the proper proportions.
4 Ia pounds. to 50 gallons Of water.
The curculio lie found. more or less,
in peaches after the spraying. but not
the spray not applisdi The spray is
efficient In its work at most time
eliminating, altogether. the weevil.
It is one Of the lately discovered COM
positions, Of Federal experiment work.
The brown Rot.
The curculio spray applied, then.
within fortnight afterward, the
ed Ths rot Is the rV srsatest 0e enemy
probably. Of the Alabama peach grow
er. Especially. this year. is 1t working
overtime IN its efforts to spoil the
aided the rot in its crusade.
The brown rot Is q fungus disease.
which settles upon the peach. as 1t is
ed maturity. It spreads rapidly. spoil
ing an apparently good peach, in one
night after infection. upon some in
stances. You pluck a peach. and think
uncolored side. But in the morning
the brown spot has become rotten
area. and. II you are fastidious, You
throw the peach aside. untasted. OF
your knife cuts out the rotton portion.
and you enjoy the rest.
:, But, at any rate. the brown not is
too. care must be exercised as to the
time OF spraying. according to Mr..
He waits one to two weeks after
spraying for the curculio, but not later
than thirty days before the ripening
of the peaches. The brown rot spray is
somewhat more complicated than that
liz to pounds of sulphur. and the
same amount of lime. The lime is to
be Stacked in cold water, warm water
should be dumped in at the same time,
as the lime is slackening.
The spray possesses the same
Ions. 1t is to be applied once. or
twice. as the prevalence of rot de-
mands. For the rot Is the most per-
sistent and the most tantalizing and
Brown rot 1t is that has ruined many
of the peaches of the state; rot that
has become enhanced " tits work by
p es care Tor Witch It 0 Calls 'n fn
the regions whose peaches are seventy
five per cent or in amount. the brown
rot is, In all probability, the salient
cause of the loss. The peaches dwin-
die under its influence, or are ruined
altogether.
And then. with all these pests, there
Is another, probably not so prevalent,
but as inimfcal to the peach industry,
and as dangerous. the peach tree bore.
The bore is Eorr, which enters the
tree not far from the ground. and
makes his lodging between the bark
and the wood. Then he begins his
burrowing course, and, II allowed to
his channel completely around the tree
cutting on the route of the sustenance
between the earth and the upper tree.
as IL the plant was girdled. And the
tree dies.
In the roots Of the tree. and digs and
digs, until here. too, he cuts of the
nourishment
The bore preventive is a sort of a
perennial proposition; The peach grow
July, says Mr. Winslow, according to
the method recommended by the gov
eminent, and build mounds about ev-
cry tree. This constitutes probably the
most ardous work Of the peach grow
ing.
Peach Tree Bore.
The mouads are raised from the
ground to four or six inches up the
trunk, and allowed to remain about
the tree until November. Then they are
removed, and a coat Of whitewash. in
ed, is painted on the lower trunk.
And the concoction is marvellous
a heterogeneous sort OF a remedy.
which, by its ingredients, reminds
more Of a voodoo mixture than scien:
tihc compound. And yet the United