The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
Fruit Sprays.

Now that the season is on to spray
the fruit trees, the question comes
up again what fruit spray to use and
which is going to give the best results
for the least money. There is nc
longer any question about the neces-
sity of spraying because without II
the crop is salmost certain to be
failure.
There are so many different sprays
on the market that 1t is hard to choose
and to get the right one for the right
season; however, a spray that Will act
as germicide, insectIcide and a
fungicide and one that can be used
without injury or Inconvenience to
the hands or face should be welcomed
by every farmer and horticulturalist.
!. The Crest Spray manufactured by
the Crest Chemical Company, Seattle,
is a heavy mixable oil that mixes
readily with water and remains IN
solution forming an emulsion SO that
practically no stirring is necessary
during the spraying.
Its chemical analysis is said to be
tar and kindred products, naphthal,
pyroligneous acid, douglas fir oil,
phenols, creosote, turpentlne resin,
sulphur and soda. 1t is non poisonous
and harmless to the operator and ne
can put his hand in the solution with
out any other effect than that it re-
moves the dirt.
1t requires no boiling or preparation
like lime, sulphur and other sprays.
1t is shipped in very concentrated
form so that while it's price, ST. % pei
gallon in barrel lots, is higher thar
most sprays yet it is diluted with ol
parts of water to one of the spray
for winter spraying and for summer
spraying rs to 100 parts OF water II
used with one of the spray. In this
way 1t is more economical than lime
sulphur. 1t does not require near a:
heavy pressure on the spray pump al
lime sulphur, being composed OF OILS
which have a great spreading power
when applied to wood it penetrate'
the bark of the tree and the cocoon
of the insects much better than the
lime sulphur. This gives it better
covering power so that one gallon goes
about as far as two of other spray;
on account of the less pressure re-
quired.
One farmer figured out his spraying
bill like this:
Five barrels lime sulphur spray
equals $50 gallons; diluted eight tc
one makes 1000 gallons. Five barrels
at $40 and ST. so freight each cost S57.
so.
One barrel Crest Spray-5O gallons
diluted; fifty to one makes $500 gal
Ions of spray, winter spraying, OF
5000 gallons summer spraying. IL
costs S62 80 and 81. so for freight and
equals $64.
When we examine the analysis OF
the Crest Spray we find that over
ninety per cent of it's ingredients are
extracts from fir Stumps on logged
off land. This, then, is a solution
to our logged-of land problem--tc
utilize the stumps by extracting the
antiseptic oils out of them and manu-
factnre these into spray and other
products. In this way the stumps
become a source of revenue instead
of an expense.
The Crest Chemical Company have
been at work on this important prob
lem for four years and their spray
has met with favor wherever tried
1t has the endorsement Of the ARri'
cultural Experiment Station and re-
peating orders are always the rule by
those who have tried it..
The Company also manufacture
poultry spray, rose spray Ia cure fol
m iIdawl disinfectant and mango oil,