The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-09
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and thus destroyin@ the wornis.
Where it is not convenient to allow
hogs or sheep in the orchard an occa
sional load Of well rottcd stable ma
nure will be beneficial DO not pile
this around the trees. but scatter 1t
are a good substitute for manure but
can seldom be obtained in sufficient
amounts to be used to advantage.
If the orchard is properly attended
to from the start little pruning will be
necessary 1t is much better to pinch
off twig occasionally than to cut off
a branch as big as your arm few
years later. 1t takes but little time
to go over the orchard in the spring
and clip off such twigs as do not seem
to be needed. The object should be to
produce III even, spreading some
what nnen head If it ever does
become necessary to remove large
branches they should be cut close 10
The trunk and the wounds painted
with white lead. 1t is better to do
fore the sap begins to run,
Spraying For Insects.
One Of the most effective means of
securin. large crops of fruit is spray
ing Fruit trees. of all kinds are sub
jcct to many injurious insects and dis
eases. which if left to themselves will
materially lessen the yields. There are
two kinds Of insects biting and suck
ing. The former can be combated by
means Of poisons sprayed upon the
| leaves The sucking insects, of which
plant lice are the most common exam
pies. cannot be killed in this way.
since they drill into the plant and suck
the juices. The most effective remedy
for them is some insecticide which will
kill by contact, like kerosene emulsion
This is made by dissoiving half 81
pound of soap in a gallon OF boiling
water, adding two gallons Of Kerosene
and ci,rning the mixture violently un
til the oil is thoroughly mixed with
the soapsuds. This is diluted with
nine times as much water before
using 1t may be applied with a spray
pump whenever the lice are trouble
some and is a very effective remedy.
The biting insects are by far the
most troublesome in the orchard O1
these the codling moth probably does
the most damage 1t is the Larvae
hatched from the eggs of the Goblin:
mott, that cause worny apples The
tent caterpillar and cankcr worm at
tack the leaves, sometimes sirippin:
the tree bare There is 10 better rem
edy for these insects than paris greer
dissolved in water at the rate OF on
pound to 100 gallons. Three pounds 0
freshly slakcd lime should bc added t
prevent injury to the foliage 'ari
green can also be used for the pluu
curculio and for the other insects whicI
attack the plum and cherry The foil
ace of these trees is more tender thai
that of the apple, however, and t"
that reason some less severe insct
ti;.ide, such as arsenatc Of lead dis
solved at the rate Of three pounds I
fifty gallons Of water. is better
Spraying For Fun5ous Diseases.
The most troublesome fungous di:
eases are apple scab, plum. pear an
cherry leaf spot and peach leaf cur
The most efficient fungicide is bo
deaux mixture This is made by di
solving four pounds Of copper snlphat
and four pounds Of lime in fifty ga
Ions sof water. The object of II flung
, eide is not to cure diseases, but to pr
! vent them These fungous disease
1 spread by means of spores, which al
carried from leaf to leaf by the vim
When they alight on leaf. especial
i if the surface is little moist, the
t grow and produce another center I
;. disease If the leaf is covered with
o thin coating Of the copper sulpha
r mixture the spores are killed befo1
@ they start to grow Since fungiciil'
Il are preventives rather than cures 1t
/ important that they be applied earl
In order to save time paris green ma
q be added to the bordeaux mixture
d the rate of four ounces to fifty gallon
t or arsenate of lead at the rate Of ~
10 pounds to fifty gallons and one sprl
a ing made effective for both insects ar
q diseases
# If you have many fruit trees 1t W
II nay to send to the experiment static