Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21

Unless that 1t be positively known
that no San Jose scale exists In the
orchard a thorough spraying with
comm ercial sulphur, one part of
the concentrated solution to eight
parts of water, should be applied
preferably just as the leaf buds are
swelling, in the spring. Where there
is doubt as to presence of the above
mentioned pest, 1t is best to be on the
safe side and spray anyway with the
strong mixture. for such treatment
Is highly beneficial to the trees as a
fungiclde. Where close and careful
inspection reveals no scale it will be
sufficient to apply a thorough spray
ing just as the pink of the blossom
buds begin to show and before the
flowers open. using either standard
Bordeaux mixture made by using
three pounds of copper sulphate, five
pounds of fresh-slaked stone lime and
fifty gallons of water, or commercial
me-sulphur solution diluted at the
rate of one and one-q quarter gallons
of the concentrated solution to fifty
of water. This spraying serves es-
pecially to head OFF, possible early
development of apple scab fungus,
which sometimes attacks the stems
and embryo fruits during the bios
soming period.
The apple aphis. which last year
was so serious pest, gave but com
paratively little trouble when the
strong or one-to-eight commercial
lime-sulphur spray was applied just
as late as was safe-at the time when
the green of the leaf buds was be-
ginning to show. Sulphate of nico-
tine Is used with quite generally sat
isfactory results in connection with
early spraying with the weaker lime
sulphur solution, just as the pink of
the buds is showing, at the rate of a.
one-pound can of the nicotine to 100
gallons of spray. This increases the
cost of the spray about Sl.25 per 100
gallons, baslng the cost on ten-pound
rates. on small orchards where the
spraying for San Jose scale can be
delayed until the leaf buds are be-
ginning to show green, the strong
lime sulphur is the more economical
treatment for aphis.
The second spraying should occur
very promptly at the close of the
blossoming season. Indeed. II should
begin at the time the greater pro-
portion of flowers have fallen, even
IL there be an occasional blossom re-
naming here and there. Success de-
ponds largely upon promptness and
thoroughness at this time. CONNER
cial lime-sulphur diluted at the rate
of one and one-quarter gallons to fifty
gallons of water, with two and one
half or three pounds of arsenate of
lead reduced to a cream" and added
to the Atty gallons of mixture, should
be used at this spraying. The third
spraying should be given from ten
days to two weeks after the second
with the same materials in the same
proportions. The fourth spraying
will be due in the latter part of July
with the same mixture, or Bordeaux
(3-5-60) may be substituted.
The secret of success in spraying
is to do the work promptly and thor
oughly at all times. No halfway
work nor negligence will bring sat
lsfactory results where insects and
fungous diseases are to be controlled.
Small, cheap. inefficient spray pumps
are responsible for much poor work
and encouragement In spraying. If
the outfit be of the hand or barrel
type, 1t should be of the most power
full of the kind. Even the better