The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-25

There is no doubt but that dormant
spraying is necessary in practically
every orchard OF West Virginia. The
San Jose scale has become distributed
SO thoroughly over al of the state and
multiplies soirapidly in single season
that the fruit growers must apply some
strong corrosive spray each year be-
fore the leaf buds open II they hope
10 keep this dangerous insect under
control and maintain the health OF
their trees. Although the San Jose
scale is the main insect combated by
the dormant sprays, the blister mite,
another insect, is also controlled by
these sprays. Peach leaf curl, a fun
gus disease, is also controlled, and
many OF the tiny eggs Of the green
aphis are destroyed at this time.
The Sprays To Use.
While some of the mIsclble oils.
such as scalecide, are used with good
results against the scales, and Bor.,
deaux Mixture or a strong copper SUI
phate solution Will prevent the peach
leaf curl II applied before the buds
break, still We have spray which
Will do the work OF both OF Shese at
once. In addition It is cheaper. easier
to make, just as easy toSapply, and
often is more effective. This last spray
is the Lime-sulphur Solution. Large
fruit growers can wen afford to make
this solution at home. but II will prob.
ably pay the small fruit grower with
only a'few trees to buy the CONNER.
clal form, rather than To- spend the
time and money in getting the equip.
ment necessary for making the solu.
tlon. t,5,l.. 49,.
Preparation Of the Solution.
In making the concentrated spray.
generally 5O,gallon lots are made at
a time; this requires 40 lbs. OF fresh
lump lime 500 phre) and so lbs. OF
sulphur -four, or We have the formula,
40 lbs. lime, so lbs. sulphur and so gal.
Ions ofwater. The spray can be made
In an iron kettle, with an open fire
beneath 1t. or can be made with live
steam, II this is available, and should
then DO made in a wooden tank or bar.
rel. II made in kettle, the kettle
should hold about so gallons, SO that
the full fomula can easily be made.
Start the lime shaking with about s or
10 gallons Of hot water, adding the
Jumps Of lime slowly. so that the boil.
ing will not take place too strongly.
In the meantime make the sulphur up
into a thin paste with some water and
then gradually add this to the shaking
lime. adding the mixture often until
the lime is completely slaked. Add
water up to so gallons and boil gently
for one hour, stirring the mixture from
time TO time. Keep the amount up to
SO gallons by adding water occasional.
ly to replenlsh that which eyaporates
during the boiling process. The lime
may be bought from any good lime
company, II 1t Is guaranteed 500 pure
and is in the tresh.brrned, lump con.
dition. The sulphur can be bought
from various sulphur companies, such
as Battelle & Renwick, 165 Front
street, New York City, and the Besgen.
port Sulphur Works, 100 Williams
street, New York City. This will cost
about 1900 per hundred pounds, In,
GLIDING freight. The materials for a
barrel OF the solution would thus cost
$3.50. After the Llme.sulphur solu.
ton is made, which can be done dur.
ing the winter, 1t should then be cork
ed up tight until the time for using is
at hand.
Testing and ollutins the Solution.
As this solution is now in a very
concentrated form: It must first be