St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-12-04

tools and disinfect an dbe prepared
for further work - such cases. DC
casionally as9uspicious-looking case
may, be partially or completely re-
trimmed, ~ above suggested.
Painting Wounds.
In the autumn after the wounds
or eradication scars are made. disin.
tected. and perhaps reinspected when
aealheos nacesssfy, the exposed area
Of wood. especially Of / inch or mo. t
in diameter, should be painted for
protection. as IN case OF pruning anI
other wounds. S4nce many OF these
areas may pc large, it is importan.
to give this wound treatment. Va
rlous materials are ava.1a0.e, Sucn
as wn4.e-Aee.u pant, li4u1u s4AA.4no
wax, coal lar, or - m4Ature "a LA4ev
tONA tas 20 tWo-Gll.Q as coaA IA allu
Gne-.A4ru .creosv.e o4., al ~ De -4ppl4-
ed Win q Stln DAuoA. Al4u4u sAaA.
ms is svMeWnal eAfeAsAvc ana ditch
ro4A1reS We1lAl4A.s, So lAAt ~ Is ~.
Ao ualAly pAcLe. 4eu. NOaA ta1, W.44.s
cAtap, requires WARMING, anu IL
therefore a4Acult to Apply. Iue dc.
partment experts have used tor tn1>
qua pose NANNY Wllte-lead pam,
lmaue rather thick, aud preferaol,
gwen a second coat or the coal la
creosote mixture.
WHITE ieau paint has some advan-
tages. 1t is readily oDta1ned and az
pAea, and ii any OF the gummy eAu
date, which is mole or less reddis..
or brownish n color, flows from al
imperfectly worked Case. it is read.
ly detected on the white surface. Oh
the other manu-, this pant has p4 oven
a disappointment 10 tae department
and expel lment station palho4ogls..
served the wood from decay. 1t Is
rather too mild dislnfect.nt. Tbs
WvOu Cracks, lets in WAGER aud fun
gus spores, and frequently aI.e.
three or four years and before large
wounds have healed wood-Iot flung
have entered and decayed the Wool
under the paint. Even though ap-
piled to the wounds when they are
dry, he sap pressure, even in the
autumn, often lifts the paint from
the surface Of the wound. partlcu-
la1ly in he case Of scars on the emu
OF he branches.
Toe coal~tar creosote mixture is
not open o. these objections and for
these reasons is rather preferable. II
is used very commonly anu success
fully on shade trees, and while there
is still some question about its use
on fruit trees, it has given gooa
results on pears and apples, even
though the healing from the margin
does not proceed quite as rapidly anu
smootnly ~ with the lead paint.
The coal tar creosote oil mixture il
q powerful disinfectant, penetrates
the wood to some extent. and is Dotn
q disinfectant and Waterproof coat
ing. II made too thin it penetrates
rather too deeply and does not an
swer fully for waterproofing. Ii
made too thick it is not convenient
to apply. In cold weather slight
warming Is sometimes useful, but
with a stiff brush under ordinary
conditions it works, well. 1t has a
tendency to kill the wood under tAe
cambium slightly and sometimes t.
kill back q little, but it does not IA
the edges Of the bark to any serious
extent. This mixture is best app.is4
Immediately after making the cut
or at any rate as soon as poss.D.s
after inspecting he wounds. 1t sticks
well even though the cut SUI face Oh.
the end of branch is still someWaa.
n1niSf Whom II 10 onnlioa
Pear blight eradication is quite Z
careful piece OF WORK. 1t requires
close attention on the part of thu
orcha1dist or careful tra1nlng of the
help who may be engaged in it. Re
member that thorougnness is essen
tai Tor success. IL Is not necessary
to determine N all cases whether tne
blight is alive or deaa OH the lower
ma. gin, although svmeWha. le4pIu4
as a guide in determining low low
to go. In actual practice it is oct
ter to cut out all the dead linn os anu
all the blight anyhow, regardless Q.
whether it is q dead case or not.
The blight eradication should d.
ways precede the psuning. Othe
pruning for Shaping up the trees ma,
be- done, II preferred. before leavins
the trees, or may be postponed unit
some convenient time later, but cf
course before the buds push in tn
spriAg.