Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-31
THINK ABOUT SPRAYING NOW

How to spray is very important
subject TO the farmer and fruit growers
just now. or soon Will be. and what @
{. Starchcr. assistant horticulturist n,
the Virginia experiment station has tc
say on the subject will be of interes,
10 them. Professor Starcher says:
Every one except the expert fruit
grower finds the average spray cal
endar very confusing. He is also at
a loss which of the many spray ma
tcrials advertised and mentioned In the
spray calendars he should use In
this article we have tried to simplify
spraying directions, and failure to
mention any material offered for sale
must not he taken as 4 condemnation
of it We mention only standard ma
tcrials and. their simplest combina-
lions.
The standard winter spray for all
fruit trees and fruit vines is the winter
strength concentrated lime sulphur
which can he purchased or made ut
home by following the directions in
Bulletin col. Virginia Experiment Sta
ton, Blacksburg. Va This material
some other insects. but gives n measure
OF protection also against many of the
Fungus diseases which injure the
fruit and foliage in summer This
spray must be applied before the bios
som or leaf buds open in the spring.
! Ion of the solution and eight to ten
of water. ScalcsCidc, an oil spray, and
many powdered sulphur combinations
are sometimes substituted i'm winter
! for the concentrated lime sulphur for
| scale control Use them with great
! care il at all, and do not use them
/ with arsenate of lead unless so di
( recicd by the manufacturer.
Inc standard spray for the foliage
ana iruit OF the apple is the same
material at a strength OF one gallon
TO forty gallons OF water, and is ap-
piied Just as soon as the petals have
fallen from the blossoms This is also
the time to spray to DESTROY the in
sects which cause wormy apples and
those which feed on the foliage For
this purpose add TO the above snray.
one pound Of powdered or two ponds
OF paste arsenatc Of lead dissolved in
water. This combination snrav is
sometimes repeated in ten DAYS. and
must be repeated in two months.
Where bitter rot of apples causos
damage Bordeaux mixture and tho
same amount of arsenate of lead l.;
use" instead. For directions for max
ing bordeaux see Circular No
The standard spray for the foliage
and fruit of peach. plum and cherry
Is Sclf-hoiled lime-sulphur. and is an
bl'ed as soon as the shuCk sims nfr
IN" newly set fruit. Arscnatc Of lend
~ audcd 10 this material. as for annie
( 10 destroy the insects which NM,
! w"rmy peaches. This spray is usunIiv
! repeated in ten days or two wecks
ana must he repeated about one month
n"f"r" the time for ripcninr Of Tho
/ fruit NV
! The standard spray Tor disease ~
| Sf"neS. tomatoes. potatoes and yiucs
Is bordeaux mixture. When iusnc,s
which chew the foliage or rrni, ara
| present, arScnatc of lead is added ;us,
as Tor apple and peach. cxrcnt for ma
'nto bugs. when the strength * so,,,n
times doubled. Thcs" materials 40
applied from ono to four tines a.
inG TN" growing scason. The 0rs, -.
soon as the foliage is on, on3 "a.
others at intervals Of ten DAYS - ,n.[
| weeks. ~ Two
Thc standard spray 10 destroy s,,,,
me insects Of all kinds on foliaun IN
summer - tobacco extract. surb ,s
hIacil Leaf 80 or similar ma,.ri:,i,,ba
can be inadclat home Soap is ,,..d -,
me rat" Of four pounds to l0n .,.,I,,,,s
81 IN" spray solution
1he f"rcroing are tho sinn,ce, ,,os
S''ie directions FOR fuller r,r,icr
"rS aud for bulletins hcarinn a., 80
N"hJ""' IN which YOU arc mos, in,nr
'f'"d address the horticultural 10.
rar'm"nt Agricultural Exncrimc,,
station hlacksburg Va