Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-23
Protect the Fru1t and Truck Crops
iWcEsSFul EARIsilNG


plant an orchard or garden unless one
is willing TO undertake TO protect the
fruit trees and the vegetables against
the attack of predaceOuS insects and
fungouS diseases. Troubles of this kind
are much more serious than they used
TO be. II is difficult for the layman 10
understand why this should be the
case one must remember. however,
that the host plants of some fruit trees
and vegetables have been destroyed
through the development OF our hOrti-
cultural and truck industries More
over. a good may diseases and insects
have been imported with the trees,
shrubs and vegetables brought from
foreign countries. Al one time II APP
peared as IL our orchards and gardens
would be destroyed by insects and dis
eases. About this time the thought OF
protecting them through the use OF
various sprays or insecticides began 10
develop. Through the active assistance
OF our agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations a great body OF knowl-
edge concerning this subject was pres
entity accumulated. and has now been
widely disseminated. with the result
that the grower who exercises fore
thought and industry can count on sue
ces<fulIy protecting his crops against
insects and disease. To do this ne
must be forehanded. for in many IN
tancss the control OF a disease or insect
is best accomplished by spraying the
trees some months before either the
disease or the infect reaches its maxi
mum of activity. When we spray iruit
trees properly. We can protect them
from injury by worms OF various KINDS
and against the scab and rot INJURY
to the fruit is also prevented and the
healthy condition. while the energy or
those plants on which We depend SO
much for furnishing our tables VITA
the deIicacies of the season is devoted
TO the production OF size. succulence
and quality instead OF being disslpa1eo
through the effort 70 grow ana al the
same time provide food for insects ana
fungous diseases Any one who ever
had a garden Will appreciate the Ius-
ciousness Of vegetables Wnich nave
grown quickly and under favorable con-
ditiOns as compared with those pro-
6uced under the trying conditions por-
trayed above
That spraying is an effective protee-
rson AGAINST loss and a wise investment
has been amply demonstrated by the
state College of Agriculture in the Nari-
Gus tests which il has conducted In
one instance where apple trees were
pruned and sprayed TO the great amuse-
mant of the owner. - per cent OF the
crop proved TO be OF line quality and NJ
for marketing, and only > per cent were
not good This object lesson not only
convinced the doubling farmer but his
friends and neighbors as TO the WIS
dom of modern methods of pruning,
spraying and managing an orchard
lust what 10 spray with and how to
use these materials becomes a very
matter Among the things
chiefly relied on for the protection oil
me orchards is. FIRST. arsenate Of lead
This is used chiefly in the tight against
biting insects and worms In peaches
and apples. 1t is prepared by taAing
one pound of powdered or two pounds
Of paste to fifty gallons of water. An
equal weight of quick lime can OFTEN
be used to advantage with the aTsenate
Of lead The second important defensive
material to use against insects Is wnal
- known as the concentrated llme-Sul'
phur solution. To prepare this boil :
pounds of -four of sulphur and pounds
Of quick lime i'm ; gallons OF water for
one hour. Replace the water which
has boiled away and dilute with or :
Gallons Of water. This solution can bt
used as a spray against the san Jose
scale in the winter while the trees are
stiu dormant Another form Of thus
material which can often be used to ad-
vantage is known as the self-boilec
Ifme-suIphur solution. This is prepared
by putting s pounds of quick lime IN
a barrel and shaking with hot water
next add pounds of -four of sulphur
which has previously been MADE into