Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-30
SPRAY YOUR TREES
PROFESSOR KEENAN, ADVISES
PROMPT ACTION TO SAVE
RUIT.-FORMULAS GIVEN.

The fruit croD is now in it's deyeI-
Opment; shall we allow it to be taken
from us? The fact that the buds were
so slow in opening has protected us
from great loss; but we are not as
yet past the danger of losing it. The
warm days have brought out the buds
but it has also brought out the in
sects that have been alternating and
the eggs Of many dangerous pests
that will take our fruit crop. Nature
protected the fruit from frost but we
must protect it from insects and dis
eases.
The keynote to good fruit crop
now is spraying. Spraying is more
effective as a preventive than a cure.
Prevention is always the cheapest.
but to be effective it must be applied
before the trees are badly damaged
by insects and fungous diseases. Sue
cess in this work depends on prompt
ness, thorOughness, persistence and
knowledge of what you are doing.
The different sprays necessary to
control the principal insects and fun
guOus diseases of fruit may be made
and applied by any one For the bene-
1T OF those who are in doubt as to
what to use and how to use it, shall
try to explain in such a manner that
you will be able to gain from this the
necessary information.
1t is best to follow a certain plan Of
spraying made up as follows:
Flrst-Early spring before leaf buds
form; spray with boiled lime and sui
phur; for San Jose scale, Oyster
Shell scale, and Scab.
Second-As leaf buds open: spray
with Bordeaux Mixture for Bud
Worm, Leaf Spot, Scab and Canker.
Third-Just as the petals fall from
blossoms; spray with Bordeaux Mix
ture and Arsenate of Lead; for Cod
ling moth, Scab and Leaf Blight.
Fourth-About ten days after bios
SONS fall; spray with Bordeaux Mix
ture and Arsenate of Lead; for Cod
ling Moth, Apple Circulio, Bitter Rot,
and Scab.
Undoubtedly many of you will be
able to spray but once or twice, and
due to lateness, the last two are those
which you will use. The two insects
most effective in this section are the
Cooling Moth or little apple worm.
which we find in the apple; and the
Apple Circulo, the cause of poorly
! shaped apples. For these two insects
and also for any other insects affect
ing plum, apple and pear, I believe a
spray of Bordeaux Mixture is the best.
This may be made as follows:
Copper sulphate (blue vitroD lbs.
Unslaked lime -- lbs
water gals.
Arsenate of Lead 2 his
In many cases you will not require
fifty gallons so you may reduce it.
but be sure that you do it in proper
ton
This spray solution may be used
on any fruit tree and also on currants
and gooseberries providing you apply
1t before the fruit is formed.
We find that we have another spray
that is much better for currants
gooseberries and strawberries. This
spray is as follows:
Powdered white Hellebore az
Water 3 IN . oo1
Copper Sulphate (better known as
Blue VitroD and also Hellebore and
Arsenate of Lead may be obtained at
your local drug stores.
A little tip. 1t is well to test your
solution Of Bordeaux before using it
as It may burn the leaves if Copper
Sulphate is in too large amount. To
test for sthis use a steel knife blade.
In case the blade turns black or con-
per colored, add more lime to the
mixture
Apply all these sprays in a very
line mist and do SO at an early date
| trust [ have made myself clear
but IN case | have not, | will gladly
DO all in my power to help you. Re-
member, we are going to need food
and fruit is a food. Then why let the
insects have it?
PROF. J. B. KEENAN,.
Fennimore, Wis