Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-23

with hot water and allow to cook with
It's own heat for five minutes. Then
add enough water to make SO gallons.
This is a good spray to use against
funEous diseases. such as the rot and
mildew
The fourth mixture depended on in
lighting insects and fungi is the Bor-
deaux mixture This is prepared by
diSsoIviug : pounds of copper sulphate
in Is gallons of water. Next Stake 3
pounds of quick lime and make up TO
IS gallons with water. The two max be
poured together into a barrel through
a fy screen. This makes a fine spray
TO use against fungous diseases. Soap
Is particularly effective for use against
lice on plants. 1t is made by dissolving
pound OF hard soap in from to 8
gallons of water and applying as a
spray.
rhoroughness Of application in the
use OF all sprays is a matter of the
utmost Importance. Ii is also essential
that all solutions in question be kept
thoroughly mixed and used in the exact
proportions indicated. If the solution
is not kept stirred one part of it may
be more concentrated than another, and
in that event some damage or injury
might result. and by the thoughtless in
dividual would probably be attributed to
the spray material or to improper ad-
vice concerning its preparation, where
as, the result would be solely due TO
careIessness on the part of the oper-
ator.
As TO the time TO spray, apples should
he sprayed for the scale in the fall or
late winter. For this purpose it is best
TO use the concentrated Hme-sulphur So
luton. In lighting the scab, rot and
worms. use the self-boiled lime-sulphur
solution before the blossoms open with
two pounds of arsenate of lead to each
so gallons OF water. AS soon as the
flowers fall repeat the treatment. Two
to three weeks later use the same solu-
ton again About five weeks after this
treatment. use the Bordeaux mixture
with arsenate of lead. and again two
weeks later use Bordeaux again. 1t
may be necessary in some instances
to treat again with Bordeaux after
an interval OF two weeks more.
In spraying peaches for the scale use
the concentrated lime-sulphur solution
in the fall or late winter. preferably
in the late winter. For worms and rot.
spray when the shucks are falling. with
self-boiled lime-sulphur TO which should
be added one and a half pounds of ar
senate IF lead paste to each so gallons
ne same treatment SnOulu pS SAhGIl
IN two to three weeks. and on late va
rieites it may be repeated about four
weeks before the fruit is due to ripen.
For grapes. Bordeaux mixture applied
every three weeks from just before the
buds swell to four weeks before ripening
Will be found to be a most effective
treatment Should worms attack the
leaves add arsenate of lead to the Bor-
deauX mixture, as indicated above.
In protecting vegetables against fun
gOus diseases Bordeaux mixture will be
found the most satisfactory preparation
to use: for insects that eat the leaves.
use arsenate of lead; for lice, there is
nothing more effective than the soap
solution.
USING COMPOST UNDER COTTON
AND CORN.
r. T.. NJ. Albany. Ca. writes: I have
= quantity of compost made and wish 10
know IL ] can use liberal quantities of this
With acid phosphate corn and cotton
and not use any cotton seed meal? Why is
IL that We cannot get college serum for the
incubation OF our hogs? I had my hogs
treated the past week and afterwards dis
covered that the serum had been labeled and
the limit WAS January I. 1917, and another
label mai been pasted over this one.
If one has a good grade OF compost
and is in position TO use several tons
of ii per acre it will not be necessary
TO use a large ration of cotton seed
meal or other carrier of nitrogen under
corn and cotton. Situated as you are
we would be disposed to use 300 to 400
pounds OF acid phosphate of the grade
mentioned i'm your letter under the drill
row al the time of planting the cotton.
We do not think IT would be amiss to
use say a sack of cotton seed meal at
GauRa tina The will Con-
tain fair amount of nitrogen if made
in the manner indicated in your letter.
This nitrogen will probably not be quite
so quickly available however. as that
contained in cotton seed meal, and We
suggest. therefore, that you use a little
of this material under the drill row in
/ order 10 give the plants a quick and
/ vigorous start. We believe the best
way to use the compost would be In a
deep furTow underneath the cotton row.
/ We would mix IL we'll with the subsoil
/ by means of bull-tongue. 1t would be
good practice also to mix the cotton
seed meal and acid phosphate i'm the
| subsoil at the same time. Then draw
/ two burrows together and make low
| bed and plant the cotton therein.
| 4 good ration for corn will be 25O
] pounds of 16 per cent phosphate and
/ 100 pounds of cotton seed meal, along
with compost as you are able to apply.
/ II you only have two tons use at that
/ rate. IL you have a larger quantity use
three. four or five tons. preferably the
i largest amount.
/ We are manufacturing serum at the
4 college all the time. We are working
/ to the full capacity of our plant which
/ is small one. If YOU will recall, two
/ years ago the legislature cut of the ap-
i prOpriation which We had hitherto used