The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-14
FORMULA IS GIVEN FOR MIXING
HIGHLY EFEEcTlvE soLu.
TON AT HOME.
s'GlUB TOGETHERAND BUY PUMP
%pray Applied In Growing Season VIII
XIII Trees-Should Be Used
During Winter.


1mpracticable to apply remedial meas.
ures during the growing season. A
spray that will kill these pests in most
cases will either kill or seriously in.
Wre the tree if applied during the
growing season. For this reason these
sprays are given only in winter when
inc trees arc leafless and dormant.
spray pumps anG spray materials arc
unusually high in price at the present
time. Many people who feel that they
can not buy pump at the present
price could no roubt arrange to Dor.
row or rent one from some one in
the ncighborhood In other cases
neighbors may prefer to club together
ana buy pump to be used by the
various members Of the club In buy
ing spray pump for orchard use pur-
chase nothing less than a good bar
rel pump. These vary in construc-
hon, some having more desirable fea-
rures for certain purposes than 9th
ers. Gull information on these points
may be obtained by writing Expert
ment Station, Clemson College, S. c.
The line OF discharge should always
he equipped with a leakless shutoff
costing somewhere around 75c. An
extension rod can be made from one
fourth inch iron pipe having standard
eareads cut at each end. The length
may vary TO suit the circumstances,
which may be three feet for grape
vines, six feet for the trained peach
orchard and nine feet for the taller
trees. handy eXi tension rod is made
OF three sections of one-fourth inch
IRON piping with couplings and by
3aAnipg these. extensions of various,
tSngths can be made.
Lime sulphur wash is one OF the
standard and fool proof winter sprays
but at the present time is exception
0ly high in price. ranging from Ice.
"a 19c per gallon in fifty gallon lots
+. O. B. factory. Those intending to
order lime sulphur wash from the
commercial plants should do SO as
early as convenient owing to the con-
gcsted condition of the freight and
express services. In some cases com
munities may desire to make this
material at home in which case the
following method is recommended az
being entirely practicable. This div
ision used the following method which
}&as adapted from Mr.. Stewart's bulle.
Sh of the Pennsylvania Experiment
Station:
A one and one.half or two inch
steam pipe is fitted to a steam boiler,
horizontally with 4 gate valve at the
ond so that the escape Of steam can
he regulated From the gate valve
a one inch pipe extends downward
and into a fifty gallon molasses or coal
oil barrel. At the end of this pipe
n re Doh the barrel attach q
oo'nn one inch piping
wing Of the "T" being
u5 rsp. Bore four to six
Boxes ng OF the "T''' for the
live steam to escape This division
used 20 lbs. of steam which was su:-
ficiont for the boiling Of several bar
rcls at the same time
How to Boil.
Use eighty pounds Of sulphur, forty
pounds Of good grade Of lime not
less than 90 per cent pure. Pour into
the barrel about twelve gallons OF
water. add the limo. turn on the
steam, and when shaking is good add
the sulphur stirring vigorously. Do
not allow the mixture to become dry.
When shaking ia over fill the barrel
with water to three inches Of the
top. Boil until all yellow sulphur has
disappeared which in our experiments
require from forty to fifty minutes.
Boil as vigorously as possible without
OverfiOwing the barrel. and boiling can
be instantly an daccurately regulated
with the gate valve. If impure lime
is used the spray is unsatisfa ctorv
and a great amount OF sediment oc-
ours. After making couple Of bar
rcls ono becomes quite efficient at It
and can make worry uniform mater
ial to be diluted at the rate Of one
gallon to eight gallons Of water At
our plant we made the wash and this
was delivered at the boiler to growers
who came in wagons and cars bring
ing their own receptacles.
II tho material appears to vary a
specific gravity test can be made ana
the amount Of dilution written on each
barrel in chalk. Purchase spray
fydrometer, also known as losometer
or by other trade names. These have
the scale on them. After the BOILING
solution is cooled let the hydrometer
down into It gently until it floats, the,,
read the figures at the surface Of the
liquid and divide by .03. Supposine
that your reading is 1924. San Jose
Scale requires 1903. Divide 03 into
,O24 which gives 8; hence tho dilution
Is ono to eight parts Of water. Sup
posing your reading is 1927; then
,,our diIuftnp 10 Cro m ptpo porto ~