The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT SPRAYING
FORMULA is GIVEN FOR MIXING
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE soLU.
TION AT HOME.
CLUB TOGETHER AND BUY PUMP
Spray Applied In Growing Season VIII
XIII Trees-shouId Be Used
During Winter.

these insects to spray materials 1t Ia
impracticable 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
1ure the tree il applied during the
growing season. For this reason these
sprays are given only in winter when
the trees are leafless and dormant
Spray pumps ant spray materials are
unusually high in price at the present
time. Many people who feel that they
can not buy pump at the present
price could no 6oubt arrange to bor-
row or rent one from some one in
| the nefghborhood. In other cases
neighbors may prefer to club together
and buy pump to be used by tho
various members of the club. In bay
Ing spray pump for orchard use pur-
chase nothing less than a good bar
rel pump. These vary in construc-
tion, some having more desirable fea.
lures for certain purposes than 9TH
ers. (Full information on these points
may be obtained by writing Expert
ment Station, Clemson College. S. C)
The line OF discharge should always
be equipped with a leakless shutoff
costing somewhere around 75c. An
extension rod can be made from one
fourth inch iron pipe having standard
threads 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. A handy extension rod Is mads
OF three sections of one.fourth inch
iron piping with couplings and by
Joining these, extensions OF various
lengths can be made.
Lime sulphur wash Is one OF the
standard and fool proof winter sprays
but at the present time is exception.
ally high in price. ranging from 16c.
to 19c. per gallon in fifty gallon lots
F. 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
gested 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 as
being entirely practicable. This div
ision used the following method which
was adapted from Mr.. Stewards bulle.
tin OF the Pennsylvania Experiment
Station:
A one and one-half or two inch
steam pipe is fitted to a steam boiler.
horizontally with gate valve at the
end so that the escape OF steam can
be regulated. From the gate valve
one inch pipe extends downward
and into fifty gallon molasses or coal
oil barrel. At the end OF this pipo
in the bottom OF the barrel attach a
1T" composed Of one inch piping
The end OF each wing OF the ct" being
closed with a tap. Bore four to six
holes in each wing OF the "T'' for the
used 20 lbs. Of steam which was SUE
ficient for the boiling OF several bar
rels at the Same time
How to Boil
Use eighty pounds Of sulphur. forty
pounds OF a good grade OF lime no
less than 90 per cent pure. Pour into
the barrel about twelve gallons o
water, add the lime, turn on tn,
steam, and when shaking is good ado
the sulphur stirring vigorously. DE-
not allow the mixture to become dry
with water to three inches OF tn,
1 top Boil until all yellow sulphur ha
disappeared which In our experiment.
| require from forty to fifty minutes
/ Boil as vigorously as possible withou
Il overflowing the barrel, and boiling ca:
be instantly an daccurately regulate,
win H. gate valve. II impure linn
Is used the spray is unsatisfacto
and a great amount OF sediment oc
ours. After making q couple Of bal
rels one becomes quite efficient at 1
and can make q very uniform mater
ial to be diluted at the rate OF on
gallon to eight gallons of water.
our plant we made the wash and tai
was delivered at the boiler to grower
who came In wagons and cars brini
Ing their own receptacles.
II the material appears to vary
specific gravity test can be made an
the amount OF dilution written on eac
barrel In chalk. Purchase a spra
tydrometer. also known as losomete
or by other trade names. These hav
the scale on them. After the boilin
solution is cooled let the hydromete
down into 1t gently until 1t floats, the
read the figures at the surface OF tn
liquid and divide by .03. Supposin
that your reading ia 1924. San Jos
Scale requires 1.03. Divide .03 int
.024 which gives 8; hence the dilutio
i L. one To eight marta of water SnI