The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-21
County Agent Patrick Gives Adj
Uice on Spraying of Fruit Trees
APPLE SPRAYING SCHEDULE

APPLE SPRAYING SCHEDULE
Dormant Tree Spraying.
During the dormant period of trees
sprays may be. used much stronger
than at other times, and for this
reason dormant tree spraying is es-
pecially advisable for the treatment
of scale insects, the blister mite, etc.
Application may be made after the
leaves have fallen in the fall, during
warm days in the winter, or in the
Spring before the new growth APP
pears. Where aspids are trouble
some it is often practicable to delay
| San Jose scale treatment until just
as the buds are breaking, and, by
adding nicotine to the strong lime
sulphur solution, effect combina-
ton treatment for both the scale and
aphids.
| Use 6 l-2 gallons lipe-sulphur
concentrate to so gallons of water,
or Is pounds of sulphur and 20 lbs.
of lime to so gallons of water.
Summer Spraying.
First application-Use concentra-
ted lime-sulphur solution at the rate
of 1 IL gallons to so gallons of wat
er plus 2 pounds of arsenate of lead
paste Cor pound of powdered arse
nate of lead) just before the bios
SONS open. This is for apple scab,
the plum curculio, cankerworms, the
bud moth, case bearers, and the tent
caterpillar. Add about one-half pint
of 40 percent nicotine sulphate if
apple red bugs are troublesome and
| if apple aphids are much in evidence.
| Second application-Use same
spray as in first application as soon
as the blossoms have fallen. This
is for the above mentioned troubles
as we'll as for the cooling moth and
leaf spot. 1t is the most important
application for both apple scab and
the codling moth. In spraying for
| the codling moth at this time the aim
is to drive into the calyx end of each
| little apple quantity of the poison
| and, to accomplish this, painstakine
work is necessary. Failure to do a
thorough spraying at this time fol-
the codling moth cannot be remedied
By subsequent applications.
i Third application-Use the same
spray indicated above, three to -four
weeks after the blossoms have fallen
This is the second treatment for the
codling moth and leaf spot, and gives
further protection against apple
scab and certain insects. In orchards
L in which blotch has been prevalent
this application should be made moi
less than three weeks after the bios
SONS have fallen. Where this disease
hes been severe, Bordeaux mixture
should be substituted for the lime
. sulphur solution.
Il Fourth application-Use Bordeaux
! mixture (4-4-5O) and an arsenica
eight to nine weeks after the petal,
have fallen. This is the first applica
! ton for the second brood of the cod
!. ling mot hand for the bitter rot Ii
. orchards where bitter rot has beel
) a serious disease this application ma.
be advanced about one week.
ii First application Use Bordeau
!. mixture from two to three week
. after the fourth application. Thi
: is the second application for bite
rot and since it is very little expens'
} to add an arsenical, this may be prof
itably done as further protection
3 against Incorporating larve of tn
! codling moth
Fruit-tree Barr-beetle-t the fruit
J tree bark-beetle, also called the sho
hole borer, attacks most fruit tree
E as well as related wild plants. Smal
holes are eaten in the bark, and i
I stone fruits its injury is usually in