Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-21


sary to follow the advice given with
| the utmost care. 1t would appear
| that you have done this to~a certain
extent. Presumably you need to con-
tinue the spraying as advised below.
Many of our fruit growers fail to
spray materials to which they are
! entitled because they stop spraying
| too early in the season.
1. Use lime-sulphur solution dur
ing dormant season. The material
applied should test AS degrees,
If the trees are badly infested two
applications should be made, one in
ehe SslI and one in the spring. A
late spring application. that is, just
prevent the scab. All apple trees
Should be sprayed at least once,
whether infested with scale or not,
and this one application should be-
| made in the spring.
2. After the leaf buds burst, but
before the fruit blossoms open, ap-
strength), diluted to test 1 degree,
Baume. To this fungicide add two
pounds arsenate of lead paste of one
pound of powder to each SO gallons.
This is the important spray for scab
and curculio.
8. AS soon as petals fall, apply
suHiIlef SlIeHS III Iilne-SuIpAuI any
arsenate of lead-two pounds of
paste or one pound Of the powder
to so gallons fungicide. This is the
most important spraying for the
cooling moth. It also controls cur
culio and Scab.
f. Two or three weeks after petals
fall repeat No. 8. This is for cod
ling moth, scab, curculio, sootyl
blotch and leaf spot.
5. Seven to eight weeks after pet
ais fall, apply 1850 Bordeaux, in
which arsenate of lead is mixed, two
pounds paste or one, pound of the
powder to each SO gallons Bordeaux
This is for the second brood of cod
ling moth, scab and bitter rot.
8. Two weeks later apply 4-5-6O
Bordeaux mixture along. In max
ing this application, which is for the
bitter rot and blotch, the fruits
should be thoroughly covered.
T. Two weeks later repeat No. g..
(Note: Do not apply Bordeaux in
cloudy or rainy weather or on wet
foliage.)
s. When lice appear on apple trees,
applications of kerosene emulsion
should be made until the pest is un-
9. Pear blight, commonly called
blight" on apple trees can only be
controlled by the use of the pruning
shears and knife. Cut out the in
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low the point of infection, and dur
ing the dormant season dig out all
of the cankered spots on the large
limbs and trunks. Paint these
wounds with Bordeaux mixture and
disinfectant. After cutting out an
infected part disinfect the knife be-
fore going to another portion of the
same plant or to another tree.
10. Apple trees should be wormed
at least once a year and preferably
twice, in the fall and again in the
spring. Where it can be done, the
borers should be cut out with a
knife. Where they cannot be reach
bisulphide into the hole and plug
with soap. Carbon bisulphide is very
volatile and explosive. Handle with
care and keep away from a pipe or
free flame.
Destroying Lice on Chickens
and Dogs
V. B. W., Gainesville Ca,
writes: Will you please give me
a remedy for killing sticktites
on dogs and chickens: also in
getting rid of them N the chick
en- house and other buildings?
We presume you refer to what are
called chicken mites. Sometimes tfey
are called biting lice. There are
different forms of them which occur.
not only on chickens. but on dogs.
cats and other domesticated animals
There are four principal species.
Some Of these are found on our
poultry and are very much in evil
dence when one is dry picking chick
ems or turkeys. These insects are
yelloWish or a pale color and broa /
are from one-tenth to one-twelfth
inch in length and can easily be seen
with the naked eye.
To control these pests. provide
generous dust baths for fowls at all
Clean. Thoroughly whitewashing
these, is a desirable practice. Spray
ing them with crude petroleum. is also
good practice. Any solution ADAPTED
to the dipping of sheep which is
properly diluted can be used to free
dogs OF these pests. 1t is necessary
to make vat of sufficient size and
cepth so that an. animal can be
plunged therein and completely sub
merged for an instant. A repetition
OF the dipping process is often neg
essary to destroy any f1eas which
may hatch out after the initial treat
ment. Spraying with crude petro-
leum in and around the hen house.
should afford some relief. You may
find 1T necessary and desirable at
tlmes to use crude petroleum under
meath the wings of affected fowls.
Establishing a Lawn on New
Ground
M. l.. B., Atlanta, Ga, writes:
want to plant a lawn on new
lot and wish to know If it will
hurt medium sized pine trees to
ploW up the ground between
and around them deer enough to
put the ground in shape for
pI1e grass lawn. 1 also. wish
n m tYN
Ing the ground with dynamite
Tor setting out trees and shrubs
There is no reason why you should
not plow up the soil Of a lawn on
which various young trees have been
planted. The ground should he
broken very shallow in the vicinity
OF the trees so as not to disturb or
lnJure the feeding roots too much,
1Cu realize, Of course. that the seed-
ing roots of young trees are close TO
me surface of the ground. The land
can be broken to a considerable dep,h
Win safetv several feet from tie
trees, but up close to the trees very
sHatloW breaking should be practieed.
various concerns which manufac-
| ture and distribute explosives have
prepared and sent out pamphlets
giving information as to the best
methods of procedure to follow. In
piantlng trees and shrubs on heavy
| dynamite is often. no doubt. good
practice. We have followed this
method in planting orchard trees
with considerable success. In dyra-
hitting land for corn and for Other
purposes the results obtained were
rot satisfactory. In other words, tho
cost of the dynamite exc the WORK
| necessitated in it's use were out of
all proportion to the increased yield
OF grain obtained. In our case it did
not exceed four to eight bushels CT
where the soil is not too comnact'
| digging holes will prove quite salts
| factory. We use this method largely
in transplanting trees and shrubs.
however. where labor is scarce, Gyn-
| hitting out -.