The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
poISONS AT COST OF
10 CENTS AN ACRE
ocr yEoMANS HAS FoRMU-
lU IH FOR SPRAYING APPLES
La uF Uses ON COTTON.

Nr Yeomans, who has large
uO7 :,+arests in Habersham coun-
oF'"', an inexpensive spray he uses
" .,1 that has proved to be very
Oh g. sGy in suppressing the boil weevil
enc .+oo he has planted between the
on co'. ,2oas Moreover, it is remark
alpPle ;nexnensive, the cost being not
ANY tban 10 cents an acre.
NOR Or. r'' Years apple growers have telt
j.. need g OF some material to NIX with
the n' soray which would cause 1t to
tleh o nd spread and at the same time
'uc ,Id e[ drv quickly when applied, said
ToaIu V VI to The Dawson News.
l uGsI fine last few years there has
" l'" d,ia,yeloped material manutact-.
DteI from caisene, by-product OF
ureu "o and cheese factories, which,
OI,,o' properly treated become a pow,
H vi. and when dissolved and mixed
deL, cor" onrav causes the spray when APP
W rad ~ fruit and vegetables to spread
pn. :i.,ny over the surface and stick
l l nn;tc length of time, even for
III .ts nnder normal conditions. A
~e ',her of the fruit growers OF the
rorneGa section gave small acreageS
!. cotton in young orchards:
!" oCoIci1r arsenate in dust form can
ba gnnlied to cotton in young
no s.b D' orrbard. 1t will kill the trees,
psd tbe syrup preparations were not
aa.ans;dered satisfactory or very effl-
. .onf # is generally believed that
s e1r will not attract the boil weeV1l;
I !. yerv soluble, easily washed OF
H. II tbe first rain, melted by heat and
~ syrun mixtures are hard to apply
III narts of the tender buds, so as
~ bacome most effective. So a very
J;FicuIt problem in spraying cotton IN
lizards was presented. Mr.. w. w.
Chase. assistant state entomologlst,
torated at Cornelia, Ga, was consult
al and he recommended as an expert
ment a spray made by mixing ne
no,,nd Of kavso, commercial product
pp,snrfactured from caisene, with three
pounds OF calcium arsenate, thorough
r dissolved in a bucket OF water, and
tbs poured into ffty-gallon barrel
Of water, thoroughly stirred with
hoe and this spray material applled
to the Young cotton by the use OF a
common knapsack sprayer. One bum
dred and fifty gallons OF this cost me
Il % and il sprayed fifteen acres OF
cotton. at an average cost OF ten cents
oer acre for the material. One man
ran spray from six to eight acres a
day. The results thus far have been
verv satisfactory, and those who are
familiar with the result of similar
,Drays applied to apples and other
frpits and vegetables believe that 1t
will prove most effective, and the low
cost OF the material and its easy APP
olication will not render its use pro-
hbitive
The spray, when applied to cotton,
spreads over the tender buds and
leaves uniformly, dries within few
minutes. is very adhesive, is not easily
washed off and remains for days UNI
der normal conditions. Thus tar there
has been no injury to the cotton by
the application of this spray. The cost
Of fifty gallons of spray material to
NE was as follows: l pound kaySo -
cents 3 pounds calcium arsenate %
cents Total 50 cents.
Judge Yeomans said that while the
formula is the result of scientific adj
vice and has thus far proven salts
factory the amount of kayso and ar
senate could be increased if desired.
However the amount of calcium ar
senate used, and which is the active
and effective ingredient, is six times
more than is used for spraying apples
and other fruits and vegetables.