78 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.JV. [Jan. 2, 1908. 



Orchard Notes 



W. J. ALLKX. 



January. 



Codling Moth.- — Growers of pears, npiilcs. and (|uiiircs will find that they 

 will have to give the strictest attention to the handaKinj; of" trees, as also to 

 picking- np and fiMni the trees of nil int'cstcd fruit, if tlicy hdpe to be able, 

 to market anything lik(^ a decent percentage of clean triiit. The handages 

 must be examined, and all grnbs desti'oyed which an- t'dnnd hidden under- 

 neath, at intervals of eight days, and the fruit ])ickc<l up every few days, and 

 either boilecl ni- bniMit, so that the gi'uhs eaniiot ixissibly escape alive. 



Acetate of Lead Spray for Codling Moth. 



The formula recommended by the Georgia 8tato Jioaid of Entoino\>i.'v 

 {Bnlhlln 19), is as follows: — 



Acetate of lead ... ... 11 oz. 



Arsenate of soda ... ... 4 oz. 



Water... ... ... ... oO gals. 



Dissolve in separate vessels, the lead in 1 gal. watei-, and the arsenate of sodn. 

 in 2 gals, water. Use wooden buckets foi' preference. Poui- the arsenate 

 solution into the lead solution. Add to oO gals, watei', and stir well. Heady 

 for use. 



Comparative cost — 



s. .1. 



(ii) 11 oz. acetate of lead, at (Jd. per lb. = 04 



4 oz. arsenate of soda, at 6d, per lb. = H 



5^ foi' no gals 

 To get the same amount of arsenate of lead pei- oO gals., using Swift'.s: 

 arsenate of lead, you would requii'e — 



{h) 10 oz. arsenate of lead, at Is. M. per lb. = 9J,<I. for 50 gals. 



The Victorian foiitiula for arsenatt^ of lead is — 



s. <1 



(r) 1 lb. ai-senic, at 1 s. ;ld. per lb. = 1 .S 



•_' lb. earb. soda, at 2d. „ =04 



7 lb. acetate of lead, at (id. per lb. = .■> •! 



o 1 for 3()0 gals. 

 or 8t for 50 gals. 



