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lected to stir the mixture and the substance became so compact 

 and solid that he had to tal^e the bottom out with a cold chisel. 



PKOF. MARLATT: It should be stirred until the lime is entirely 

 slaked. 



A Member: Would there be any danger in adding glue, on account 

 of making it stick tighter to the tree? 



PROF. MARLATT: I don't think there is any advantage in glue. 



MR. RODGERS: Is the sulphur all pure? 



PROF. MARLATT: We all know there are some adulterations 

 in that article as well as there have been found to be in others. 



PROF. SURFACE: We have all these formulae, in detail, in our 

 monthly bulletins! 



PROF. MARLATT: I wish to say, before I take my seat, that 

 the San Jos^ Scale, while it is the most injurious pest that ever 

 appeared in connection with our fruit trees, it is not a subject that 

 we need feel very sad about. In other words, it has a bright side; 

 this spraying is very beneficial to the trees; it prevents a lot of in- 

 jury to the trees from fungi. One of our leading entomologists 

 told me that he was inclined to spray with lime, sulphur and salt 

 on his peach trees whether he had the San Josd Scale or not, for 

 the reason that it cleaned up the trees and he had good fruit on 

 those trees where he sprayed and none on the trees where they did 

 not spray. In California they hold that the San Jos^ Scale has 

 been a benefit, but they have constant spraying. The lime, sulphur 

 and salt has produced better fruit trees, more fruit and better 

 quality of fruit has been obtained and all that has resulted from the 

 San Jos6 Scale, and taking it altogether, the benefits have been 

 greater than th(^ losses. On the trip that I made to Japan and 

 China I discovered the beetle which was pursuing the San Jos^ 

 Scale. The region where it has taken hold has been in Georgia, 

 and in some very large orchards in Georgia it has taken hold and 

 developed by the thousands, and the State Entomologist, Mr. Scott, 

 was very much interested in it. 



MR. MARTIN: Have you succeeded in having this beetle cli- 

 matized? 



PROF. MARLATT: It does not need to be climatized. It came 

 from about the same climate we have here. The only trouble is to 

 get fruit enough for it. If I was to give it to some one of you and 

 you would put it in your orchard and spray with lime, sulphur 

 and salt you would kill it. Tt would be best to use it in small 

 gardens and lots where you can put it in and not spray. In com- 



