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3. Bordeaux mixture. Dissolve 6 pounds of copper sulphate in hot water. 

 Slake 4 pounds of lime, mix and dilute with water to 22 gallons. 



For the Bordeaux mixture various amounts of copper sulphate have been 

 used, but for most fungi the above has proved effectual. This mixture is 

 more destructive to the fungi than either of the others, but when the por- 

 tion of the plant used as food is exposed the lime which is deposited is gen- 

 erally an injury to it. In the case of the potato blight and similar fungi, it 

 is preferable to any other mixture. 



During the year the department has received a large number of fruits and 

 vegetables for trial. They will be acknowledged in the report of results. 



In order that the Station may be of the most value to the farmers of the 

 State it is desirable that all new fruits and vegetables should be sent here 

 for trial before they are placed on the market. 



For a thorough test three trees, such as the apple, pear and plum, six rasp- 

 berry plants and twenty-five strawberry plants should be sent, while from 

 one to two hundred seeds of vegetables will be necessary. 



If it is desired the plants will be grown under number, but if the variety 

 has been named the names will be required as an evidence of good faith 

 before any report will be furnished. 



L. K. TAFT, 

 Mich. Agr'l College, ) Horticulturist. 



June 30, 1889. 



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