No. 6. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. % 195 



The GHAIK: How would it suit you, the day after to-morrow at 

 one o'clock — Thursday? 



MR. WALTERS: For anything that I know, that would be satis- 

 factory. 



MR. STOUT: Let me suggest that we change the hour from one 

 to four, after our adjourning hour, because it will break in on the 

 session here very much if we go at one o'clock. 



MR. MARTIN: The suggestion of Mr. Stout is a good one. We 

 will hold our session Thursday afternoon a little earlier in the after- 

 noon, say we begin at one o'clock and then adjourn promptly at four, 

 then we could take the trip which we are so kindly invited to take 

 by Mr. Walters. 



On motion, duly seconded, it was agreed that the time be fixed to 

 make the trip above referred to, at four o'clock on Thursday. 



PROF. SURFACE: Mr. Chairman, concerning an application for 

 the San Jose" Scale from now until the leaves fall, I will say that the 

 lime, sulphur and salt must be applied when the foliage is off the 

 tree. Now what can we use in the way of a remedy at the present 

 time, before the leaves begin to drop this fall? What can we do? I 

 would advise the use of a thick soap solution, whale oil soap being 

 the best; that will kill it. Any thick solution of soap will do, using 

 two pounds in one gallon of water. While I am speaking of the 

 lime, sulphur and salt wash, I should make a little amendment to 

 what Dr. Funk has given us; that is all right for him, but he is using 

 a spray pump with an immense pressure which is not within the 

 reach of everybody, consequently you cannot use a solution as thick 

 as he recommends, for you must use a hand pump. A very good 

 and effective formula is, for 150 gallons of water use 25 pounds of 

 lime, 17 pounds* of sulphur and 15 pounds of salt. That can be 

 forced through an ordinary hand pump and will answer the purpose, 

 although it is not so strong as he gave. 



A Member: That is stronger than his. 



PROF. SURFACE: Is it? I do not so understand it. At all 

 events the formula I have given will do the work and can be used 

 with the ordinary sprayer or hand pump. 



MR. GLOVER: Dr. Funk, how would you treat apple and pear 

 trees infected with scurfy scale? 



DR. FUNK: A few years ago I had a great deal of scurfy scale in 

 my orchard. Since I have been spraying with the lime, sulphur and 

 salt, I have not seen a single tree left infested with the scurfy scale, 

 showing that this wash is just as effectual for the scurfy scale and 



