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ally moist soils arc likely to be sour 

 and in such a condition are not likely 

 to produce the most satisfactory crops. 

 The test for acidity or sourness is a 

 very simple one. A handful of the soil 

 slightly moistened and a piece of blue 

 litmus paper, which can be obtained 

 from any drug store, are all that is 

 necessary, ^^^^en placed on sour soil 

 the paper will turn red. To correct 

 such a condition lime should be used. 

 The ground should be covered with a 

 thin coat of air-slaked lime and the 

 latter worked in well. Lime is not a 

 plant food, but it will correct the acid- 

 ity and improve the physical condition 

 of the soil.— OfRce of Information, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



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How to Mix Bordeaux Mixture 



Standard Fungicide May Easily Made 

 Witli Attention to Certain Details 



Bordeaux mixture, the standard fun- 

 gicide for use in controlling disease on 

 plants, may be easily made by a little 

 attention to a few important details. 

 The standard mixture, known as the 

 "4-4-50" formula, is composed of the 

 following ingredients: Bluestone (cop- 

 per sulphate), 4 pounds; lime (un- 

 slaked), 4 pounds; water, 50 gallons. 



The method of making is as follows: 

 Dissolve the bluestem by suspending 

 in a sack in water, and dilute to 25 

 gallons. Slake the lime, being sure to 

 use only the fresh stone, to an even 

 paste with a small amount of water to 

 start, and when slaked, add sufficient 

 to make 25 gallons. Mix these dilute 

 solutions by pouring together slowly 

 into the spray tank or barrel, through 

 a 20-mesh strainer made of brass wire. 

 Stir well. In large operations it is best 

 to prepare stock solutions of both blue- 

 stone and lime. The bluestone may be 

 dissolved at the rate of one pound per 

 gallon of water. The lime may also be 

 slaked at the same rate, one pound to 

 the gallon, being careful to make up 

 water lost by evaporation before using, 

 if kei)t for any length of time. Stir 

 the mixtures well before using to in- 

 sure getting one pound of the material 

 to the gallon. By using stock solu- 

 tions, one man may easily keep three 

 or four power spray outfits supplied 

 with the bordeaux mixture. An ele- 

 vated platform upon which the mixing 

 may be done will save a great deal of 

 time. As little hand labor as possible 

 should be the rule, and all that should 

 be necessary in a well-appointed mix- 

 ing plant should be simply opening and 

 closing valves or gates. A scale to 

 weigh the materials used is a necessary 

 part of the equipment. 



If the lime happens to be a grade 

 low in calcium, five pounds may be 

 necessary instead of four. Bordeaux 

 mixture should be used fresh. 



A combined insecticide and fungicide 

 may be made by adding to this 50 gal- 

 lons the propel- amount of some 

 stomach poison such as arsenate of 

 lead, with no deterioration in the 

 effectiveness of either the bordeaux 

 mixture or the poi.son.^J. J. Gardner, 

 Colorado Agricultural College, Fort 

 Collins, Colorado. 



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