Journal of Agriculture^ 



[8 Jan., 1907. 



This is a splendid insecticide, not only killing all diseases like scale, woolly 

 aphis, and red spider, that harbor on the bark, but cleaning off all moss and 

 lichen growth as well. The new spur and shoot growth that comes in 

 spring has then every possible opportunity of maturing well. Then in 

 Xovember, for the codlin the young fruit was sprayed with a patent mix- 

 ture, which is prarticallv arsenite of soda, made in the following way: - 



In an enamel pan boil i oz. white arsenic and 2 ozs. washing soda crystals in 

 a quart of water for about fifteen minutes, stirring well. Pour this on 2 lbs. lump 

 quicklime, and add more water, if necessary, to well slake it. After standing half- 

 an-hour this, when strained, will make 20 gallons of spray. 



This spray was gi\en four times, at intervals of nine davs. But all 

 ihrough the summer anv fruit missed by the spray that was seen to have 

 o grub in. was picked off for the pigs, which also got any infected ones 

 that had fallen to the around. As the result of this simple but effective 



ALEXANDER APPLE, BORE II CASES, 1906. 



treatment, the old fruiting spurs on the trees became fruitful again, and 

 new spurs showed themselves in the lower parts of the branches. 



The winter pruning from this onward consisted of still further thin- 

 ning the tops of the branches and cutting away any very old spurs that 

 were obviously worn out. The salt and sulphur mixture was again 

 anplied, and from then till now the apple scale, which before was a 

 scourge, is very difficult to find. In the following spring the trees were 

 sprayed with 6 lbs. bluestone, 4 lbs. quicklime, 50 gallons of water for 

 black spot, and the trunks bandaged for codlin moth, but the latter pest, 

 it was soon found, is best coped with by spraying, as above indicated, in 

 November, and destroying any grubby fruits wherever found. 



The Results. 

 Last season the crop taken from the trees, which are mostly apples 

 and pears, but also include apricots and plums, was 1,600 cases of good 



