REMEDIES 



REMEDY NO. 1. 



To mix sulphur with whale oil soap or home made soft soap : 



Boil the sulphur in w^ater for ten or fifteen minutes (if con- 

 centrated lye or other formulas are to Ije added they should be 

 dissolved in water and added when the sulphur and water are 

 boiled the required time, and allowed to boil for five minutes) ; 

 then add the soap. 



Example. — To mix 10 lbs. of w^hale oil soap, 3 lbs. of sulphur 

 and 1 lb. of No. 11, or 12, or 13 in 18 gallons of water. Boil 

 say four gallons of v.'ater ; then add the sulphur and boil ten 

 or fifteen minutes (the lye compound, Nos. 11, 12 or 13, 

 should be dissolved in one gallon of water), then add the lye 

 and boil for five minutes. The soap is then added and allowed 

 to boil five minutes. When the mixture is boiled together as 

 directed, it may be placed in a barrel, thirteen gallons of water 

 added, and it is then ready for use. It should be applied to 

 the trees at a temperature of 130° Fahrenheit. 



All mixtures with sulphur should be made at least one 

 week before using ; the longer it is kept the more fetid it 

 becomes — therefore, the more efficient. 



REMEDY NO. 2. 



Concentrated lye (American Lye Co. brand). The follow- 

 ing analysis is given by Prof. Hilgard, of the State University 

 of California : Caustic potash, 8.3 ; caustic soda and some 

 carbonate of soda, 91.7 — 100.0. Taking the concentrated lye 

 as a basis, one pound of the above brand dissolved in one 

 gallon of water (tested l>y an alkalimeter for heavy liquids) 



