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ineiit to increase the same," speaking in that connection of the 

 capacity of theiv ])lant. 



I have no direct information as to the methods of testing the 

 material sent out or of controlling it, hnt have seen no reason to 

 doubt the nniformity of tlie irrochict. The same tendency to a 

 separation found in the other soluble oils is undoulitedly to he 

 provided for here, and all the ])reeautions recommended under 

 "Scalecide" should he observed with tliis material as Avell, though 

 the distillate employed as a base is different in composition. 



'^Target Brand" is sold in ISTew Jersey and has been, used in 

 various parts of the State, hut somehow neither Mr. Dickerson nor 

 myself had any opportunity of examining trees treated with it,, 

 hence I am unable to speak of its merits from personal experience. 

 T see no reason why it should not he quite as effective as any other 

 of the oil ])reparations, and in speaking of "s^duble oils" always- 

 mean to include it under that ii'eneral term. 



Kill-O-Scale. 



I have no personal knowledge of the conditions of or manner in 

 which the manufacture of this compound is carried om In com- 

 position it approaches Scalecide very closely, but has a consider- 

 able admixture of free sulphur. This may, under some conditions, 

 add to the killing jxiwer of the material, but not to the extent of 

 doubling its money ^'alue. 



All that has been said as to the manner of using Scalecide will 

 apply here as well, and there is no reason for believing that it will 

 not be quite as effective. Only a few places were found where 

 Kill-0-Seale was used, its price acting as a bar, and in none of 

 these instances was it used alone or so that its effectiveness could 

 be justly determined. 



Soale-Skidoo. 



A can of this nnncrial was sent in f«>r trial by the Gould Chemi- 

 cal Company, of Arlington, N. J., early in June, with the state- 

 ment that it had been successfully used by a number of persons 

 against the ])crnici(ius scale and other insects. Three addresses 

 were furnished, on request, of tliose who had used the mixture, 

 bu.t for a variety of reasons they were not followed up, the material 

 offering; a chance for a successful summer wash. 



