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tained for about an hour, at the end of which time 

 the solution will become a dark orange color and 

 should have very little sediment at the bottom. 

 Whether it shows sediment or not, the solution 

 should be strained through a fine strainer into the 

 spray tank and used while still hot. 



There are several forms of ready-made lime-sul- 

 phur on the market; some of these are fairly good, 



COOKING PLANT FOR LIME-SULPHUR 



but none of them has yet been found equal to the 

 freshly made solution described above. 



SELF-BOILED LIME-SULPHUR 



Another method of making the lime-sulphur spray 

 produces what is called the self-boiled mixture, 

 which seems to have properties considerably differ- 

 ent from the mixture described above. This self- 



