CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE SPEAY 



A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION IN MR. ARCHIBALD'S OR- 

 CHARD NEAR ST. CATHARINES-A THRESHING ENGINE 

 UTILIZED TO COOK THE LIME AND SULPHUR WASH- 

 INSPECTOR FISHER'S PERSEVERANCE BRINGS SUCCESS. 



Fig. 24S2. Or.c^A'id Sprayed with Lime and 

 Sulphur Mixture. 



THE Hon. John Dryden has recently re- 

 ceived the report of the San Jose 

 Scale Commission on Mr. Geo. E. Fisher's 

 work as inspector, and these gentlemen have 

 expressed themselves fully satisfied with the 

 results attained thus far. 



For fung-ous diseases of fruit trees of all 

 kindsi and for scale insects, a winter or 

 spring application jof the lime and sulphur 

 wash was found to be the best and cheapest 

 remedy, and this in the opinion of Mr. 

 Fisher, might be profitably applied to one's 

 whole orchard whether affected by scale or 

 not, because it cleansed the bark and made 

 the tree more vigorous. 



On \Yednesday, the 19th, an orchard de- 

 monstration meeting was held on the farm 

 of Mr. Archibald, near St. Catharines, at 

 which a large number of fruit growers were 

 present, and in addition, as representatives 

 of the Government, Mr. G. C. Creelman, 

 Secretary of our Association, Mr. Alexander 



tor, and Mr. L. Woolverton, Secretary ot 

 the Ontario Fruit Experiment Stations. 



The great objection so far offered to the 

 use of this remedy was the trouble of pre- 

 paration, but here we found Mr. Fisher pre- 

 paring it in a wholesale way, and at a cost 

 of only about i}{ cent a gallon, or about }i 

 the cost of whale oil soap. Twelve kero- 

 sene barrels were arranged in a row, as 

 shown in our engraving, and the contents 

 kept boiling by the steam generated in the 

 threshing machine boiler at the end, and con- 

 ducted to each barrel by gas piping. The 

 formula used was one pound of lime to one 

 half pound of sulphur in one gallon of water, 

 all boiled at least two hours, and applied 

 hot. If allowed to cool before applying, a 

 chemical change takes place which renders 

 it less effective. After Mr. Fisher had ex- 

 plained the process of preparation, the crowd 

 retired to the orchard and examined trees 

 McNeill, of Ottawa, Dominion Fruit Inspec- 



FiG. 248-?. 



Boiling Lime and Sulphur at 

 McCardle's. 



