lOO THE COXXECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



In the first place, in New York State, particularly in the 

 Hudson river valley, we have a number of orchardists who 

 are not engaged in the matter so extensively as many others, 

 and it is not always easy to find a steam engine at hand, and 

 we have been making our mixture in a large kettle, and we 

 have found this a good method. We put in the kettle five to 

 eight or nine gallons of water, dump in the lime and pour the 

 sulphur right in. We have to watch it as it boils up. The man 

 who is there has to stand by and stir it and have a pail of 

 water handy. We have neglected the use of the salt. We boil 

 for only thirty minutes. My attention was called to Mr. Brown's 

 method. I think that his method involved bringing to a boil 

 the entire amount of water in order to slake the lime. While 

 it is possible he can bring about a partial combination between 

 his lime and sulphur, I doubt if it is a method that we can use. 

 That "40-20" is a formula that has been around before, and 

 we were told it was necessary to boil two or three hours. We 

 are obliged there to use small kettles, consequently after we 

 have got six, eight or ten gallons of the mixture boiled about 

 thirty minutes, we take it out, strain it and dilute with water, and 

 make the application at once. \\q have found it unadvisable 

 to attempt to keep the material over. W^e had about the same 

 experience as Mr. Bennett ; our apparatus was stuck up. In 

 the use of the other material practically the same, a proprietary 

 substance, it was almost an absolute failure compared with 

 recently prepared lime-and-sulphur wash. 



I would like to call attention to some New Jersey and Georgia 

 experiments with caustic soda. That material was tried in com- 

 parison with lime and sulphur, and the comparison was to the 

 detriment of these caustic sodas. 



My attention has been called to another material which may 

 prove of slight value, and that is corrosive sublimate. But that 

 is a very virulent, dangerous poison. I would not advise the 

 experiment, but would state that the thing has been used in 

 combination with Bordeaux mixture in the proportion of about 

 one ounce to fifteen gallons. I doubt very much if it is going to 

 be of any value, but we intend to test it. 



I was interested to learn that there was a sodium sulphide 

 which could be obtained in a commercial way. I had been 

 making inquiries. It is certainly well worth trying. And T 



