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Sulphur-lime Mixture. — Mix 18 pounds flowers of sul- 

 phur with 50 gallons boiling water. Slowly add 21 

 pounds quicklime. Boil 30 to 50 minutes. 



Tobacco Extract. — Cover a quantity of tobacco stems 

 with boiling water and allow to stand 5 hours. Dilute 

 with 4 parts of water. Or use 1 pint commercial " Rose 

 Leaf " tobacco extract to from 10 to 20 parts of water. 



Sulphur. — Use as a powder ; or add 3 to 5 pounds to 

 50 gallons of water containing 2 pounds of flour boiled to 

 a paste and apply as a spray. Agitate thoroughly. 



Potassium Sulphide. — Two to three pounds potassium 

 sulphide, water 50 gallons. Use at once. 



Bordeaux Mixture. — Dissolve 6 pounds of copper sul- 

 phate in 25 gallons of water. (This is best done by sus- 

 pending it in a coarse sack near the top of the water.) In 

 another barrel slack 6 pounds of quicklime and dilute to 

 25 gallons. Pour the lime wash slowly into the copper- 

 sulphate solution and stir well. Use at once. For 

 peaches use only 2 pounds copper sulphate. 



Ammoniacal Copper Carbonate. — Dissolve 5 ounces cop- 

 per carbonate in 3 pints of strong ammonia (26° Beaume) 

 that has been diluted with 8 parts of water. Add water, 

 50 gallons. Use in place of Bordeaux when staining by 

 the latter is objectionable. 



In all spraying operations success will clepencl on 

 the thoroughness with which the work is done, and 

 on the judgment with which the work is timed. 

 As most sprays are preventive rather than cura- 

 tive it is usually necessary to begin the work before 

 any sign of the trouble appears. 



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It is not only necessary to grow good crops, but 

 thev must be sold. The successful farmer must be a 



