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5. Bordeaux Mixture — Used as a Fungicide to Prevent 

 Diseases. 



Copper sulphate (bluestone) 6 pounds 



Unslaked lime 4 pounds 



Water 50 gallons 



Dissolve the copper sulphate at the rate of one pound 

 of copper to a gallon of water. Slake the lime until it 

 is thick like cream. This is a stock solution and may be 

 kept covered until needed. 



6. Lime-sulphur— to Kill San Jose Scale and Prevent 

 Disease. 



Powdered flowers of sulphur 15 pounds 



Burned lime 15 to 20 pounds 



Water 50 gallons 



Add the wet sulphur and the slaked lime to ten gallons 

 of boiling water. Boil for an hour or until well dissolved. 

 Add water to make fifty gallons. 



FERTILIZERS FOR DIFFERENT CROPS 



These formulas must vary according to the soils 

 Field Com. 



Ground bone 250 pounds 



Acid phosphate 500 pounds 



Muriate of potash 250 pounds 



Apply 200 to 300 pounds to each acre on manured soils ; 

 300 to 500 pounds on medium soils without manure. In- 

 crease nitrogen for forage corn or ensilage. 



