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forms. The only other thing- in the preparation of this ma- 

 terial is to make sure to use a high grade of lime. It must have 

 not over five per cent of magnesia in it, because that forms a 

 precip'itate at the bottom, and that is to be avoided. It should 

 be a high grade material. 



I think that is all I can say about it, Mr. President. 



President Rogers : What is the trade name of this sul- 

 phur that you are using? 



Mr. Henry : Powdered brimstone, I think. I do not 

 know of any other name that it goes by. We have found it 

 better than the more expensive forms. It is very fine and over 

 99% pure. It is nice to handle. It is all weighed out for you, 

 in 100-pound sacks, and all you have to do is to simply cut the 

 top of the sack, open and dump it in. 



Mr. Ives : W^here can that be procured ? 



Mr. Henry : I think from any wholesale sulphur house. 

 I have several names if anybody is interested. 



A Member : Where do you get your lime ? 



Mr. Henry: Well, we have got the most of ours from 

 Maine. I think there are several dififerent lime kilns in the 

 state now. I am not familiar as to which has the more mag- 

 nesia, but that is something to be avoided. You want to get 

 the calcium of lime. You must be sure to get calcium of 

 lime, because the more magnesia you have in it the more it 

 will give you sediment every time. A certain amount of sedi- 

 ment is perhaps desirable, because it shows where you have 

 sprayed. 



A Member: What is the objection to using the lime- 

 sulphur that we buy in the market. 



Mr. Henry: There is no objection to it, except in mak- 

 ing it up you get the same stuff, but, of course, you pay a con- 

 siderably increased cost where you have to use quite a quantity. 

 This costs me about $3.00 a barrel. The manufacturers, how- 

 ever, are not making a tremendous profit on the commercial 

 as they have to pay for new barrels, to which is added freight 

 and several profits. 



