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Good's Potash Whale Oil Soap No. 3, is manufactured by James 

 Good, 939 and 941 N. Front St., Philadelphia, Pa. Its cost in 50 

 lb. kegs is 5 cents per lb.; in half bbls. containing about 275 lbs., 

 the price is 3^ cents per lb.; while in bbls. containing about 425 

 lbs. the price is 3^ cents per lb. The cost per tree of this material 

 with the average amount applied, at half bbl. rates for the soap 

 used, was about 8 cents. 



Good's Caustic Potash Whale Oil Tobacco Soap is manufactured 

 by the same firm. In 50 lb. kegs the price is ^^ cents per lb.; in 

 half bbls. containing about 275 lbs. it is 4 cents, and in bbls. contain- 

 ing about 425 lbs. it is 3I cents. This would make the cost of the 

 soap at half bbl. rates, about g cents per tree. 



Adler's Agricultural Soap is manufactured by the Adler Color & 

 Chemical Co., 100 William St., New York and is sold at i-ii cents 

 per lb. It took a little more of this material to cover a tree, making 

 the cost per tree about 3^ to 4 cents. 



Crude Petroleum is obtained from the Standard Oil Company and 

 varies in price, that used in these experiments costing loi cents per 

 gallon. Spraying with this substance cost about 4 cents per tree for 

 the oil. 



The Kerosene used in these experiments cost 10 cents a gallon. 

 It was of 150 degrees flash test and appeared to be consumed rather 

 more quickly than the crude Petroleum. About 4] cents per tree 

 was the cost for kerosene. 



Good stone lime for the Lime, Sulphur and salt wash cost 1 cent 

 per lb., only small amounts being purchased : sulphur cost 6 cents 

 and salt 1^ cents. At these prices each tree cost a little over 5 cents 

 for the materials sprayed upon it. 



Bowker's Tree Soap is manufactured by the Bowker Insecticide 

 Co., 43 Chatham St., Boston. Its cost in 50 lb. lots is 8 cents per 

 lb.; in 100 lb. lots, 7 cents, and in 450 lb. (barrel) lots, 6 cents. 

 The cost per tree for this material averaged about 15 cents. 



Bowker's Insect Soap manufactured by the last named Company 

 costs 7 cents per lb. in 50 lb. lots; 6 cents per lb. in 100 lb. lots, 

 and 5 cents per lb. in 450 lb. (barrel) lots. The cost per tree for 

 this material averaged about i 2 cents as it seemed to go further than 

 the Tree Soap. 



