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ing the bordeaux is that it will remain in 

 suspension in the water a much longer time. 



Still another important question is the 

 strength of the bordeaux. Some experi- 

 menters recommend a 5-5-50 with a ferro- 

 cyanide test. This test seems to me to be an 

 unnecessary amount of labor and not a piece 

 of work that would appeal to or be taken up 

 by farmers or gardeners. Other experi- 

 menters favor a 5-6-50 solution. This is a 

 step in the correct direction more lime is 

 added than required in the first and this 

 mixture may not require the bother of the 

 test. However, it has been the author's ex- 

 perience that one more pound of lime would 

 be a safeguard at a little or no added ex- 

 pense, and a solution of 4-6-50 or 5-7-50 

 would be one that would not require the 

 ferro-cyanide test, giving as good satisfac- 

 tion in every respect as either of the former 

 solutions without the bother of testing. 



Spraying Machines. Almost every farm 

 paper that is published today contains ad- 

 vertisements of 10 or more spraying mach- 

 ines. Many of these machines have been 

 tested and are found to do the work required. 

 However, no one machine has yet been built 

 that will satisfy the personal preference of 



