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Stock Solutions for Making Bor- 

 deaux Mixture. — A convenient meth- 

 od is to dissolve 40 pounds copper 

 sulphate in 40 gallons of water in one 

 barrel, and 40 pounds of lime in 40 

 gallons of water in another. Then each 

 gallon means a pound of the substance 

 wanted. When wanted for use each 

 solution should be diluted separately 

 before pouring them together. 



Orchard Fumigation is the subject 

 of Bull. 122, Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, 

 Cal.; and it would appear that more 

 effective destruction of scale insects can 

 be accomplished by fumigation than 

 by spraying ; even orchard trees can 

 be treated by using bell, hoop and box 

 tents, made of light duck, oiled, sized, 

 and painted to make it gas tight. 

 Cyanide of potassium gas is used for 

 fumigation. 



Peach Curl. Cornell Bull. 164, ad- 

 vises the following treatment to prevent 

 this evil. 



1. Spray thoroughly with strong Bor- 

 deaux mixture just previous to the swel- 

 ling of the buds, late in March, or early 

 in April. 



2. Spray again with weaker Bordeaux 

 asjsoon as the petals of the flowers have 

 fallen. 



3. Spray again with weak Bordeaux 

 when the leaves are just full grown, or 

 at just about the time that the spores of 

 the fungus are developing. 



The Peach Crop is said to be so 

 completely cut off in Georgia, that there 

 will be no peaches to ship from that 

 state this season. The prospect is fair 

 in the Niagara District, a small propor- 

 tion only having been destroyed. This 

 should result in better times this season 

 in the Niagara peninsula. 



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