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SUBSEQUENT CAKE OF THE I'LANT 177 



tnueb used: Qiiickliiue, 20 lbs.; sulfur (flour or flotrersl, 15 lbs.; 

 water, 50 gals. Place tlie liiuo in a k«'ttle. Add hot witer (frad- 

 uully in suflieitMit quantity to produce the tuost rnpid Hlakiufc 

 of the lime. When the lime begins to slake, add the sulfur and 

 stir together. If convfiiient, n 



kft'p the mixture covurod 

 with burlap to save the heat. 

 After slaking has ceased, 

 add more water and boil ti>- ' _ 



mixture one hour. As ' 

 sulfur goes into sohition, a 

 rich orange-red or dark green 

 color will appear. After boil- 

 ing sufliciently, add water to 

 the required amount and 

 strain into the spray tank. 

 The wnsli is nio>t effective ^ 



when applied wuira. This 

 mixture can be applied safely 

 only when the trees are dor- 

 mant, — late in the autumn 



after the leaves have fallen, ~y 



or early in the spring before Fig. 73. Dltewe of cucumber lent, the Jyin» 

 the buds swell. niarKin imlicntltis that tlip tr<>uM«< i» duo 



2W,t. Bordeaux mixture »o .omc cutting «ff of the food .up^b. 

 is the standard fungicide. It is made of copper sulfate, 5 lbs.; 

 stone lime or quicklime (unslakeili, 5 lbs.; water, TiO gals. The 

 strength varies according to the plant to be sprayed Bordeaux 

 maybe prepared in the following way: 



Copper sulfalr. — Di^xnlve the required amount of copper - 

 fate in wafer in the proportion of one poutid to one gallon neveriii 

 hours b«'fore the solution is needed; suspend the copper nulfnte 

 crystals in a sack near the top of the water. In ca.se I 

 tites of stock solution are needed, two pounds of ooi 

 fray be diH<»<>lveu in one gallon of wafer. Lnnt. — Sliike ti,. 

 in a tub or trough. Add the wwter slowly at llmt, so that ti ■ 

 '^romblea into » fine powder. If small quantitiea of lime Are u»ed, 



