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pump till it changes to a cream, then to a soft butter-like mass. Keep 

 this as a stock, using one part in nine parts of water for soft bodied 

 insects, such as plant lice, or stronger in certain cases. 



RESIN LIME MIXTURE. 



Pulverized Resin, five pounds. 



Concentrated Lye, one pound. 



Fish Oil, one pint. 



Water, five gallons. 



Place the oil, resin and one gallon of hot water in an iron kettle 

 and heat till the resin softens ; then add the lye and stir thoroughly ; 

 now add four gallons of hot water and boil till a little will mix with 

 cold water and give a clear amber colored liquid; add water to 

 make up five gallons. Keep this as a stock solution. 



For Use Take 



Stock Solution, one gallon. 

 Water, 16 gallons. 

 Milk of Lime, three gallons. 

 Paris Green, one-fourth pound. 



This sticks well to smooth leaves and is highly recommended by 

 some of the experiment stations. 



LIME SULPHUR WASH. 



Fresh Stone Lime, 20 to 22 pounds. 



Flowers of Sulphur, 18 to 20 pounds. 



Water, 45 to 50 gallons. 



Slake the lime with some of the water in a large iron kettle, 

 sprinkling in the sulphur gradually. Start a fire under the kettle to 

 continue the heat begun by the slaking lime, and boil till the mixture 

 becomes a dark orange color, adding water till 35 or 40 gallons are 

 in the kettle. Boiling will probably take from 40 minutes to an 

 hour ; stirr frequently ; a successfully prepared lot should have little 

 sediment when the boiling is finished. Strain through a fine meshed 

 strainer, adding the rest of the water and spray while warm. This 

 is a winter and fall wash, but cannot be used while the trees are 

 in leaf. 



