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half inch. The lime must be fresh, not air-slaked. 

 It should be pounded up fine with a hammer, unless 

 you buy it already ground up. 



Dissolve the copper sulphate in one quart of 

 warm water. Place the lime in a separate vessel, 

 and slake it slowly with a little water. After it 

 stops bubbling add enough water to make one quart 

 in this vessel. 



Now pour your quart of copper sulphate solu- 

 tion and your quart of lime solution together 

 into a bucket — but do it this way: pour 

 a little from each into the bucket and then 

 stir, then a little more from each and again 

 stir, and so on. When you've done this, you'll 

 have two quarts of bluish-white mixture in the 

 bucket. 



Add to this two quarts of water, making four 

 quarts in all of your mixture. This is now ready 

 to spray. It should be shaken or stirred frequently 

 while being sprayed; and it should be made up 

 fresh each time you spray. 



AMMONIACAL COPPER CARBONATE 



This may be used on ripening fruit, instead of 

 Bordeaux, without leaving visible sign or spoiling 

 the eating qualities, whereas Bordeaux will persist 

 in more or less conspicuous spots. 



Standard Formula. In making up a full barrel 

 of this fungicide, take six ounces of copper carbon- 

 ate, three pints of ammonia, and water to make 

 fifty gallons. 



