SPRAYING INFORMATION 
Sprsiying is now recognized as a necessary operation lo Iteep plants and trees 
hpalthv, especially where prown extensively; accordingly we print a few ot the 
standard formulas and a Vfi-y brief outline of treatment for the common fruits. For 
more niiiiplelc i ii f. . iiii a I i i > ii send to the Horticultuial i)<-ipartment at Ames, Iowa, 
for a l)Ull(tin on .si)ra>ing-. 
FOR IIITING INSECTS. 
LiC'iKl-ArHeiiiite. 
Lead acetate (sugar ot lead) 11 oz. 
Sodium arsenate 4 oz. 
Water 50 g-als. 
Tulver'ize and dissolve the acetate and arseiiale separatel,\- and pour togethei". 
This formula may lie used two or three times (his strc iit;lli williout injury to plants. 
It adhei'es l>etUT lliaii any otlier arsenical spra.\ and is altoiidiier more desirable. 
FOU >>I.'€KI>G I.\>il';(:TS. 
Kerosene Kmii iMioii. 
Kerosene (coal oil) 2 gals. 
Rain-water 1 gal. 
Soap Vi lb. 
Dissolve soap in water by boiling; take fi'om fire and while hot turn in Iverosene 
and churn briskl.v for five minutes. To be diluted before using with nine parts water. 
For scale, insects and sueiting insects on growing plants. 
TOBACCO Ii\ FUSION. 
Tobacco (waste stems.) 1 lb. 
Boiling water 4 gals. 
Add hot water to tobacco leaves and stems and let stand until cold. Strain and .add 
one pound of whale oil soap or two pounds of soft soap to each fifty gallons of in- 
fusion For lice. 
L,IME-Sl'I.I"Hl'H WASH. 
Numerous brands of this can be I'ou.ulit more cheaply than it can be made in 
small quanlities. For a winter spray, dilute so as to have twelve to fifteen pounds 
of sulphur to fifty gallons of water. Also valuable as a fungicide and may be used 
in plac of iiniilcanx iMixliiii- l>> diluting SO as to have about four pounds of sul- 
phur to fifl.v gallons of water. 
Finv<;icii)ES. 
Dorileniix Mi-^turc. 
Copper-sulphate 5 lbs. 
Quicklime (not air-slacked) 5 lbs. 
Water 50 gals. 
nissolve tile c'ojjiiei'-sulphate (Itlm^-stone) Iiy suspending in a wooden vessel, such .as 
a hair liarfrl. containing t I \" - Ii \'e L^alloiis nf water, slarli the lime in anotlirr ves- 
sel. 'I'tie slacking should Ite done sln\\l\. ( 11 li I !■ \\ i sc it is aiit to lie ga-anular. Now 
dilute tin* slacked lime in t wen t,\' - five gallons of watio- and pour it and the eo]ip.-r- 
sulphate into the spray barrel at tin' saint tinir. 1 lo imt pour in first oiu- ami tli.-n 
the otlier, as this will not allow the proper ec a n I li n.i t i on of chemicals to take plat i' 
and a sediment will be formed tliat will (dog tin ininiij and nozzles. It is well to 
strain the solutions as they are jioiired together, lor whieli pnipose a copper strainer 
having eighteen to twe'.it\*-fonr nn-slies to the ineli is roeomniended. Do not add llie 
lime until ready to apply the mixture. 
.Stock solutions of dissolved copper-sulphate and lime may be prepared and kept in 
separate cans throughout the spraying season. The proportions of blue stone, lime 
and water should be carefully entered. 
Comliiiiiitioii of FiiiiVi'ielde mill Iiiseetielde. 
When spraying for .a fungus disease, except when plants .are in the dormant state, 
an arsenical mixture ma>- be a'idt d to the Roi fb'anx to ad\-aTitag»\ and the spra> ing 
will be effective against the biting insects as wall as idallt dis.-ase. To llio fiordeaux 
add the usual amount ot I'aris (Ircaai or I-ead aiseiiate. letting tlie Bordeaux answer 
for the specified amount of water. 
GeinTiil Treatment for Fruits. 
Apples niKl Penrs. For fungus diS(>ases and eating insects. T,ead .\rsi-nate and 
Bordeaux, or Lime and Sultihur solution: 1st, just ;is buds open: 2d. just liefor.- lilos- 
soms open; 3d, just after petals fall; 4th- ten or t\\ent\- ila\*s later; .Mh. late .lul\- or 
early August (this is important for the second brooil of codling motli). For scales on 
any kind of trees use Lime and Sulphur Wash early in spring before growth, and late 
in the fall. 
riums niKl Cherries. For curculio, fruit rot and leaf diseases. Bordeaux and Le.ad 
A.rsenate, or Lime .and .Sulphur solution; 1st. hefioc hlossonis open: 2il, just after petals 
fall; Sd. ten days later; 4th, ten or twa ntx da>s later: r.tli. late .luly or early .\ugust. 
For wi-b worms, .^rsenale or T^ead \vliene\a>r necessary. 
r4':ii'lies. Vol li-af curl and fruii mt. Li nie-Sii 1 nhate AVash before buds open. 
(;rm>es. For mildi'W and black rot. Bordeaux Mixture 1st. before new growth is 
eight inelii s long ( i mport a ii 1 1 : ■Jd. Jnst liefoia- blooming; 3d. just after fruit sets 
(important); 4th, ten to twenty da\s l.atir. 
Ciirniiils inul <;o«.se(>eiries. I'co- l. af si.ot and worins, Bordeaux or Lime and Sul- 
phur solution and T>ead .Arsenate; 1st, uiiiai worins appear; 2d. when fruit is half 
grown; 3d, Bordeaux aft- r iiiek'iig; 4th, rep< ;il two weid<s later if nee.-ssaiw'. 
Strjiwiierrles, l*N>r leaf rollfi". Tjcad .Ar^i nale. donhle strength, just after moths 
are first noticed; 2d, repeat on<> week later. Cut haivi's and liuru ,as soon as fruit 
is off. For leaf diseases, Bordeaux when growth begins, at intervals of ten days if 
necessary. 
ro<iit<»e». l'''or beiMles. Lead .Arsenate dloiilile strength) when the>' appe.ar and 
from eight to ten da>'S aflerwaials. For blight, Bordi'.anx one and oiie-lnilf times the 
stand.ard mixture, with the .Arsenate. For seali. soak sca'd iiotatoes two hours in 
Formaline (40 per cent solution) one pint to tliirt>- gallons of water. 
CiieiiiiilMTN. '>l4di>iis, lot**, l-'io- striped lartlos, tot>ario dust as soon as tlirough 
the ground; for lita-, Keiaiseiie I'hnnlsion ajiplied to nndi i- side of leaves. 
