SPRAYING INFORMATION 
'^^IL^^^^^ZSSSISS! operation to keep plants and trees healthy, 
and a very brief outHne of ? r ^tm™ ?™ d P gly we * rm } a . few of the standard formulas 
mation send &g%£&ggftg*££g S^S.^ tSl KSMPSfMSE 
FOB BITING INSECTS. 
Lead-Arsenate. 
Lead acetate (sugar of lead) 11 oz 
Sodium arsenate 4 „, 
Water 50 4 ga ^' 
FOB SUCKING INSECTS. 
Kerosene Emulsion. 
Kerosene (coal oil) •> ™i s 
Kain-water , S jt a f 
Soap % lb 
and chm-n V bri S sk a iy foAvf 1 mS,,^'"' 1 ^ W,j5^i 1 re and whUe hot *»» «n kerosene 
For Wii»«^^«!s^^ feSttw^* using with nine parts watcr - 
TOBACCO INFUSION. 
Tobacco (waste stems.) 1 ik 
Boiling water 4 gaIs ' 
one S« 
IIME-SULFHUR WASH. 
0Uai5tUs r0 FtoVSrti&^KJS" rf ? PUffht cheaply than it can be made in small 
sulBhir to- fl-ftv AlS nfS V,'"" S0 , a 1, to have from twelve to fifteen pounds of 
i. Ip ,x liiWt, e hv rinStf™ valuable as a fungicide and may be used in place 
gLlOns of water diluting so as to have about forty pounds of sulphur to fifty 
FUNGICIDES. 
Bordeaux Mixture. 
Copper-sulphate 
Quicklime (not air-slacked.) 
Water 
Combination of Fungicide and Insecticide. 
When spraying for a fungus disease, except when plants are in the dormant state m 
arsenical mixture may be added to the Bordeaux to advantage [ and the sSn- will be 
effective against the biting insects as well as plant disease Tc . the BotSux add thl 
H a am~of°wIter S Gr6en ° r Lea * a ™ te ' 1?Uing the Bordeauxanswer foTthf sVc* 
General Treatment for Fruits. 
,t„ A P Dles T and Pears ,- , For fungus diseases and eating insects. Lead Arsenate and Bor- 
deaux, or Lime and Sulphur solution; 1st, just as buds open; 2nd, just before blossoms 
open; 3rd just after petals fall: 4th. ten or twenty days : later? 5th late July or laHv 
August (this is important for the second brood of codling moth). For scales on any kind 
of trees use Lime and Sulphur Wash early in spring before growth and late in the fall 
plums » n «l Cherries. For curculio, fruit rot and leaf diseases. Bordeaux and Lead Ar- 
senate, or Lime and Sulphur solution; 1st, before blossoms open; 2nd, just after petals 
fall; 3rd, ten days later: 4th ten or twenty days later; 5th. late July or ear v A g Jt 
For web worms, Arsenate of Lead whenever necessary. K l ' 
Peaches. For leaf curl and fruit rot, Lime-Sulphur Wash before buds open. 
Grapes. For mildew and black rot, Bordeaux Mixture: 1st, before new growth is 
eight inches long (important); 2nd, just before blooming; 3rd, just after fruit sets 
(important); 4th, ten to twenty days later. 1 els 
Currants and Gooseberries. For leaf spot and worms, Bordeaux or Lime and Sulphur 
solution and Lead Arsenate; 1st, when worms appear; 2nd, when fruit is half grown- 3rd 
Bordeaux after picking; 4th, repeat two weeks later if necessary. 
fl-of 8 ?^ 11 ^ 8 ""! For 'f af roller \ L , ead Arsenate, double strength, just after moths are 
first noticed; 2nd, repeat one week later. Cut leaves and burn as soon as fruit is off 
For leaf diseases, Bordeaux when growth begins, at intervals of ten days if necessary'. 
Potatoes. For beetles, Lead Arsenate (double strength) when thev appear and from 
eight to ten days afterwards. For blight, Bordeaux one and one-half times the standard 
mixture, with the Arsenate. For scab, soak seed potatoes two hours in Formaline (40 
per cent solution) one pint to thirty gallons of water. y 
Cucumbers, Melons, Etc. For striped bettles, tobacco dust as soon as through the 
ground; for lice, Kerosene Emulsion applied to under side of leaves. 
