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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Chemicals in a Texas Peach Orchard 
I am thinking of using some fertilizer 
in the peach orchards. The. trees have 
made a big growth, many limbs lapping 
over in rows, hence I may not need 
any nitrogen. Here bs where I would 
like you to assist me in getting informa¬ 
tion about what to use and the amount 
per acre. I am figuring ou acid phos¬ 
phate and muriate of potash. What pro¬ 
portion of each and how much per acre 
would be the proper dose? No doubt you 
have some of your many readers who 
have the experience along this line, and 
can give the information wanted. Would 
also like to know the best time to apply 
it. I have in mind broadcasting it 
among the trees before the first plowing 
In early Spring. J. w. 8TUBENRAUCH. 
Thirty years ago the suggestion of 
using chemicals in a Texas peach orchard 
would have been considered ridiculous. 
Now it is coming to be considered a 
necessity. Mr. Stubenrnueli lives in 
Limestone County. There are newlv dis¬ 
covered oil wells there; it has been a 
cotton producing section. From the 
heavy growth of 'the trees it does not 
seem that much if any uitrogen is needed. 
Potash and phosphorus are the essentials. 
The former may be applied in muriate of 
potash unless, as is sometimes the case, 
a quantity of cotton bull ashes can be 
bought at some nearby place. Such 
ashes are good for fertilizing. To supply 
the phosphorus either acid phosphate or 
fine ground bono may be used. The 
usual proportion ife 300 lbs. of acid phos¬ 
phate to 100 lbs. muriate of potash. You 
cau profitably use >*00 lbs. of this mix¬ 
ture to the acre. We should apply it in 
early Spring, broadcast ovtr the entire 
ground aud plowed or cultivated into the 
soil. 
Tree Surgery 
We have a wonderfully large oak tree 
in our gardeu. and it has a large hollow 
at the base of it. What could be done to 
preserve the tree before the hollow gets 
too large, and we may have to cut it 
down? MRS. C. E. E. 
Badlv decayed spots or holes in trees 
may be treated with “tree surgery” so 
that decay is arrested. Where a cavity 
exists iu a living tree, all rotten wood 
should be thoroughly cleaned out, and the 
exposed surface treated with a solution 
of corrosive sublimate or sulphate of cop¬ 
per to kill any fungus growth that may 
be nresenl, and with bisulphide of carbon 
to destroy the insects. The surface should 
then be treated with tar to prevent decay 
After this the cavity is carefully filled 
with concrete of the strength commonly 
used in construction work. It is essential 
that tile joint between wood and cement 
• be watertight, and the surface should be 
given a smooth finish that follows the 
growing outline of the tree. The finished 
surfece should coincide with the inner 
edge of the cambium layer*, so the growth 
of tile tree will proceed over the cement. 
The cavity must be absolutely clean, thor¬ 
oughly disinfected, and absolutely water¬ 
tight. or decay will begin behind the fill¬ 
ing. A fine long-lived tree like the oak 
is certainly worth careful treatment of I 
this kind. 
This is the third of a series of advertise¬ 
ments on the making of better orchards. 
Reprints of the first two —" The Ad¬ 
vantages of Fall Spraying ’’and "Fall 
Spraying Best for San Jose Scale will 
be sent to you upon request. The fourth, 
discussing control of Blight Cankers. will 
appear next month. Don‘t miss reading it. 
Now Is Best Time To Control Pear Psylla 
If pear psylla are allowed to live until they have lowed to fatten scale throughout the winter at 
laid their eggs in the spring, it is then futile to the expense of the tree’s vitality. Also the con- 
kill them, for it is the young which hatch from trol of peach leaf curl requires fall spraying, 
these eggs that take their toll from your orchard. Always bear in mind that Scalecide is “the com - 
Since it is too late to secure control of pear psylla plete dormant spray", and that when you have 
after they have laid their eggs, good orcharding sprayed your trees with Scalecide, you have 
will permit of no indefinite delay in spraying, done all that can be done at that particular time 
And, as spraying with Scalecide in the fall or by any dormant spray or combination of sprays, 
on warm days in winter kills the adults before As to the lest time for SDta ing . Fall spraying 
they lay their eggs, now is the best time to spray. with Scalec.de controls pear psylla and peach 
The making of i better orchards practically com- leaf curl. Spring application controls aphis, pear 
pels the general practice of fall spraying. Not thrips, leaf minor, case bearer and leaf roller, 
only does the protection of your pear trees from Either fall or spring spraying with Scalecide 
psylla demand it, but the rescue of your apple controls scale, bud moth, European red mite, 
trees from the ravages of scale also requires faith- fungus or blight cankers from which is spread 
fulness to this fall work. For, as explained in fire blight, collar rot and root rot. And in addi- 
our previous advertisements, scale-infested trees tion to controlling these insects and diseases, year 
should be cleaned up in the fall, and not be al- after year use of Scalecide invigorates the trees. 
W E GUARANTEE that, if you will divide an orchard, your worst or best, in 
two parts equal in general condition, and for three years spray one part 'with 
SCALECIDE according to our directions and the other part with lime-sulphur, giving 
the same summer treatment to both parts, the part sprayed with SCALECIDE will 
be be tier than the part sprayed with lime-sulphur—m the judgment of three disinterest¬ 
ed fruit growers—or we will refund the money you have paid for the SCALECIDE. 
If your dealer doesn’t carry SCALECIDE. show him this advertisement — or order direct from us. 
In any event, write today for the new booklet, “Why SCALECIDE”. We will send you also “ Spray¬ 
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