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THE) RUKAb ISIEiW-YOKiCJbii^. 
April 6, 
SPRAYING NOTES. 
Spraying While Bloom is On. 
J. B., BaldwinsviUe, N. Y .—How can I 
spray according to your directions for Cod¬ 
ling moth under Section 1767, New York 
penal law ? 
Ans. —Below is the New York State 
law relative to the spraying of fruit 
trees when in blossom: 
SECTION 1757, PENAL LAW. 
Spraying Fruit Trees with Poison.—Any 
person who will spray with, or apply in 
any way poison or any poisonous substance, 
to fruit trees while the same are in blossom, 
is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by 
fine of not less than ten ($10) dollars or 
more than fifty ($50) dollars for each 
offense. 
Most of the directions for spraying 
for Codling moth say to spray “imme¬ 
diately after blossom petals drop” or 
“when two-thirds of petals drop.” I 
doubt if a case would stand against any¬ 
one who commenced spraying when two- 
thirds of blossoms had dropped. The 
time in which most effective work can 
be done is short and one cannot delay. 
A western New York g-rower when 
taken to task for his advice to “com¬ 
mence spraying for Codling moth when 
half the blossoms dropped,” asked, 
“What is the fine?” and said he would 
much rather pay the fine than delay his 
spraying I am of the opinion that but 
little injury will result to trees if spray¬ 
ing is.commenced after about two-thirds 
of the petals have dropped, b. d. v. d. 
Questions About Lime-Sulphur. 
II. T. L., Tioga Co., N. Y. —1. Can you 
Inform me about bow many pounds of sul¬ 
phur it will require to make lime-sulphur 
solution- sufficient for 1,000 trees? Trees 
are 18 years old, from six to 10 inches 
through ; some had four barrels of apples on 
last season. 2. Can I make the solution 
in a sheet iron feed cooker, 60 gallons 
capacity? 3. Can 1 make enough of this 
solution and store it in barrels to spray 
my whole orchard? 4. How many gallons 
of water must be added to each gallon of 
solution? Orchard has no scale; ..in fact 
the cleanest lot of trees 1 ever saw, but 
fruit does not grow right. Apples grow 
all kinds of shapes. 5. Must the material 
be warm when used? 6. Where can I 
procure a treatise on spraying and mixing 
spraying material, simple enough for an 
inexperienced person to understand? 
Ans.— 1. No San Jose scale being pres¬ 
ent, would apply the lime-sulphur so¬ 
lution at a strength strong enough for 
blister mite, application being made as 
buds swell. A thorough application will 
take about 5,000 gallons of the diluted 
material, which will take about 1350 
pounds of sulphur in its preparation. 
Summer spraying after foliage is out 
is made with a very dilute mixture, and 
if five gallons of the very dilute is used 
per tree would need about 325 pounds of 
sulphur for each application after 
foliage appeared. 2. If feed cooker is 
of galvanized sheet iron it can be used 
in preparing the wash. If not galvan¬ 
ized, would expect it to be injured to 
some extent, depending upon thickness 
of sheet iron. Cast iron kettles or cook¬ 
ers last well and are entirely satisfac¬ 
tory. 3. Yes; barrels should be entirely 
filled and made tight or if kept in open 
barrels enough oil to form a slight film 
and exclude the air should be added to 
each barrel after filling. 4. See table: 
Density of 
For San 
Blister 
Summer 
clear solution Jos6 Scale. 
Mite. 
use. 
in degrees 
Gallons 
Gallons 
Gallons 
Beaumd. 
of water. 
of water. 
of water. 
11 
40 
•>»> 
.. 7% 
ioy. 
38 
31 . 
■ • 7 14 
10 
36 
Bit . 
.. 6% 
9 Vfr 
34 
20 . 
• • 6 V 3 
9 
33 
28 . 
8% 
31 
27 . 
.. 5% 
8 
2!) 
26 . 
..5% 
7 Vi 
28 
25 . 
7 
26 
24 .. . . 
.. 4i/ 3 
6 */ 3 
24 
23 . 
• • 4% 
6 
23 
90 
.. 3% 
5% 
21 
21 . . .. 
.. 3% 
5 
20 
20 . 
.. 3% 
4 % 
18 
These tables are arranged to secure in 
diluted solution : 4.75 ounces of sulphur per 
gallon for San Jos6 scale, 3.56 ounces of 
sulphur per gallon for blister uiite, and l.Ot 
ounces of sulphur per gallon for Summer 
spraying of apples and .pears as a fungicide. 
5. No; but it is probable that better 
results in controlling San Jose scale 
follows a warm or hot application of 
lime-sulphur mixture. 6. I know of no 
up-to-date treatise upon spraying and 
the making and mixing of spray ma¬ 
terials. The experiment stations of the 
various States and the United States 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C., have issued many very complete 
bulletins upon the subject, .and give 
methods of preparing mixtures as well 
as the proper time of application. Apple 
aphids, red bug, curculio or apple scab 
might cause the irregular apples. 
B. D. V. B. 
Spraying Crops and Hens. 
J. N., Grcenlaun, N. Y .—Is there a spray j 
made or that I can make myself, that will j 
control the pests on trees, potatoes and \ 
other vegetables, that would not harm 
chickens if they should happen to eat any¬ 
thing which might have got some of the i 
spray on it? I have quite a flock of ; 
chickens running about, and would not 
like to shut them up in an enclosed run. 
Ans. —This is the old question about 
planting trees in chicken yards. The 
lime-sulphur mixture so often described 
in The R. N.-Y. will take care of the 
scale or sucking insects and also many 
of the diseases. For the leaf-eaters 
some form of poison must be used, 
and this is where the danger to the 
hens comes in. A spray strong enough 
to kill the Codling worm might drip 
on the ground so as to be dangerous : 
to chickens. The same is true of potato 
or other vines. You cannot kill the 
leaf-eating insects unless you use 
poisons and these are dangerous where 
chickens feed. 
Poison Sprays in Chicken Yards. 
Will some one who has had experi¬ 
ence advise me through The R. N.-Y. 
on the following: I have about six 
acres in mixed orchard, mostly apples, 
which I spray each Spring with lime 
sulphur, but wc are troubled here with 
leaf-eating insects very badly, wherein 
lies my difficulty, as I am largely in 
the business of raising chickens and 
geese in this orchard, and I would like 
to find some remedy for the bugs that 
will not also kill my chicks. I asked 
the Connecticut Experiment Station at 
the last Danbury fair and they had the 
courage (?) to advise me to give up the 
chickens, as it would not be safe to 
turn them in an orchard that had been 
sprayed with arsenate of lead, etc., for 
a long time. However, I think there 
must be some way out of the difficulty 
and I would greatly appreciate any help 
on the subject. R. c. lester. 
Connecticut. 
R. N.-Y.—We pass this up to the 
fairest and best posted jury we know 
of—the army of R. N.-Y. readers. They 
are requested to give it “very careful 
consideration.” We have hopes that 
some form of tobacco extract will serve j 
to keep the leaf-eaters in check. This i 
is a good question, for chicken men 
find a bearing apple orchard a good 
range for their stock. They cannot 
afford to grow wormy apples. How 
can they kill the worms without hurting 
the hens? 
Spraying Note. —Regarding tbe published 
notes on spraying, personally I do not use 
a tower at all, but prefer to let the team j 
stand and work through the trees with 100 
feet of hose and a 12-foot rod. I do not 
find peach buds injured to any extent; 
lowest temperature, four degrees below zero, 
though colder in central and western part 
of island. N. e. b. 
Southold. N. Y. 
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