El Paso Seed Co’s Spraying Calander 
Spraying Suggestions 
APPLE—Bud Moth and Case Borers. 
Use Paris Green or Arsenate of Lead. 
One pound of Paris Green or four pounds 
of Arsenate of Lead in 100 gallons of 
water. Spray first when leaf tips ap¬ 
pear, and again just before the' blos¬ 
soms open, and if necessary, again after 
after blossoms fall. 
APPLE—Canker Worms. 
Use Paris Green or Arsenate of Lead. 
One pound of Paris Green or four 
pounds of Arsenate of Lead in 100 gal¬ 
lons of water. Spray once or twice be¬ 
fore blossoms fall; repeat application 
after blossoms fall, 
APPLE—Codling Moth and Tent Cat¬ 
erpillar. Use Paris Green or Arsenate of 
Lead. One pound of Paris Green or four 
pounds of Arsenate of Lead in 100 gal¬ 
lons of water. Immediately after blos¬ 
soms fall; repeat application three 
weeks later. Ten weeks after fall of blos¬ 
som and fourteen weeks after fall of 
blossom. 
APPLE —Scab. Lime-Sulphur or Bor¬ 
deaux-Lime-Sulphur 1-40 or with Bor¬ 
deaux 3-3-50. Spray first just before 
blossoms open and again just after 
blossoms fall; again 10 or 14 days 
later. 
ASPARAGUS—Rust. Use Bordeaux 
Mixture 5-5-50, with sticker of resinal 
soap. Begin spray after cutting as soon 
as shoots are 8 to 10 inches high. Re¬ 
peat once or twice a week until Sep¬ 
tember. 
CABBAGE—Worm. If cabbage not 
heading, use Paris Green or Arsenate 
of Lead, using Whale Oil Soap as a 
sticker. If plants are heading, use 
Kerosene Emulsion or Hellebore. Be¬ 
gin spraying as soon as worms appear, 
repeat every four or five days until 
they disappear. 
CABBAGE— Aphis. Use Kerosene, 
Emulsion, Whale Oil Soap, Nicotine or 
Black Leaf 40, diluted with water. Be¬ 
gin as soon as the aphis appears, and 
dontinue at intervals every four or five 
days until they disappear, or dust with 
Nico Dust. 
CUCUMBER—Striped Cucumber 
Beetle. Use Bordeaux Mixture 5-5-50. 
Cover vines well, and keep them cov¬ 
ered until they disappear or spray with 
Red Arrow. 
CELERY—Leaf Blight. Use Bordeaux 
Mixture 5-5-5 0. Begin while plants are 
in the seed beds, applying it several 
times before setting them out. After 
being set in the field watch them closely, 
and upon the first appearance 1 of blight, 
spray, and repeat every three to five 
days as long as necessary. 
ONION —Thrip. Use Kerosene Emul¬ 
sion, Whale Oil Soap or Tobaelo Ex¬ 
tract. Spray thoroughly and repeat as 
often as necessary, or spray with Red 
Arrow. 
ONION—Maggot. Before planting, 
float the onion seed in a solution of 
Blue Vitrol about same strength as you 
do wheat for smut. We have 1 learned 
from experience that the egg that pro¬ 
duces the maggot is laid on the onion 
seed before they are harvested, and 
hatch the next season after the seed 
are sown. This is a simple remedy and 
worth trying. 
ONION—Mildew. Use Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture 5-5-5 0. Add one gallon of sticker 
to every 50 gallons of water. Begin 
as soon as the disease appears, 
and repeat every ten days until har¬ 
vested or until the disease disappears 
entirely. 
MUSKMELON—W i 1 t caused by 
Beetles. Use Bordeaux Mixture 5-5-50. 
Spray thoroughly and continue as long 
as is necessary. 
MELON—Aphis. Use Kerosene Emul¬ 
sion or Tobacco Extract diluted with 
water, or Calispray Nico Dust No. 12 or 
No. 15. Thoroughly cover the under side 
of leaves, and repeat as often as is 
necessary, or spray with red arrow. 
TOMATO —Leaf Spot or Blight. Use 
Bordeaux Mixture 5-5-50. Begin as 
soon as plants are set out, repeating 
every ten days. Spray under side of 
leaves as well as top. 
COLD-FRAME 
A cold-frame is a simple construction 
of boards for wintering young plants, 
such as cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, 
ect.; it is also useful to protect and 
harden off plants from the greenhouse 
or hotbed before fully exposing them 
in the open air. 
Select a dry, southern exposure and 
make a frame from four to six feet wide 
and as long as required. The back 
should be fourteen to eighteen inches 
high and the front eight to twelve, with 
a cross-tie every three feet. The frame 
may be covered with sash or cloth. 
Seeds of the vegetables to be wintered, 
sown in the open border early in Sep¬ 
tember, will be ready to plant in cold- 
frames about the last of October. The 
soil should be well prepared and smooth¬ 
ly raked before planting. Admit air 
freely on pleasant days, but keep the 
frame closed in severe weather. 
