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connection,  but  applied  directly  around 
the  trees  as  described  above. 
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had  some  very  interesting  results  in 
young  orchards  just  coming  into  profit¬ 
able  bearing.  Even  in  the  tillage-cover 
crop  sections  of  some  of  these  young 
plantations  on  thin  soil  the  crop  was 
doubled  by  use  of  nitrogenous  plant 
food.  F.  H.  BALLOU. 
Ohio  Experiment  Station. 
The  Lime-Sulphur  Spray 
Many  fruit  growers  have  been  looking 
forward  to  the  time  when  a  cheap,  effec¬ 
tive  and  convenient  substitute  for  self- 
i  boiled  lime-sulphur  and  Summer  strength 
concentrated  lime-sulphur  would  be  avail¬ 
able  as  a  Summer  fuugicme  for  tree 
fruits.  The  trouble  involved  in  the  prep¬ 
aration  and  use  of  self-boiled  lime-sulphur 
and  the  injury  frequently  caused  to  fruit 
and  foliage  by  concentrated  lime-sulphur 
has  led  to  general  dissatisfaction  with 
these  standard  mixtures  in  many  fruit¬ 
growing  districts.  The  satisfactory  re¬ 
sults  secured  by  fruit  growers  with  the 
New  Jersey  sulphur-glue  mixture  intro¬ 
duced  by  the  New  Jersey  Agricultural 
Experime-t  Station  in  1917  i.s  a  substi¬ 
tute  for  self-boiled  lime-sulphur  show  that 
a  good  mechanical  mixture  of  finely  di¬ 
vided  sulphur  and  lime  mixed  with  water 
makes  an  effective  fungicide  if  properly 
prepared  and  applied.  The  chief  difficulty 
in  the  preparation  of  sueh  a  mixture  is  to 
wet  the  sulphur  and  bring  it  into  sus¬ 
pension  in  water.  TV  i  New  Jersey  sul¬ 
phur-glue  mixture  overcomes  this  dif¬ 
ficulty  by  first  treating  the  sulphur  with 
a  glue  solution. 
Dry  Mix  Sulphur-lime. — with  the  in¬ 
troduction  of  calcium  caseinate  as  a 
sticker  and  spreader  for  various  spray 
mixtures,  the  idea  was  conceived  that  the 
same  material  could  be  used  in  place  of  a 
glue  solution  in  making  a  wettable  sul¬ 
phur.  Following  this  idea,  a  mixture  was 
prepared  in  which  the  same  amounts  of 
sulphur  and  lime  were  used  as  in  the  New 
Jersey  sulphur-glue  mixture,  the  only 
change  in  formula  being  the  substitution 
of  calcium  caseinate  for  the  glue  solution. 
This  formula  is  8  lbs.  of  superfine  sul¬ 
phur,  4  lbs.  hydrated  lime,  8  ozs.  calcium 
caseinate.  The  above  amounts  are  suf¬ 
ficient  for  50  gallons  of  spray  mixture, 
and  may  be  proportionately  increased  or 
decreased  to  meet  the  requirements  of  any 
spray  tank. 
Materials. — It.  is  recommended  that  a 
high  grade  of  superfine  sulphur  flour  or 
dusting  sulphur  be  used  in  making  dry 
mix  sulphur-lime.  Common  commercial 
ground  sulphur  has  given  very  satisfac¬ 
tory  results  in  some  cases,  but  the  super¬ 
fine  material  will  give  the  best  results, 
particularly  when  conditions  favor  the 
development  of  scab  and  brown  rot.  Hy¬ 
drated  lime  of  a  high  grade,  free  from 
grit  and  dirt,  should  always  bo  used. 
The  grade  of  lime  designated  as  “finishing 
lime”  will  be  found  more  satisfactory 
than  any  of  the  lower  gi  des.  Calcium 
caseinate  is  a  by-product  obtained  from 
commercial  creameries.  It  is  a  chemical 
combination  of  calcium  oxide  /hydrated 
lime)  and  casein,  sold  as  a  very  fine  dry 
powder.  It  is  now  sold  under  a  number 
of  trade  names,  some  of  the  more  common 
being  Kayso,  Spreado,  Spra-8pread. 
Preparation  and  Dilution. — Weigh 
out  the  proper  amounts- of  sulphur,  hy¬ 
drated  lime  and  calcium  caseinate.  Sift 
the  sulphur  through  a  screen  to  eliminate 
all  lumps.  A  sieve  having  from  12  to  14 
meshes  to  the  inch  will  be  found  very  sat¬ 
isfactory  for  this  purpose.  Mix  the  proper 
amounts  of  sulphur,  lime  and  calcium 
caseinate  together  dry,  being  careful  to 
secure  a  uniform  mixture.  The  dry  mix¬ 
ture  thus  obtained  constitutes  what  is 
known  as  “dry-mix  sulphur-lime.”  The 
dry-mix  sulphur-lime,  made  in  accordance 
with  the  New  Jersey  Experiment  Station 
formula,  should  be  used  at  the  rate  of 
12 V>  lbs.  to  50  gals,  of  water.  Three 
methods  of  diluting  dry-mix-sulphur-lime 
are  recommended. 
Method  1. — Place  the  proper  amount 
of  material  in  a  barrel  or  other  container 
which  will  hold  water.  Add  water  slowly, 
stirring  the  mixture  until  the  grains  of 
sulphur  are  wet,  and  a  thin  solution  is 
obtained  that  will  pass  readily  through  a 
strainer  into  the  spray  tank.  Strain  the 
material  into  the  spray  tank  after  same 
is  at  least  one-half  full  of  water.  This 
method  is  recommended  particularly  for 
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convenient  to  have  the  agitator  running 
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Method  2. — Wash  the  proper  amount 
of  dry-mix-sulphur-lime  through  the 
strainer  into  the  spray  tank  with  the 
agitator  running.  This  method  can  only 
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Method  3. — Put  the  proper  amount  of 
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