Spraying 
This is a brief outline of the principal sprayings for fruit. The necessity of spraying is acknowledged by all author¬ 
ities as being one of the requirements of successful fruit growing. Spraying not only insures better fruit, but more of 
it, and greatly increases its quality and value. 
Apple 
1st Application 
2nd Application 
3rd Application 
4th Application 
As buds show green 
at the tips, use lime- 
sulpliur wash at winter 
strength for San ,Jose 
Scale and leaf blister- 
mite. 
Just before blossoms 
open, for apple scab and 
various leaf-eating in¬ 
sects. use lime-sulphur 
solution (32° Beaume) 
diluted with forty parts 
of water, with two to 
three pounds arsenate 
of lead to forty gallons. 
Ill ay be omitted if in¬ 
sects are few and 
weathpr drv. 
When blossoms are 
about two-tliirds o f, 
give same treatment as 
No. 2. This is the most 
important spraying for 
apple scab and codling 
moth. Should never be 
omitted. 
About two weeks 
later repeat No, 2 if 
weather is favorable 
for apple scab ; that is, 
moist and warm. 
Pear 
Spray as for apple. 
As foliage appears to 
be more susceptible to 
injuries by the spray¬ 
ing mixture, dilute the 
concentrated lime-sul- 
plmr solution (32° B.) in 
the proportions of 1 to 
50 and apply the liquid 
in minimum quantities, 
using nozzles with fine 
apertures. 
2 nd application the 
same as No. 1. 
3d application tne 
same as No. 1. 
4th. application the 
same as No 1. 
Plum 
For San Jose Scale 
spray as for apple. 
When “husks” or cal¬ 
yces drop, spray with 
arsenate of lead, 3 lbs. 
to 50 gals, of water for 
the curculio. For leaf 
spot on European va¬ 
rieties use Bordeaux 
mixture 5-5 50 with ar¬ 
senate of lead. 
For leaf spot repeat 
spraying with Bordeaux 
mixture about ten days 
later. 
Japanese varieties of 
plums should be spray 
ed as directed for 
peaches. 
Cherry 
Spray as for plums 
for S. J. Scale and the 
curculio. 
Same as No. 1. 
Same as No, 1 
Same as No i 
Peach 
For San Jose Scale 
and leaf curl, spray as 
buds begin to swell, 
with lime-sulphur wash 
at winter strength. 
When “husks” or cal¬ 
yces are dropping, use 
two pounds of arsenate 
of lead to fifty gallons 
of water for the cur¬ 
culio. The self-boiled 
lime - sulphur mixture 
may be used as carrier 
of the poison to control 
also brown rot and 
scab. 
Two or three weeks 
laier use 8-8 50 self- 
boiled lime - sulphur 
mixture and two 
pounds of arsenate of 
lead. 
About one month be¬ 
fore fruit ripens, repeat 
treatment with self- 
boiled mixture, omit¬ 
ting the poison. 
Raspberry 
Before buds open, 
Bordeaux. 
When new ch lies are 
a foot high. Bordeaux. 
Two weeks later, 
Bordeaux. 
Grape 
Before buds open. 
Copper Sulphate and 
Paris Green. 
When the leaves are 
half grown .Paris Green. 
When the fruit is set, 
Paris Green. 
Repeat in 3 weeks if 
necessary, Paris Green 
Gooseberry 
As leaves open Bor¬ 
deaux. 
Repeating in 2 weeks, 
Bordeaux. 
2 weeks later, Boi • 
deaux. 
Repeat in 2 weeks if 
necessary, Bordeaux. 
Currants 
As soon as worms are 
found on lower and 
inner leaves, Bordeaux. 
If worms reappear, 
repeat in 2 weeks, Bor¬ 
deaux. 
Repeat in 4 weeks if 
necessary. Hellebore. 
After fruit is picked, 
Bordeaux freely. 
Strawberry 
Just as the blossoms 
open, Bordeaux. 
After fruit is set, 
Bordeaux. 
As soon as berries are 
harvested, Bordeaux. 
The Boiled Lime-Sulphur Wash 
Lump Lime.20 lbs. Sulphur.15 lbs. Water.50 gal. 
Slake the lime with hot water and make a thin white-wash. Stir in the sulphur and boil one hour. Add water to 
make the required amount of wash and strain the wash through a fine strainer into the spraying tank. Application 
should be made while the wash is warm. Flowers of sulphur, and light and heavy sulphur flour may be used. For the 
average orchardists this wash will give better results on scale than oil surays, and the lime-sulphur mixture is espe¬ 
cially recommended for the treatment of scale and leaf curl on peaches, the application being made as early as pos¬ 
sible in the spring. Sulphur washes of this strength injure foliage and should only be applied to dormant trees. 
Formula for Concentrated Lime-Sulphur Solution 
1 Pure CaO, 36 lbs. Sulphur, high grade. Water.50 gal. 
Lime S- If 95% pure, 38 lbs. finely divided.80 lbs. 
J If 90% pure, 40 lbs. 
The concentrated mixture is preferred by many fruit growers because of the convenience in handling it as com¬ 
pared with the above wash. The concentrated preparations are free from cloggingsediment, may be used cold, are 
storable and, therefore, available for use as convenient. 
Self-Boiled Lime Sulphur Mixture for Summer Spraying of Peaches 
and Japanese Plums 
Fresh Stone Lime.8 lbs. Sulphur.8 lbs. Water.50 gal. 
Place lime in a barrel and pour on enough water to cover it. As lime begins to slake, stir in the sulphur which has 
previously been sifted to get rid of lumps. Add water as is needed to keep the mixture in form of rather thick paste 
at first, then gradually to a thin paste. As soon as lime is well slacked, add the full amount of water to prevent fur¬ 
ther cooking. The suiphur should not go into solution. Strain into spraying tank and apply. 
Bordeaux Mixture 
Copper Sulphate.Gibs. Quicklime.4 lbs. Water.45 gal. 
Tobacco 
Boll tobacco stems, and use at the rate of two gallons to each pound of stems, for sucking insects. 
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