PREPARATION OF INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
INSECTICIDES chinch bug, use 1 
water, 
parts water. 
Whale Oil Soap. 
4 gal. of water; 
should be applied. 
(To destroy insects that feed on plant tissue) 
Arsenate of Lead. Used at the rate of 3 Ibs. to 50 gal. 
of water. 
(To destroy inescts that suck the sap of plants) 
Lime and Sulfur Wash 
scale insects). 
lime in a 
(for 
Kerosene Emulsion. Dissolve V2 |b. hard soap in 1 gal. 
of water (preferably soft water) and while still boil. 
ing hot, remove from the fire and add 2 gal. of kero- 
sene. Stir the mixture violently by driving it through 
a force pump back into the vessel, until it becomes a 
creamy mass that will not separate. This requires 
from 5 to 10 mn. It is ready to be diluted with 
water and applied. For hard-bodied insects, like the 
little hot water, 
fittings 
water through 
Level Pounds or 
Tablespoon- aloes 
PESTS WHAT TO USE fuls to WHEN TO SPRAY OR DUST 
1 Gallon 50 Gallons 
Water Water 
San-Jose and Oyster- 
Shell Scales and Blis- 
ter-Mite............ 
European Red-Mite. . . 
When the trees are dormant. 
Dry Lime-Sulfur. . 
-| 9toll 12 to 15 
Spra-Mulsion...... 
Bud Moth, other chew-} Dry Lime-Sulfur. .. 1.When the blossom buds begin to 
ing insects and Scab and show. (The pre-pink spray, when the 
Arsenate of Lead. . 2 buds are in the “Cat’s-paw.”) 
and 2. The pink spray—just before the 
Hydrated Lime.... 5 flowers open. 
3. At the fall of the petals (Calyx 
Spray). 
4. Ten days to two weeks later. 
5. Three weeks after the Calyx Spray. 
6. Four weeks after the Calyx Spray. 
Dry Lime-Sulfur... 
Codling Moth, Curculio, 
Bud-Moth Scab, and 
“Frog Eye” 
and 
Arsenate of Lead. . 
and 
14to2 | 1%to2 
2 2 
Hydrated Lime.... 5 5 
Arsenate of Lead. . 2 1% Approximately ten weeks after the fall 
of the petals. 
Dry Lime-Sulfur. .. orale 12-15 When the trees are dormant. 
3 
1. Just as the cluster buds are opening. 
2. At the fall of the petals. 
3. Two weeks later. 
: et 12 to 15. | Inspring before the buds begin to swell. 
. 12 
Second-Brood Codling 
San Jose Scale, Blister 
Spra-Mulsion...... 
Psylla, Slug, Scab and 
Codling Moth....... 
Dry Lime-Sulfur... 
Arsenate of Lead. . 
and 
Nicotine Sulfate. . 
Dry Lime-Sulfur. . 
Dry Lime-Sulfur. . 
San Jose Scale..,...... . 
Peach Leaf Curl....... 
Mulsoid Sulfur....] 214 to3 2% to3 | 1. When 75% of the shucks have fallen. 
and 2. Two weeks later. 
Arsenate of Lead. . 3. Four weeks before picking. 
and* 
Hydrated Lime.... 
Brown Rot, Leaf-Spot, | Dry Lime-Sulfur. . 
Curculio and Slug... 
and © 
eee of Lead.. 
‘ 1. Just before blooming. 
1% to 24%] ee 2. When the petals fall. 
1 to114 |3. Ten days later. 
4. Two weeks after the fall of the petals. 
5. Four weeks after the fall of the petals. 
| Dry Lime-Sulfur... Lime-Sulfur...} 214 to3 en Just after picking. 
aes of Lead.. | 114 to 244} 1to114 | Assoon as the fruit flies appear. In case 
of rains make additional applications. 
1. When shoots are 8 to 10 inches long. 
2. Just before blooming. 
3. Just after the blossoms fall. 
4. Two weeks later. 
5. When the berries begin to touch. n 
the clusters. 
Mildew aeaaccdneca at 
CURRANT AND 
GOOSEBERRY. 
BUSH-FRUITS] Rose-Scale, Cane- 
Blight, Leaf-Spot and 
(BLACKBERRY, Fie cnod ss Soe 
LOGANBERRY, 
) RASPBERRY)... 
| 
| STRAWBERRY.. | Leaf-Spot, Flea-Beetle | Pestroy........... 
and Leaf Roller.... 
| 
| 
1. Before the blossoms open. 
2. As soon as the fruit has been picked. 
part emulsion to 8 or 
For plant lice, etc., use 1 part emultion to 15 
it after each day’s spraying. 
boil the wash in a copper kettle. 
10 parts 
On foliage use at the rate of 1 Ib. to 
in winter 2 Ibs. 
to 1 gal. of water 
San Jose scale and other 
Winter treatment: 
gradually add 50 Ibs. of 
ground sulfur and stir vigorously; boil 1 
dilute wth water to make 150 gal. 
It corrodes brass and copper and f a pump with brass 
is used care should be taken to 
slack 50 Ibs. stone 
hr., strain, 
of wash and apply. 
run clear 
Never 
FUNGICIDES 
(To destroy spores of 
plant diseases) 
Bordeaux Mixture 
Slack 4 Ibs. of stone 
lime in a small quan- 
tity of water and 
when completely 
slackened add more 
water and mix thor- 
oughly. Dissolve 5 Ibs. 
of copper sulfate by 
placing it in a coarse 
bag suspended in 
water. Dilute each 
with water and pour 
them into the spray 
tank simultaneausly, 
taking care to strain 
the lime solution be- 
fore doing so. Add 
water to make 50 
gal. of wash, stir 
vigorously and it is 
ready to spray. 
Ammoniacal Carbon- 
ate of Copper 
Dissolve 6 oz. of cop- 
per carbonate in 3 
parts of ammonia 
and add water to 
make 50 gal. As the 
ammonia is of vari- 
able strength, only 
enough should be 
used to dissolve all 
the copper carbon- 
ate. 
