Show TO MAKE BORDEAUX MIXTURE fart essential Is to procure good materials and second Is to stick to formula ayr L university farm st paul glnn abo arst consideration in making bordeaux mixture is good materials the second Is stick to tho formula the method of mixing has been frequently discussed and has varied to some extent hence the present ac cepter method will not be out of place in spraying the correct proportions to use aro four pounds of copper sulphate blue four pounds of the best stone lime and fifty gallons ot water to dissolve the copper sulphate put five gallons of water in a wooden tub and suspend the copper sulphate in a sack such as a salt sack just below the surface of the water and al low it to remain over night slake the lime separately it has been shown that there should be full dilution of the lime and copper sul plate before mixing therefore dilute each mixture to twenty five gallons but do not pour one into the other both solutions should be poured at the same time into the spray tank so that the two streams mix while fall ing well made bordeaux Is an adhesive spray hence carefulness in mix ing will bo repaid in rainy weather 1 directions and formula aro closely followed the weak lime sulphur sulp lur solution Is for many reasons better for summer use on apples than bordeaux full directions for the usa of bordeaux mixture are given in Ballet ln of the minnesota experiment station V |