Show FEW USES OF LIME SULPHUR list of pasta to combat with winter strength just as leaves are falling la given sy W n HICKS idaho experiment ii most all of our realize the value of almo sulphur as a spray in order to make this spray the doai effective it is necessary to know how when and for what trouble to apply it the list of pests to combat winter strength lime sulphur lust bathe leaves are falling from the tre in the fall are as follows apple bankers cankers can kers aphis eggs moti and lichens pear leaf blister bite rabbits and field mice red spider eggs wooly aphis some have found it ha been entirely satisfactory to spray for these pesta in the spring before the buds open with winter strong of lime sulphur conditions govern the time of application the following list of pests may ba successfully combated by applying allme sulphur winter strength in the spring while the buds are swelling but moth eggs of apple aphis eggs of red spider green peach aphis grape rot and mildew apple and rose moss and lichens oyster shell scale peach leaf curl peach moth pear leaf blister mite rabbits and mice san jose scale scurfy scale twig borer wooly aphis all spraying should be systematically and thoroughly done test boehr the commercial and homemade lime sulphur with the hydrometer using to secure the right strength the plant must be completely covered with the winter strength lime sulphur in order to insure satisfactory results get every portion trony the ground to tip of twigs by spraying from top downwards then spray into tho bud scales and crevices TO GROW CLEAN strawberry STRAW BERRT excellent method of raising individual plants Is shown in illustration keeps out weeds A very good method of growing individual strawberry plants that will produce large clean terries is to pro vide a covering constructed from ft board ten inches square with a thief inch hole bored in the center ahr covering Is placed over the plant aw shown in the sketch to keep down weeds retain moisture and to mak growing strawberries on the surface of a board where they will fast and keep clean a base for the ripening berries A shower cannot spatter dirt and bandon the growing fruit the rays of the sun beating on the surface of the board will aid in the ripening if a log can be obtained the board can be made better and more quickly writes john Dank holster of gresham ore in the popular mechanics about one inch thick are sawed from the log and holes in their centers either cut with a chisel or bored as desired the grain of the wood will be vertical and no warping wilt take place UTILITY OF FRUIT THINNING coat Is of minor importance compared with results obtained instrument better than hand the cost of thinning Is of minor importance as compared with the resul tsi obtained at the colorado experiment station it was found that ao average of apples per hour were thinned from the tree making apples for a day of ten hours allowing 2 per day tor a man s the cost of thinning a bearing tree was 64 cents the thinning should bo done as soon after the june drop as possible tor experiments show that it Is much better for a tree and remaining apples it has also been remonstrated that thinning Is much nore easily done with an instrument ban by band in summarizing tho work that ha been done at tho various state experiment stations C C vincent associate professor of horticulture at the idaho station draws these conclusions that thinning pays in money return ss the first year the earlier the thinning can be dona the better will be the returns the best results are obtained by leaving the apples from alno to ten inches apart the systematic and annual uniform i thinning does much toward an annual crop show at the fair show something in the fruit or vegetable line at your county or neighborhood fair yon will find it not only helps the exhibition but broa denar you |