Show 1 I 1 I 1 applying lime sulphur wash tilt the preparing of time lime sulphur wash treated tor r eradicating the san joao e scale e w ws s ain treated ol of last week from B bulletin u ll 11 et of 0 the virginia experiment station we reproduce tour four illustrations ot of trees that have been cut back bach to mata make their treatment easier cut I 1 la is an apple tree that has haa been cut back and cut I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 11 tat cut I 1 six vear old apple tree irce cut back and washed by hand 3 la Is a peach tree that has haa been treat ed ad in the same earne ray NRY it if a thorough gt lob job la Is to be done this cutting bad back la is quite necessary as otherwise other lae a s scale scala hero here and there may escape the th effects of the application the tha cut ting back makes it easy to treat them with certain success A large tro tree that has not been cut back will be b found difficult to spray so thoroughly da u 11 II 11 I 1 I 1 i A I 1 j 0 cut 2 same tree after summers as to cover all the twigs when the branches have been n mostly cut off it la Is easy to do the mork by hand which will mean a great deal ot of saving tn fit the way wa ar of spraying material hand hancl mop ping Is ono one of the most common ways of treating such trees after they have been cut back A rag mop or heavy paint brush or brush way may be used the virginia station advises two treatments ot of the orchard that Is I 1 r q 3 six year cearold old peach tree ace cut back and nd washed by land hand limbs should ordinarily 1 dina i rily lr tut cut shorter tested the first one should be in the fall and the second one in march whether the tall fill application has or has not been made the time Is now here to make the spring attack on the scale it must be remembered that the application ol of this vi wash ash must be mado made during the time when nhen the trees are dormant and riot not after the bollage has begun to appear where trees have not been cut back as it III often be the r g r yi 4 1 l I 1 r fr N r 1 V sm li ra i A lix 1 if I I 1 aa I 1 R fa I 1 0 1 1 I 1 4 I 1 11 M I 1 11 it V Y ikic tia e 1 1 1 V ar N i i I 1 pa I 1 U k I 1 I 1 h 1111 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 t I 1 A 9 v 14 I 1 I 1 rl cut ul 4 tree ihal ans cut back like preceding after summers crowth crt lh case the trees will have to tie be sprayed As to the use of spray pumps the bul la liln tin referred refer reil to sas salt in regard to spray pumps we a urgently urgen aly advise the large outfits designed for rapid work ham however ever iron pumps will prove more lil ii i to POM linn hy by this aih ash than it li hran purties the an PUI aps und and should always he wasted with clean water liter after bac each days we use i from different parts part ot of the bullotta bullot bull otla ln w quota it la is very easy lor for tits 9 men mea to waste the liquid it 1 they are not careful a a a the men found the wash quite unpleasant to their bands and very obnoxious to the face and yes eyes and it became necessary tor for them to wea gloves cloves and cover their faces aces with veils which were made by using plain trips of thin muslin or calico these were fastened around t the ho h hat a t band ban d ll 11 and n d hei holes e s we were r e c cut u 1 for 0 r tho h e eyes y es T though ho u g bl crude r u do in i L d design e lal g n they are very useful in keeping the spray out ot of the face 0 a it was wa also found best beat to cover the horses with thin cloth blankets to protect them and tho the barness from becoming becom lne coated with the ho spray farmers review |