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Show WINTER SPRAYING. line aalutars leaon taught hi the appearame of Hun Joee dale in certain porta of Utnli I the fait that great bcnetlt cnnie from the prH nf lime Halt and aulpliur which wa first utwd onl to coinbit the aiale Orchnrdltt who laid tree lnfeated with the iale verj geneiullj hi plied the sprns of lime salt and ulpur to all tree In their mi hatds A n result there wa much nurprine In the spring of 1101 to Nad that tree thus trested wero free from the aphis, the fed spider the leaf toiler und the curl leaf of tho peach ll wa observed too that the trees sprayed during the winter lift .1 moie vigorous fiult buds, were less ilam-aed ilam-aed b curl) float and bore larger fruit than the tiees not so treated In fait the general good effects of the. lime salt mid sulphur wash were so apparent that scores of orchardlsts adopted ihe spray laat winter ami still a greater number will use It during the next three mouths The reason for the great goal derived de-rived from th spray of lime salt and sulphur is thnt the Ingredlcntf of the wush constitute un Insecticide and n lunglilde being . .iiinllj destructive to both Insects and fungu germ Another An-other urguincnt In favor of this wash is that It ii Us less than nny other effective ef-fective winter application rnrtumtto-Is rnrtumtto-Is all the Ingredient vis lime salt and sulphur are .heap in Utah and the spraslnp Is done mil) In the dormant season when labor Is not expensive The Inter-Mountoln 1'unuei nnd llanchman unhesitatingly recmntnendH the sprns nt lime suit aul sulphur ns bring practically a piimi in for nil the Ills the orchard may have coming from Injurious Insects and fungus dlseapea Ihe formula for the spras solution refenoil to herein la prescribed b) tho Utah Htnte Hoard of Horticulture, as follows Unslaked lime 49 pounds, sulphur, 30 pounds stock salt It pounds Water Wa-ter to make HO gallons Hare tin poundn of lime and twenty pounds of sulphui In a boiler with baiely sutllclent water to slake After thoroughts slaking add inoro water no 1 boll over n brisk file for nnt leas Ihun om hour and u half or until the sulphur Is thoruughls dissolved When tills take place the mixture will be of an inula r culm .Next place In a cask t filrt p nu la of unsliki 1 lime pour Ing v i H cuoui,h hot wit r tn thin oughly Make It and while t is boll li)K udd llfttcn poun la of salt V, hen this Is dissolved, add I lie lime nnd sul phur In the boiler and i ook for half an hour longer when the necessary airount of water to make the Rlxty gil-loni gil-loni should be added |