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Show LIME-SULPHUR FOR SPRAYING Comparatively Enay Matter to Makt Solution No Expensive Equipment Equip-ment Is Necessary. ll'rwvsr.il by th tlnll..1 HIkis l)lurt mont ( Ah i h-ult ui ) The niiiklnu of lliuu-Hiilpliur solution for sprnyliiK fruit tiveei Is foinparatlvo-ly foinparatlvo-ly simple, and uny fruit Rinwer who Is equipped with tho proper apparatus fun readily prepare lime-sulphur con-oenlrnte con-oenlrnte for his own use. No elaborate or expensive equipment Is necessary. A (Irsl-eliiNs concentrate run bo pro-ilueed pro-ilueed In an ordinary Iron ltettle suspended sus-pended over a wood lire. A new Farmers' Farm-ers' llulletln, liS3, I, lnit Sulphur Concentrate, Con-centrate, by 10. . Sli-K-ler, entomologist, entomolo-gist, bureau of entomology, and A. M. Daniels, mechniileal engineer, bureau of public roads, describes the preparation prepara-tion of this Npray. The uses for It are described In this bulletin, which Includes In-cludes draw ings and designs for plants suitable for orchards of various slies Hnd locations. lu the first part of this bulletin will bo found formulas and suggestions for the making, storing, and diluting of lime-sulphur concentrate. In the hit- V.-'.'- ,' ..: ',. ;.U i-K.'.: i . i&rrt'J 'ttt ,;'.' --v.b "fi - ... e-; --.4.-..: f ? V sm!-.-.-rs-i Lime-Sulphur Cooker In Operation. ter part suggestions are given en the building of several types of cookers of different sizes, ranging from a very simple US-gallon kettle to steam plunts In which gallons of the concentrate can be prepared In one cooking. I.lme-sulpliur solution Is probably used more extensively than nny other compound, since It Is both an Insecticide Insecti-cide and a fungicide. It Is used during both the dormant and t lie growing seasons. sea-sons. Lime-sulphur Is comparatively cheap, and can be combined with many other compounds, such as arsenate of lead and nicotine, for the simultaneous control of chewing and sucking Insects and certain fungus diseases. Its chief disadvantage Is that it Is disagreeable to use, owing to Its causticity. The lime-sulphur described In this bulletin should not be confused with the so-called so-called self-bolled lime-sulphur, which Is a mechanical mixture of lime and sulphur, whereas lime-sulphur concentrate concen-trate Is a chemical combination. |