Show SPRAY FOR INSECT CONTROL combination treatment can be made for the san jose scale and apple aphids prepared by tho united states department of agriculture who have tile the san jose and other scale insects to contend with should arrange to spray their trees with proper insecticides before the foliage puts out in the spring the prospects of continued remunerative prices for fruits should be an incentive to give orchards all needed care to maintain them lu in productive and vigorous condition commercial lime sulphur concentrate Is the principal insecticide used tor for san jose scale spraying it Is usually 4 gasoline power pump spraying outfit sold eold in a density of 33 degrees on the baume scale and x lien of this strength should be used tit at the rate of one gallon to from seven to nine gallons of water in spray spraying ng for san jose scale very thorough work is essential since only the insects actually hit with tile the spray are destroyed the spray pump used should develop good pressure to insure insure thorough work during ing recent years many apple gral growers er have adopted the so o called delayed dormant method of spraying briefly this consists in deferring the san jose scale treatment until the alie tips of the budi ot of the apple are showing green by adding to the lime ilme sul chur solution 10 40 per cent nicotine sulphate at the rate of I 1 part to SOO or DOO parts of water tin an effective combination treatment can be made for the san jose scale and apple aphids which congregate on the opening buds necessary insecticides should be obtained or contracted for so that nothing will interfere with carrying out an an effective spray program |