. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. preparation. With this andpowdered lime-sulfur directions come with thepackage showing the dilution for differentpurposes. Self-toiled lime-sulfur is prepared by theheat formed in the slaking of the lime. Useeight pounds of good fresh, unslaked lime. Addwater to start the slaking gradually, but usesufficient to keep it from burning or heat has begun to generate well, sl
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. preparation. With this andpowdered lime-sulfur directions come with thepackage showing the dilution for differentpurposes. Self-toiled lime-sulfur is prepared by theheat formed in the slaking of the lime. Useeight pounds of good fresh, unslaked lime. Addwater to start the slaking gradually, but usesufficient to keep it from burning or heat has begun to generate well, slowlysift into this eight pounds of the fine the mixture constantly and more water as needed. As soon as theboiling has ceased add the remainder of thecold water to make a mixture of 50 requires thorough agitation while spray-ing. It is used as a special spray materialagainst peach scab and brown rot of the stonefruits. Poison can be easily mixed with it forcontrolling bud worms and other chewing in-sects. In making this preparation any amountof boiling is allowable. If hot water is used, the solution boilsmore and a stronger preparation is the result. The formula may. Fig. 216.— Hydrome-ter and cylinder for usein testing the density oflime-sulfur and otherspray materials. It isscaled by the Baume1standard. See table inappendix. (IndianaStation.) PRINCIPLES IN USING FUNGICIDES 309 also be varied by using a little more or a little less of the lime andsulfur in the 50 gallons of water. As a winter spray one or twopounds of copper sulfate is sometimes added to the 50 gallons oflime-sulfur. This is of special value against apple rust. The use of poisons with a winter or summer spray of lime-sulfuris effective against chewing insects. Principles in Using Fungicides.—It is important to rememberthat all fungicides should be used before the disease breaks a serious outbreak little effect can be seen from spraying(Fig. 217). Plants th
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