Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . It dissolves slowlyif simply thrown in the water and allowed to settle. To avoid to some extent the delays involved in dissolving bluestone itis well to buy a finely powdered grade now manufactured for the makingof fungicidal preparations. Bordeaux Mixture.—A standard formula for the preparation of thisvaluable mixture is the following: Bluestone 4 pounds Fresh lime . 4 pounds Water 50 gallons * Courtesy of New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y.
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . It dissolves slowlyif simply thrown in the water and allowed to settle. To avoid to some extent the delays involved in dissolving bluestone itis well to buy a finely powdered grade now manufactured for the makingof fungicidal preparations. Bordeaux Mixture.—A standard formula for the preparation of thisvaluable mixture is the following: Bluestone 4 pounds Fresh lime . 4 pounds Water 50 gallons * Courtesy of New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 274 SUCCESSFUL FARMING Dissolve the bluestone in 25 gallons of water, slake the lime separately,and add water to make 25 gallons; then pour the two, bucket by backet,into a third barrel so as to mix thoroughly. For peach and plum, which aremore tender than apple and grape, the above formula may be changed tothe following: Bluestone pounds Fresh lime pounds Water 50 gallons These are the best preparations known for mildews, rots, scabs, smutsand the like, and where one is dealing vth a fungous trouble and is uncer-.
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