. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. Fig. 14.—Peach tree cut back to stub two years previous, now making: new top and loaded with bloom. Original. (Photo by Sherman). a similar tree loaded with fruit, when the same tree three years before seemed to be hopelessly infested with scale. Scaleclde. "While we are of the opinion that it is well for our growers as a whole to depend principally upon the Lime-sulphur Avash, yet it is not to be overlooked that the necessity for boiling and the caustic action of the wash are serious disadvanta
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. Fig. 14.—Peach tree cut back to stub two years previous, now making: new top and loaded with bloom. Original. (Photo by Sherman). a similar tree loaded with fruit, when the same tree three years before seemed to be hopelessly infested with scale. Scaleclde. "While we are of the opinion that it is well for our growers as a whole to depend principally upon the Lime-sulphur Avash, yet it is not to be overlooked that the necessity for boiling and the caustic action of the wash are serious disadvantages. It is well, therefore, that there is in existence a preparation which can be satisfactorily used for the San Jose Scale and which is easily prepared without the use of fire, boilers, etc. "Scalecide'' is an oil preparation; made by the B. G. Pratt Co., of 11 Broadway, 'New York City. It costs from 60 cents to $1 per gallon, according to quantity ordered. It is mixed with water at the rate of 1 gallon of Scalecide to 12 gallons of water, and after being stirred thoroughly is at once ready to use. This makes it verv convenient for those havina: onlv a few trees, and some very large orchardists prefer it because of the ease with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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