Productive farming . Fig. 149.—Spraying orchard trees in early spring, for scale insects, with barrel pump.(Experiment Station, N. J.) one gallon of water. Soak the potatoes in this mixturefor two hours. Urge the pupils to tell of the methodat their homes. Spraying.—Under ordinary conditions a bearing appleorchard should be sprayed at least three times each springand perhaps once in the summer. The first spraying is to be made before the buds swell invery early spring (Fig. 149). This is to prevent scab andsimilar diseases and to kill the San Jose scale insects. Forthis spraying it is well to
Productive farming . Fig. 149.—Spraying orchard trees in early spring, for scale insects, with barrel pump.(Experiment Station, N. J.) one gallon of water. Soak the potatoes in this mixturefor two hours. Urge the pupils to tell of the methodat their homes. Spraying.—Under ordinary conditions a bearing appleorchard should be sprayed at least three times each springand perhaps once in the summer. The first spraying is to be made before the buds swell invery early spring (Fig. 149). This is to prevent scab andsimilar diseases and to kill the San Jose scale insects. Forthis spraying it is well to use either soluble oil at the rate ofone gallon of the oil to fifteen gallons of water, or to use the 234 PRODUCTIVE FARMING lime-sulfur solution. Commercial concentrated lime-sulfuris diluted at the rate of one gallon to nine of water. The second spraying is made just before the blossom opens. /r^i§
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