. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. ase a large iron cauldron was set up onan iron frame, so made that the bottom of the cauldron was about onefoot above the ground, when the device was ready for use. A fire couldthen be easily built beneath the cauldron and the boiling thoroughlydone. When it is not necessary to move the cauldron, it is well to buildup a stone or briok fireplace beneath it, so arranged that a good draftcan be maintained. As to the apparatus for spraying, one may employ any of the outfits ofpum
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. ase a large iron cauldron was set up onan iron frame, so made that the bottom of the cauldron was about onefoot above the ground, when the device was ready for use. A fire couldthen be easily built beneath the cauldron and the boiling thoroughlydone. When it is not necessary to move the cauldron, it is well to buildup a stone or briok fireplace beneath it, so arranged that a good draftcan be maintained. As to the apparatus for spraying, one may employ any of the outfits ofpumps, etc., commonly sold for use in orchards. Two such outfits areshown in Figs. 16 and 18, from photographs taken in the orchards this spring. The important thing in spraying work is to completely cover everytree with the material used. This thorough work must be insisted onas a requisite for successful control of the worm. The hibernatingburrows in which the worms are hiding at this season may be found inany part of the tree—from the tips of the topmost branches to theground. peach-worm: general conclusions. 43. -a T39 S oa s: c -Ao o z 44 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA —EXPERIMENT STATION. The time to make the application varies with the variety. It shouldbe done when the buds have begun to swell perceptibly, and it may bedelayed, without serious injury to the tree, until after the blossoms havebegun to appear, at least under the conditions found in Placer Countyduring the past season. The effectiveness of such treatment can now be considered to be an established fact. 26552-1
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