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,t away a few bushels of apples, but given good borer control during i
t- ‘ l know that l got rid of a lot of midwinter in Georgia. It appears
it ? cull apples and that I did not to be safer on young trees, as well
“ reduce the number of bushels that as more effective than paradi-
*1 I I could sell, and I know that those ehlorobcnzene. Furthermore, the >
  R bushels I got were worth. more ethylene di_<:hloride treatment re- ¤
it money per bushel. The 1‘e111v1g01‘21t- ({Ul1'CS a minimum of preparation  
i_  i tug etfect upon the tree resulting of the soil before treatment and no
lc from the heavier pruning caused attention subsequent to mounding 1 ’
- more of the pruned trees to pro- after treatment, and just as good V
s_  _ tltwc Swtl VVUPS lll 1938 tlltm “`8§ results are obtained by pouring it
fc the case 111 the ul1p1‘l111€tl PMT Ot around the trees as by the use of 8. ;
in  I the _0l`cl’{u`d· Alllloilglhuil trees sprayer. The cost is a little less 7
in 1 {lm t°rl,lllZ°d “'°ll* 1. me ll ul?r?u‘S` than that of paradiehlorobcnzene,"
m P mgly ditltpiilt to inaintani sutiteriilit i
· vigor 111 iese ma are rees wi 1- _ _ »
  out fairly heavy cutting which Preparation of E1I111lS1011 E
in needs to be done about every other gm-C Should be when not to I
in year. I tlllllli, to<»,_tl3¢¤t_ llw ltmal breathe too much of the fumes of j
sn l<{ t1111€ to ile this Just ttl"°t*‘·l the ethyleiie diehloride; hence, the 1
Sn ot ll1€ big (TOP }`€i’·i`· _ emulsion should either be prepared  
lg _ Of eU\11`S€_, the HUUVG {`€l¤1`$ to out of doors or in a well ventilated E 1
ii, J maturehbearing trees. Think these ;·0Om_ Bggiiiise of its inn- boiling l
gg  i suggestions over. point heat should 11ot be used in { .
tit  t preparing the emulsion. 2 ·
VF A NEW PREPARATION FOR Stir vigorously 9 parts (meas-  
ti? THE CONTROL OF THE ured) of ethylene dichloride into l "
VY  I PEACH T R E E B O R E R. one part of a good grade of potash  
I _ . · g 1 1 ‘
lil F ‘,E‘§%‘{§;`i§'§‘ D IC HL°mE €ilt;°§l “étL%ttt$S3@tt$§??’u$°t92   i
i` S . s1nootl1 emulsion ` t
it OlTF}1¤$ti·<·=g¤r¤¤t~=‘y_@g’€i¤p;stb>’ acts- an S pta§SOE11€`%°ii;t-tifiii t i
US umn ‘ `}l‘l_llll* ,   " ‘, ’}llO` stir until the whole mass is smooth. l" E
·‘ _ mOl°gl”t‘ 1`mt _\"ll°)’ C'°°l%im‘ This is the stock emulsion which   -
I we fllas Ptigl °:fl)°liHl1°l}m°l lilill contains 50% ethylene dichloride;  
of ` Sam dqmlll lll Lwolgm umu DT; a11d if 18 gallons of the stock emul- l  
y_ to 1931 and m southern llllllOlS Simi were mine U . _ · ;·,
_ _ _ , _ ,   _- . p, it sl1ould co11 | ,
ill. » and lleslem TC" xml` m 19`;l' tain 9 gallons ethylene dichloride. J  
lid "Tl1c results of experiments eon- i n;,ii(,,, Poms], nsimii n,,ii,_ and S _- in
;he ducted i11 the states of Georgia, gallons Of ii-ninin  
_vy New York, and Illinois have shown €  
old that ethylene diehloride emulsion . .  
us,   its tt Busta- of advantages as- ¤¤t¤*¤¤¤ and D¤S==~g¤ its
He T paradiehlorobenzene (P.D.B.) for This emulsion has to be diluted  
ed, I the control of the peach borer, further before use and different;  
bjg t Cmzopia e,rit'1'0sa (Say). Ethylene dilutions and amounts used on dif- e __·_  
ut- » diehloride emulsion is effective at ferent aged trees. The accompany- - {
Of low soil temperatures and can ing table gives the dilutions and  
re- _` therefore be used late in the fall amounts found most satisfactory  
of _ and early in the spring, when it is for use on peach trees of various  
·ees I too cold for paradichlorohenzene to ages in the sections where the  
cut   be effective. The material has also experiments were carried on.  
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