The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales Volume 18 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...peach-tree, Black spot or Scab of the apple, Black spot of the grape-vine--and growers of Gordo Blanco and Sultana will have to keep a sharp look-out and keep the spray pumps going, else the crops will be lost. Bordeaux mixture will be found the best spray at this time of the year for all fungus diseases. Should the San Jose scale put in an appearance after the leaves have started on the tree, the resin, soda, and fish-oil wash will be found the best to use at this season of the year. Never spray either trees or vines while they are in bloom, else the chances are that the crop will be destroyed. They may be sprayed a week before coming into bloom, and a week after the fruit is set. Green crops should be turned under this month, in order that they may become well rotted while there is still considerable moisture in the soil. If such crops are allowed to remain in until the land becomes dry, it will be found almost impossible to plough the soil, to say nothing of turning them under, and the chances are that in place of doing good the opposite effect will result, as the moisture in place of being conserved will have been taken up by the crop, in consequence of which the soil will have become hardened, and when ploughing is attempted the ground will break apart in lumps, and it will be found impossible to turn the crop under, which will thus dry up instead of rotting as it should. If rain should not fall it will be found almost impossible to bring the land to a proper tilth, and owing to the absence of moisture in the soil the trees will in all probability suffer severely during the summer months, and the fruit will be of little value, as it will be undersized and flavourless. Therefore, in all dry districts, see the crops intended for turning under as a green ...