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MEDFOTID MAIL TRIBUNE, ISllDDFORD, OttWCION, TUESDAY, PtflTRUARY 21, 1011. PAGE THREE Lime-Sulphur Its Use as a Fungicide and an Insecticide -By-Prof. P. J. O'Garn, Pathologist. Written especially for the Medford Mail Tribune. (Copyright, 1911, by Medford Printing Company.) (Seventh installment.) The Sediment. In making up a liine-sulplinr wash there is always more or less sedi ment which,1 on settling, accumu lates on the bottom of the cooker. This sediment is composed, for the most part, of; uncombiued limo and sulphur ,u4 Well as' insoluble, com pounds derived from the lime nnd sulphur and of vnrious impurities of the lime, principally mngnesium. The combined sulphur in the sediment :s largely calcium sulphite (CuSCKI) with small amounts of enlcium miI phnto (CaS04) which increases with the length of boiling. As has boon shown before, this comes largely from the change of enlcium thio-sul-phatc (CaS2(M) into calcium sul phite. When the lime-sulphur 's properly made Ihe amount of sedi ment left in the strainer is insig nificant nnd nmy be thrown away. However, when the quantity is large and there is a considerable amount of free sulphur present it should not be thrown away but should be re tained and mixed with another batch. If the sediment is not largely sul phur,1 its value itf questionable. Some! have added it to the dissolved lime 1 and 'snfphur ushlg it as n marker; by1 a marker is meant something which will, after drying, show on the tree. At this point it is well to cau tion those who make their own lime sulphur not to u"e too much lime in tanking 'up the spray for the purpose of having it show up on the tree. The use of excess lime nlways results in producing a less amount of the higher sulphides, and should, there fore, be gunrded against in weighing out the lime and sulphur. Nevoi guess nt weights. The practice- of measuring by bulk is not weighing. Effect of Adding Mmo to Diluted Iilnic-Siilphui' Solution. The practice of diluting a concen trated lime-sulphur and then adding a quantity of slaked lime just be fore npp.lying the mixture to the trees is common. The object of adding the lime is, of course, to make the spray show up on the trees. Some growers feel that there should lie body enough to the spray so that it may be seen after it has dried on the trees. A chemical study of lime-sulphur to which lime has been added before spraying on the trees bas shown that the amount of sulphur in the form of sulphides is deci cased to a considerable extent. It has al-o been shown that the quantity of thin snlphate is increased when lime i added and we would naturally ex pect this, since the polyMilphide, namely, tetra-sulphidc of calcium (CaSI) and pcntiiMiIphi.le of calcium i (CaS.'i) are dcci cased. Free sul phur al-o increases as the result of the brenking down of the higher sul phides. It has been mentioned be fore that the view is generally held that the pculnsulphidc of calcium (CaS.'i) is Jho most effective com pound in the lime-sulphur wash for destroying insects, and, since this is true, any treatment of the limc Milphur which would tend to lower the quantity of this compound should be avoided. It is quite possible, 1 wheir a lime-sulphur wash is treated i(li.limVl)eforc being applied to the trees, that very little calcium penta Hiilphidc or tot raulphide .reaches the tree. Only the lower sulphides, if any, together with calcium thiosiii phato (CaS'JO.'l), calcium sulphite (CaS03), calcium sulphnte (CaSOl) and free sulphur may bo found in the solution. If tho lime used to mix with thQ commercial lime-sulphur solution is a magnesium lime the results are also unfavorable. The magnesium lime does not form sulphides, but it tends to decompose nnd decrease the amount of calcium polysulphides al ready, in the solution, nnd, as we havo seen before, in doing this hy drogen sulphide (II2S) is formed and sulphur is lost through the formation of this compound which escnpes ns a gas. Tin' rrorcss of Dilution. The lime-sulphur as commercially obtained, or home-niade, ennunt bo CENTRAL POINT ITEMS The Ladles' Aid of the M II church will have a bargain day sal nt tho Quality Store. Saturday, fresh bread, cakes and etc. Deputy (Jamo Warden C. B. Gay was In town Monday on business. J. W. Myors and his Deputies In spooled a car loud of treos Monday and also inspected the orchards In tills vicinity. Mr. HubUsrd and Mis Hubbard. Mrs. J. W Myam. A. ('. rrlr and wife, Mr Hoko und part), Heiu Our Correspondents used as made and must, therefore, be diluted. It is essential that a deti nite method of solution bo followed. Any guess work in dilution is sure to result unsatisfateorily, especially so when dilutions nro made for summer splaying. Two solutions may look exactly alike and yet differ widely in density so that an nccurate meth od must be based primarily on the density of the particular lune sulphur solution that is being dilut ed. It would even bo advisable to obtain the density of the diluted sprny rather than base the dilution, or number of dilutions, on the density of the concentrate as stated on the container. It is unlawful to misbrand fungicides or insecticides, but, nev ertheless, we do find some of them on the market that do not come up to the guarantee ns stated on the la bel. Very often, too, we find the density of a lime-sulphur solution above the written guarantee, and while this is commendable, showing honesty in the manufacture of the brand, it is just as important to know the exact density where wo may bo working on n narrow margin as in the case of summer spraying. A slight additional strength of miv ture might mean the burning of deli cate foliage, which means, often, the loss, of a crop. Accurate dilution is very simple and easily accomplished with the nid of n hydrometer having a Spe cific Gravity scale. Unfortunately, the hydrometer which is most used is the Ilenumc. This instrument does not give the density except in a rel ative way since the scale is entirely arbitrary. Besides the IJeaume there are a number of others, but nil of them should be discarded includ ing the Heaume. The Hemiinc hydro meter assumes the density of waters to bo zero, and a liquid twice as heavy as water is taken nt 7(i de grees. The difference between dif l'eient degrees on the I.enumo scale is out' constant, nnd, therefore, there is no way of calculating from it ac tual densities. It is- to be hoped that the Heuuino hydrometer will soon be discarded and the Specific Gravity hydromotor, which gives ac tual deusities, substituted. As stated before, a "hydrometer is an instru nient for determining densities of liquids cither heavier or lighter thin water. The instrument is construct ed of glass and consists of three parts; first, the upper part or stem of uniform diameter upon which graduations ure marked; second, a bulb or enlargement of the tube; third, a small bulb at tho bottom con tainiug shot or mercury which causes the instrument to iloat in a vortical position. The point at which the in struinent floats in water depend upon tho temperature of tho water, but a certain temperature is assumed for each hydrometer and the point on tho stem to which it sinks in the water is marked "1" on the Specific Gravity scale. If it is to be a Heauine instrument the point "s markod ''()." ( Now, if some salt or other substance has been dissolved in the water, the hydrometers will no longer stand at "0" or "I" but will tend to rise to some other poi.it on tho scale. This point on the Henume scale will read so many "de grees Heaunie," while on the Specific Gravity scale it will read "1" plus some fraction which will represent tho ac tual increase jn density of the solu tion. Tho principle of the hydrome ter is that a body floating in a liquid will displace a quantity of water equal to the weight of the floating body. Therefore, a hydrometer which sinks to "1" on the Specific Gravity hydrometer when immersed in water will not sink so deep in a liquid winch is heavier than water the buoyant effort of tho denser liquid being greater. The Specific Gnuity hydrometer tells nt once how many times heavier than water a liquid is. For instance, if the Spe cific Gravity hydrometer sinks to the point 1.33.'l on the scale it indicates that the liquid is one nnd one-third tunes as heavy as water. Try a Littlo Liner in the Mail Tribune Wants. (Wainer, were Medford visitors Mon- I day. ' J F Williams Is repairing the local telephone system hero, by put ting up now poleg. rehiring a"d otc Our orchard and ranch men are very busy now, tho good woather al lowing thorn to rosume work In all departments. Their were cnlln for labor Monday that could not be fill ed. The revival mooting at the M. IS. church are still going oh. The good work in prnKrowInK nifty with soim-converts. LOCAL REALTY PRICES IN 1900 Prices Originally Asked by the 0. & t C. Railroad for What Is Now Down Town Property Discovered In S. P. Files Great Increase. Whllo delving through the old files In the Southern Pacific depot this morning, Agent A. S. Rosenbaum un earthed jotters of Instruction, dated 1900 and nddrcssed to J. S. Howard, then agent here, placing the values on the lots comprising tho O. &. C townslte. This' property, which now com prises tho entire downtown portion of Medford, could havo been hoiiRht then for a sum which would not now touch many of tho blocks within Its boundniies. .According to tho document, lots 10 and 11 In block 7S, upon which the new Medford Hotel is being erected, wero priced at $110 for the two. Tho present valuation oj them 's some- whoro nbovo $15,000. Two lots on tho corner of Central avenuo and Fifth street, recently of fered to tho Federal government ns a site for the new post office build ing for the sum of $12,000 were pur chnseablo in 1900 for $350. Three lots west of tho present Hnfor resldenco could havo boon bought Uhon for $1G0, while now It Is not likely that $0,000 would hand le them. Dloqk 7, upon which Is now locat ed the Watt residence, could have been purchased for $300. This pnrccl is estimated now ns being worth about $5,000. As another evidence of tho cheap ness of Medford property then, all' lots were sold upon tho ton year plnn, whllo now tho lots in tho orig inal townslte nro In such demand that cash figures as tho considera tion In most of tho denls. POLK'S OKEGOX AM) WASHING. WON State (Jacttcci' and Business Direc tory. Just issued for 1911-12, is tho most completo work of tho kind over published. It contains an accurato business dlrectory'of evory city, town and village In Oregon and Washing ton, and tho nnmes and addresses "of country merchants nnd professional men, lumbermen, etc., who nro locat ed adjacent to vlllnges; also lists of government and county officers, com nilssloaers of deeds, stato boards, statutory provisions, tonus of courts, nnmes of postmasters, postofflces, ex press, telopliono and telegraph of fices, Justices of tho peace, hotels, dally and weekly nowspapers, besides much other information useful to nil classes of business and professional mon. A descrlptlvo sketch of each place Is given, oinbrnclng various Items of intoiost, such ns tho loca tion, popu itlon, distances to differ ent points, the most convenient ship ping stations, tho products that are marketed, stago communication, trade statistics, tho nearest bank lo cation, mlnernl Interests, churches, schools, libraries nnd societies. An Important feature Is tho classified directory, giving every business ar ranged under Its special heading, thus enabling subscribers to obLilu at a glance a list of all Iioiiri'h man ufacturing or dealing in any particu lar lino of goods. Tho work gonor ally Is compllod to moot tho wants of tho business community nnd Is so thorough ns to deservo their liberal patronage. Prlco $9. It. L. I'OLK- & CO. Soattlo, Wash. NOTICE. J. I). McArdlo will arrivo In Med ford tho ''5th Inst, with plans and specifications for his bungalow and gnrago to bo built on Oakdale ave nue, Medford. Contractors aro Invit ed to bid. Mr McArdle can bo seen at tho Nash hotel. ..Automobile Repairing.. CRATER LAKE GARAGE 22 South Riverside Phone Main 4282. Home 298.K. N. H. Mark Van Dyke Realty Co. CITY PKOPEHTY IMUMS, EMIT UAVCIIKS I Hi! E. MAIN HTItltlfrT. "BATCH'S" WIN FROM BENEDICTS Single Men Defeat the Married Men Bowling Match Rolled at "Nat" Sooy-Smlth High Man With 203, Tclfer High Average. A (cum composed of Mnehelors de feated u team made up of Ihuiedicts in n bowling match rolled on tho Xntaloritnn' nlloys last, night by a score of 12H3S to 'J:'0r. ' lloth teams rolled good games, the Honors for individual plays being devilled one to ouch team with G. Sooy-Sniith of the Ilnohelors high man with 'J08 while KoberU W. Telfer of the llone dicts, high average with 17."). The match was the outcome of a number of games played by the city league. The Natatorium Specials carried off the honor there so in order to change the line-ups, the teams that rolled lntft night were inadu up. Three games were played last night the totals being 80."),7(i5 and 788, for tho Hachelors and b'7S,7(i l,7(ill for tho Maried ilea. j 111; i.uiiin njt 'in I 'i'i ti ill ; Married. Men U. W. Telfer, P. Iiulchings, W. Keyes O. J. I'atton, und 1 Diamond. Bachelors G. Sony-Smith, W. Woods, W. Antic, ,1. Kish, and M. L. Patton. PILES CUKEI) IN 0 TO 11 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to euro any case of Itching, blijjd, bleeding or protruding piles la G to 14 d..ys or money refunded. 50c. NOTICE. Notlco Is hereby given that tho un desslgned will apply to tho city coun cil of tho city of Medford, Or., at Its regular meeting on March 7, 1911, for a license to sell splrltous, vin ous nnd malt liquors in quantities less than a gallon at Us place of bus iness at No. 31 South Front street, In said city, for a period of six months. B. S. IIADCUFF & CO. Ilasklns for Health HEW WILLI l who will lecture at Hie .Medford op Making of tlie ( ouslitiilion," under Men's clulJ- Don't rail to licar litis lei f'haiilaiiqiia Iccfuicr and this is one gitcii before uu audience. x I V J. E. ENYART, Proildont J. A. IMOUIIY, Vlco-I'rcsldont J 5 I L MEItUICK, VIce-ProBld -it fOl IN S. OUT! I, Cashier J W. 1). JACKSON, Asa't Cashlor. ? The Medford Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $20,000.00 SAFE DEPOSIT IIO.VI-S I-'OH KENT. A G'ENEIIAL DANKLVO IIl'KlNliSS TUANSACTED. We SOLICIT VOl'U I'ATItONAfiE. 44444(4(444t44444(444l4!t4--4-4----4- WW I GET THE HABIT Of calling u- If you have nny olpttrlc work of auy kind Wo can fix you up in the host poBslblo atylo. It is a Good Habit and Will Cost You Nothing Electric Construction Co. PHONE M UN UBOl t RIFLE SHOTS TO T Natatorium Management Posts $10 Prire for Best Target Open to All Comers, Including Ladles Scpa rate Prizes for Women Also. Tho management of tho Natator ium has ported a .cash prize of $10 to bo awarded to Uio person scoring tho best target In ,tho shooting gnl lery. . " The range to ho shot ovo" Is tho small target range over w. Ich tho regular weekly matches aro held. The tuizo shoot is open to nil comurs .and lit order to glvo women gun enthusiasts an cer break with tho mon, the afternoon of Wednesday March 1st, has been set asldo by tho management for them. Sopurato prizes of cut, glass and china pieces will bo posted for ladles shooting oV' or other ranges. Tho prize for Inst week wns car rled off by Clus Stbnson, with a score of 2 I out of a possible 25. LIO.ni) ('CUES ECZEMA WIIEItE SALVES EAID In regard to skin disease, medical authorities are now agreed on this: Don't Imprison tho disease gorms In your skin by tho Use of greasy salves, and thus oncourngo thorn to multiply. A true cure of all ecze matous diseases can bo brought about only by using tho henllng agents In tho form of a liquid. WASH THE GERMS OUT. A simple wash: A compound of Oil of Wintorgreen, Thymol, and other Ingredients as combined in the D. D. D. Prescription. This penetrates to tho disease gorms and destroys thotn, then soothes and heals tho skin ns nothing olso hns over done. A 25 cent trial bottle will start tho euro and glvo you instnnt relief. Medford Pharmacy, near post of fice. If the real cdnto ad "roads nil right," go nnd see tho properly, und you'll probably find thai the ad is "straight" and candid. I'MtSOVS, l. I)., 'in house Tuesday night on "Tim (ho auspices of tho I'rc.slij leilnn hue. Dr. Unisons Is a ci-y forcible of (lie most iiitcrcMlug lectures ever National Bank 1!2 WEST MAIN STKKET " "" 0 A REAL CITY STORE ' i New, Clean Merchandise Displays No doubt you havo entered a big city grocery nnd vlowed with pleasure tho tastefully arrnnged displays of clean, shining bottle goods and new package goods. You canx sec the same kind of displays in our New, Modern Store Everything is "new from fjoor to celling. The groceries carried In this store arc FIUST QUALITY and everything Is sold at reasonable prices Allen Grocery Co. South Central Avenue Half a Block From Main Street Main Street Business Property , Nets Over 8 Per Cent Interest Best location. Great increase in value. Lot 50 feet by 140 feet. Splendid buy for invest ment or speculation Special price for quick action. Address Owner, Medford .. . ,. P. 0. BOX NO. 477. Farmers & Fruit Hemingway's Arsenate of Lead Is pure .'Hid fully equal in quality to any Load Arsen ate obtainable even at inucli higher prices. It is guaranteed to show i'ollowipg analysis: Arsenic Oxide Id Per Cent Lead Oxide, about 152 Per Cent Soluble Arsenic, under 1-2 Per Cent Improperly made Lead Arsenate gives disastrous results. A good lead arsenate should contain no Tree Acetic Acid, only a trace of lVee Arsenic Acid, and from 1") Per Cent to 17 Per (Vnt of combined Arsenic Acid. It should mix readily with water and remain a long time in suspension. HEMINGWAY'S LEAD ARSENATE combines all these good qualities. It is unique in possession of prolonged sticking power and It Does Not Scorch. Hemingway's Lead Arsenate is Harmless to the plant but deadly to the insect. Hemingway's lead arsenate is used extensively in tho Rogue River Valley by prominent fruit growers with unqualified success. PRICES F. 0. B. MEDFORD In .")00 lb. packages 0 "1-lc per lb. net In 100 lb. packages 9 :Me per lb. net In HO lb. packages 10 1-lc per lb. net In 2" lb. packages 11 1-lc per lb. not DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR OREGON & WASHINGTON. Kerr, Gifford & Co. PORTLAND, OREGON. i i IIOAUDED WEALTH Is all right If kejit In a sccuro placo,. but tho majority of tho "unwise thrifty" prefer to hldo their money, at homo, or In uunio out-of-tho-wny place, liiKtead of intrusting It to tho wnfe (ooplng of a reliable bank. We number ninong our depositors soma of tho shrewdest and most prominent commercial men In town a fact that fully attests our reliability. Growers Bank