Economy of Scalecide : the complete dormant spray / for sale by Conyers B. Fleu, Jr.

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ECONOMY

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556? COMPLETE
DORMANT
SPRAY

ECONOMY &

This New Fifteen -Gallon Drum-
Shows by Direct Comparison that
Scalecide is not Expensive

SOME growers, although they believe in
the effectiveness of Scalecide, still have
the idea that it costs too much. Our
new economy package shows by direct com-
parison that the cost of Scalecide is not more
than the average cost of lime-sulfur. This
new package contains enough material to
spray, until they drip, the same trees as a
fifty-gallon barrel of lime-sulfur. It con-
tains 15 gallons of Scalecide and weighs only
135 lbs. It costs $11.50 delivered at your
railroad station (east of the Mississippi).
Drums extra, but returnable.

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This new 15-gallon drum shows that the
cost of the required amount of each material
to spray the same trees is practically the same
for both Scalecide and lime-sulfur. When

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you buy Scalecide in 50-gallon barrels it is
still more economical.

There is also a saving in hauling and han-
dling Scalecide. Instead of sending a truck
to the railroad station for a 50-gallon barrel
of liquid lime-sulfur, weighing 600 lbs., you
can bring home the 135-lb. drum of Scalecide
on the running board of your car. This drum
of Scalecide actually weighs less than enough
dry lime-sulfur to spray the same trees. A
135-lb. drum of Scalecide replaces a 600-lb.
barrel of lime-sulfur, liquid, or a 150-lb.
keg of lime-sulfur, dry.

Scalecide Costs Much Less
to Apply

There is a big saving of labor in applying
Scalecide because it goes farther — though cov-
ering the trees more thoroughly just as any
oil will go farther and cover a surface bet-
ter than whitewash. A tankful of dilute
Scalecide covers twice as many trees as the

ECONOMY through Initial Cost and
|K| No Freight to Pen/

Some sprays can be purchased for less initial
cost than Scalecide. But many sprays cost
much more by the time you have paid the
freight and cartage.

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same tankful of dilute lime-sulfur. The sav-
ing is not only in the cost of applying one-
half as much material, but especially in fill-
ing and hauling one-half as many spray-
tanks through the orchard. The larger the
orchard the more apparent the saving be-
comes. In one of our own orchards 11,000
gallons of dilute Scalecide sprayed the same
trees as 25,000 gallons of dilute lime-sulfur
had the previous year. See the diagram on
pages 13 and 14.

Scalecide as a Spray
in Comparison with Lime-Sulfur

Not only is Scalecide economical to buy,
but it is guaranteed to do better work than
lime-sulfur. Read the full guarantee on the
outside back cover of this booklet. This
guarantee, which has been published for
9 years without a single grower to request
his money out of the thousands who use
Scalecide annually, proves the position
Scalecide holds in relation to lime-sulfur.

ECONOMY through Less Cartage

You need handle and haul only 135 pounds
Scalecide as against 600 pounds liquid lime-
sulfur, or 150 pounds dry.

SC ALEC I D E

Scalecide is more pleasant to use. It does
not burn the skin and contains no gritty sedi-
ment to clog the nozzles and ruin the spray
machinery. Scalecide goes through the
sprayer like so much rich milk. Many lime-
sulfur users in the past have been deterred
from using Scalecide on account of the er-
roneous impression that Scalecide was more
expensive than lime-sulfur. But now that you
can buy Scalecide in an amount to do the
same work as lime-sulfur for practically the
same cost, is there a grower who can afford
not to use Scalecide?

Scalecide as a Spray
in Comparison with Other Oils

Miscible Oils. Scalecide is a miscible oil
and not an oil emulsion. The difference can
be explained briefly in that an oil emulsion
is a mechanical mixture of an oil and water.
A miscible oil is a chemically-treated oil
that mixes instantly with water and stays
mixed, the oil globule being much smaller
than in an emulsion.

Scalecide has never been duplicated ex-
cept in appearance. For Scalecide contains
a large percentage of expensive oils which
we are able to put into Scalecide and still
sell it at a reasonable price because of the
economies of special processes of manufac-
ture and large quantity production. We be-
lieve it is these expensive oils which account
for the remarkable tree invigoration and con-
trol of certain diseases that no other spray
gives.

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Carboleine is a cheaper miscible oil that
we have manufactured for many years for
those growers who want a cheap oil spray.

In fact, next to Scalecide it is the oldest com-
mercial miscible oil. It will kill every scale j
you hit with it. In our process of manufac-
ture we can make and sell Carboleine at the
remarkable low figure of $20.00 per 50-gallon
barrel, container included, F.O.B. our factory,
Hackensack, N. J.

Imitations of Carboleine are sometimes
sold as imitations of Scalecide just below the (
price of Scalecide. But they are not Scalecide
and there is no other spray, including Carbo-
leine, that can be compared with Scalecide
for they do not contain the material nor can
they do the work of Scalecide.

Oil Emulsions. It is an interesting para-
dox that 20 years ago the safety of Scalecide
was questioned because of the danger experi-
enced in the use of oil emulsions. Today
oil emulsions are assumed to be safe on ac-
count of the success and safety of the use of
Scalecide for the past 20 years.

As pioneers in the manufacture of oil
sprays we have been asked to make oil emul-
sions along the lines of Government formulae,
and because of our many years of experience
as oil chemists we have been able to produce
oil emulsions of a quality and stability not
obtainable elsewhere. If you insist on using
oil emulsions, write us for prices.

When we offer you Scalecide — The Com-
plete Dormant Spray — as the best dormant
spray, we have taken into consideration not

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only lime-sulfur, but miscible oils and the
new oil emulsions, and not only ordinary oil
emulsions but the best that can be manufac-
tured. The labor in spraying costs so much
that it is not economical to spray with any
material that does not give the maximum re-
sults. There is great economy in Scalecide.

What Scalecide Does

I All this economy of Scalecide would go for
naught if it were not for the effectiveness of
Scalecide as a dormant spray.

Scale. Twenty years ago Scalecide was
first manufactured to control scale. This it
did better than anything else that had ever
been compounded and since then in all these
years no spray has ever been made to exceed
the killing power of Scalecide against scale.
In some sections it has been demonstrated
that the scale has become resistant to lime-
sulfur treatment, but this could not happen

ECONOMY through. Less Waste and

Because of its oily nature Scalecide spreads
out in a thin film and penetrates into cracks and
crevices without the addition of a spreader.

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with Scalecide as it shuts off its breathing
pores and the scale almost instantly smothers.
We know of no scale insect in any country of
the globe that the proper application of Scale-
cide has failed to control. Hence, its name is
truly — Scalecide.

Aphis and Red Bug. If the dormant spray
is applied late in the Spring (delayed dor-
mant spray) just as the buds are swelling and
the Aphis hatching, Scalecide (1 — 15) alone
will kill aphis without the addition of Nico-
tine. If you did not apply the delayed dor-
mant spray and Aphis are appearing, a com-
bination of 1 gallon of Sulfocide and 2 gal-
lons of Scalecide to 200 gallons of water as a
Prepink or Pink Spray has proven to be a
very powerful contact spray for Aphis and
Red Bug. The Sulfocide also acts as a fungi-
cide for scab. This combination seems to be
more powerful than either of the materials
used separately. We do not advise the com-

ECONOMY through Less Labor

15 gallons Scalecide, making 240 gallons of
spray, sprays the same trees as 50 gallons of
lime-sulfur, making 450 gallons of spray. See
chart pages 13 and 14.

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bination of Scalecide and Nicotine nor is
there any necessity for it, as there is nothing
that the Nicotine can do at the time the Scale-
cide is applied that the Scalecide will not do
equally as well.

Fire Blight Cankers. Fire Blight lives
over the Winter in the form of cankers along
the body and main limbs of the trees. It is
infection from these cankers, usually carried
by insects, which causes twig and blossom
blight. A certain percentage of these cankers
will naturally die out over the Winter, but
twig and blossom blight can only come from
this source. A regular dormant application
of Scalecide, either Spring or Fall, will cause
the cankers to heal up, and if there is no out-
side infection blight is eliminated from your
orchard.

So remarkable has this work been in or-
chards throughout the country, even beyond
scientific explanation, that we are spending
a large sum each year for scientific research
to explain the results fruit growers are obtain-
ing. This work is being carried on entirely
out of our control simultaneously in the worst
blight-infested areas of the country, so that
the results will be completely impartial and
uninfluenced by anyone interested in Scale-
cide. But what other growers are doing
now in their orchards you can do. Whether
the reasons for these results are clearly under-
stood or not, it is the results that matter most
anyway. An annual spraying of Scalecide is
the best blight canker insurance known today.
See that your trees are so protected each year.

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Tree Invigoration. A regular dormant
application of Scalecide has a tendency to in-
crease the vigor of your trees as evidenced
by larger and darker foliage, increased ter-
minal growth, and foliage being held on later
in the Fall. This makes for plumper fruit
spurs and a better chance for a crop the fol-
lowing year. See that your trees have the
benefit of this complete dormant spray each
year and enhance the chance for regular an-
nual crops. Mr. Berckmans of Berckmans
Bros., Mayfield, Ga., says that he has had a
bumper crop every year since using Scalecide.

Pear Psylia. This insect, in some sections
the bane of the pear grower, can be entirely
controlled if the work is only planned far
enough ahead. An application of Scalecide
will kill the adult psylia. The best control
is obtained by spraying in the Fall or early
Winter when the insects are sluggish, al-
though satisfactory control is often obtained
by spraying in the early Spring. It is too
late for good results in the late Spring after
the psylia have laid their eggs.

Leaf Roller. In some parts of the West
and periodically in sections of the East, leaf
roller is one of the most destructive pests.
On account of its habits it cannot be satisfac-
torily controlled by a poison summer spray.
It lives over the Winter in the form of egg
masses on the branches. Scalecide is one of
a very few materials with a record of 100
per cent, leaf roller control, although this,
as you know, depends greatly on the thor-
oughness of the application. The best con-
trol is obtained by spraying with Scalecide as

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a delayed dormant spray to kill the egg
masses and prevent them from hatching.

Pear Thrips. This insect often, unnoticed,
sucks the vitality of the tender buds, reduc-
ing, if not destroying, the crop. Use Scalecide
as a delayed dormant spray to kill the young
insects just hatched.

European Red Mite. This insect does
considerable damage to both apples and
peaches. It lives over the Winter in the form
of clusters of minute red eggs on the branches.
Scalecide applied as a delayed dormant spray
has proven a very effective control.

Tent Caterpillars. Spray with Scalecide
(1 — 15) as a delayed dormant spray to kill
the young caterpillars just hatched. Scalecide
(1 — 15) applied to the egg masses before
they hatch will kill about 75 per cent, of
them, but enough will hatch to cause consid-
erable injury. If you did not apply the de-
layed dormant application, the combination

ECONOMY through. Less Worry

When you have applied Scalecide you can rest
assured that you have done all that can be
done at that time by any dormant spray or
combination of sprays.

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of 1 gallon of Sulfocide and 2 gallons of
Scalecide to 200 gallons of water should be ,
applied as a Pink or Pre-pink Spray to kill
the young insects by contact before the nests
have been established. The Sulfocide also
acts as a fungicide for scab, and the combina-
tion of Scalecide and Sulfocide at this
strength will not injure the young foliage just
coming out.

Root Rot and Woolly Aphis at the
Roots. If your trees in Midsummer look j
sickly, having poor foliage or are setting a ,
large crop of little fruit, look for trouble at
the roots. If you have woolly aphis at the
roots or root rot, pull the earth away from
the base of the sickly trees and pour in
Scalecide (1 — 15) using about twice as much
material as it will take to spray the tops of
the trees, or more if needed to soak the roots |
well. We have saved many trees in our own
orchards by this method and recommend it |
to you.

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Without the Addition of j
Nicotine orAxiythingElse.

Scalecide alone as a delayed dormant spray
controls Aphis without Nicotine. At the same
snravini? Scalecide controls other nests too.

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Citrus Trees. Scalecide has been used for
many years for the control of scale insects
on citrus trees. Use Scalecide, 1 to 50, dur-
ing the dormant season. Repeat as often as
necessary. For white fly and rust mite, spray
with Scalecide, 1 to 75, after the fruit has
formed.

Evergreens. Spray with Scalecide, 1 to
25, just as the new growth starts in the Spring
for scale and soft-bodied sucking insects.
Some gardeners use stronger dilutions than
this earlier in the Spring, and some spray
with Scalecide even later in the Summer.

Small Fruits. Never omit the dormant
spray with Scalecide, 1 to 15, on grapes, cur-
rants, gooseberries, raspberries and black-
berries. The invigorating effect of Scalecide
is very noticeable on grapes, and, as the vines
after pruning are small, they require very
little material to spray them thoroughly and
it is well worth the cost.

Ornamental Shrubs. Such shrubs as
lilacs, spiraea, dogwood, etc., that shed their
foliage in winter, including roses, will be
benefited by a regular dormant spraying with
Scalecide. If they are not affected with scale,
the invigorating and fungicidal effect of
Scalecide will still be of great value. The
characteristic polished appearance given the
bark of trees and shrubs sprayed with Scale-
cide is very valuable to ornamentals. Write
for our booklet, “Spraying the Home Gar-
den,” containing a special treatise on rose
culture.

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How Scalecide Cuts the Cost of Spraying

PRICES

SCALECIDE

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SULFOCIDE

CARBOLEINE

In 50-gal. bbls. only $20.00, container included,
F.O.B. Hackensack, N. J.

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What will if be ?

WE GUARANTEE that, if you will
divide an orchard, your worst or best,
in two parts equal in general con-
dition, and for three years spray
one part with SCALECIDE accord-
ing to our directions and the other
part with lime sulfur, giving the
same summer treatment to both
parts, the part sprayed with
SCALECIDE will be better than
the part sprayed with lime sulfur
—in the judgment of three disin-
terested fruit growers— or we will
refund the money you have paid
for the SCALECIDE.

CONYERS B. FLEU, Jr.
Germantown . Philadelphia, Pa.

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