Excerpt from Preliminary Report on Control of San Jose Scale With Lubricating-Oil EmulsionThe expense involved in making two dormant Sprays with lime sulphur solution, together with the unsatisfactory control obtained, led the orchardists to welcome any new methods to fight the scale. When it was found that lubricating-oil emulsion gave a splendid killing of the scale, the growers were enthusiastic about using it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.