Historic Hood River
Let Us Spray
11-6-2020
Notes
This advertisement appeared in The Hood River Glacier in March 1898. Some of these sprays are still in use– lime, sulphur, Bordeaux mix. Blue Vitriol is copper sulphate. Paris green is an arsenic compound which kills rodents.
But I’m guessing whale oil soap isn’t common any more. Perhaps it’s been replaced by dormant oils?
Category: Downtown Hood River
Tags: 1890s, advertisement, agriculture, fungicide, insecticide, newspaper, orchard, spray
Tags: 1890s, advertisement, agriculture, fungicide, insecticide, newspaper, orchard, spray
Jeffrey Bryant
Acme Compound was used by coyotes to catch roadrunners.
kmb
I was going to suggest a more modern definition for Blue Vitriol: harsh words spoken by a Democrat. Maybe it’s too soon after the election for political humor.
L.E.
When I was raising sheep, I used Blue Vitriol on their feet, when they got foot rot.
As for rodents, I don’t know how orchardists and crop farmers cope with them. I just finished building a raised garlic bed, and put down two layers of wire, to keep the gophers out.
Will
"Let us spray" – that’s hilarious.