Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-11
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES,
A B.skttpef Says Something 10 the
OfChardiStS.
ITO Makes Interesting Suggestions RE-
anrding bees, Honey. Poison
aud Tree spraying.

To Fruit Growcrs aud Fruit Sprayors!
DO not spray your trees while they
ore in blossom. In the first place 70 IL
unlawful; second, you may destroy the
little busy Doe, one Of your beet friends
third, and not least Important you are
liable to destroy your fruit aud thus
prevent the very object you nfe tying
10 attain-a crop OF sound fruit
Any and all fruit blossoms lbnt
have the pollen entirely washed OIL
before fertilization lakcs place VIII NOT
produce fruit. We have abundant
evidence on this point from fruit grow.
ora In di1 rent parts Oh tho cou1ifys
MI ID. J.. Davis, au old irult grower
rom Coumblaua county, Ohi1i but
now Of this city, tells mo tnnt hn has
proven this 10 be true IN several in
stances. other trees are Affected In
this way. I have known the entire
acorn crop % be- destroyed by heavy
rain storm.
While We are 10 favor Of spraying our
fruit trees We hope it will be done So.
tplliguntly and thoroughly. The trees
should be- sprayed Tor the insects that
ate preying on tho bark, trunk AMI
roots ~ we'll ~ Tor the cooling mDih.
one OF more Of those liio.dcstroyiug
insects such o. the woody nphih, fol
spider, bark lice, scale, horUu, etc, ut0
with ~ always. With proper treat.
ment these can be- disposed 90 EH
readily ~ the o0diing moth, which
attack the fruit alter tue blossoms hli
anu continue till alter tho fruit u rs
large as u pigeons tEg.
During thu early part Of the blossom
there Ia no fruit, 10 simply being tlou
f. embryo at the back OF the blossom.
Durlng the time that the tree is in
bloom Ia when tho fruit i formed.
Nature has wisely provided honey.
sucking insecis, ami IN their eager
consult after the honey they accom-
plish tho very important matter d.
fertilization whilo The plstlls on the
ond l1i the blossom protect it.lifOm
other insects that might othofwiso Ia.
iIfuii.
We have many OF what are called
popular errors. Ono ~ tho belief by
many that unless everybody sprays
hnd uisiuiecta their tfeus, Il ia useless
for anyone 10 DO 40. You can select
tree having iruit On Il ia the center Of
an orchard and u u 10 thoroughly
sprayed twill produce sound ffuitevuu
a. III the ituit In the balance " the
orchard Ia destroyed By tho moth.
To-Day, " We examine some OF the
box elder trees, We viii hnd many %
me leaves covered with honey, which
many suppose TAILS as dew. Now, N
we examine the leaves We will huu
many small, green bugs on them
They live Oh the leaves aud thus pro.
ducu tho honey. II We take a micro.
scope We can plainly SEQ the honey on
ihcm. Again we have many animals
and Insects that people believe 10 be-
very Injurious, when In fact they
prey upon the more destructive insects
nud thus help 20 save our crops and
ituila ifom humiliation.
Many people are more or lrts excited
aud alarmed on this bprhylng matter.
ihcy are very anxious 10 know " 10 h.
going 10 poison everybody aud every
tulng. 10 all such We say decidedly,
NO. Healthy people would have 10 eat
several bushels OF fruit IA ous day be-.
itfu the spraying matter would make
thVm sick. Neither will II iujufo
animals grazing IN the orchard; and
any small iruit or vegetation that may
lie growing under the treea it tlay be
more beneficial 10 than otherwise, as it
might XIII oil the insects, aud vegc.
tables eau anu should be washed before
being eaten. u the spraying Ia properly
done, unletA It's desirable, lhero IL no
uted Of splitting much on the ground.
Now, then, " We all 20 10 work IN
enrnr't ON this frult question we will
succeed iu waking up our Territory
from the Rip VAnwinklu sleep that IL
has boon taking Tor tho last twenty
yesis " more. The only question 10,
VIII We do ~ A long nun, strong
lull and pull all together viii accom-.
pilsh wonders. Other ttAlus lees iav.
ufci with soil, climate aud conditions
tuan ours have succeeded. Thon why
40! WEI IL would bo another long
sop la tho right direction towards
making our Territory sul..sIatainiug,
which We all desire.
Il. q. LovFsY.
SALT LAKE Cry, Nav 10. 1884