Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-20
KEEP UP THE SPRAYING.
Edaor Descret NewG
l.. +. PARRY,
Assistant Seoy.

hditOr Dcscrct NoVG
We notlcs In travelling around
through this county the past two
weeks that while there are few that
ate -lill 'praying aud the chances are
good Tor their saving large proper.
ton Of their fruit, unfortunately the
greater portion Of the people have
stopped spraying ut from two 10 six
weeks, and the cooling moth il now
playing havoc with the fruit. We FIND
that ihtrc IL still much fruit that IL not
yet destroyed by this pest, aud about
two moro spfaylngs would save large
proportion OF It.
IL " very .asy to toll when to com.
mcnce sud when 10 stop spraying for
this cooling moth pest n We will only
watch the temperature little ami alsD
watch for tbs first wormy apples. Then
we can ostily tell when 10 COM
mouce spraying, Tor the moth
will not hAich out In the spfiuE I'LL
the Temperature gotta up ~ about 80
degree; aud the fes that may hatch
uus In VAIN, sheltered localities will
not lay their eggs unless tbs temper.
niufo averages about 60 degrees Ia the
open air. Thus We 500 tnAt RlthOugh
tue trees came into bloom tbia ycsT
much earlier than last, some VI them
coming into bloom about the middle
Of April, thoro we're no wOtmy apploH
20 speak OF I'll alter the let oi July.
Yet many 0f our ifuit growers had been
spraying iUT about ten weeks prior 10
July. IL 10 We y seldom that tue moth
commences laying IT. eggs earlier
than about the lOth VI June, aud owing
600 tN. Ow t'mpCr uro o. cl1l f4guta
June this year rs 1 before stated,
tuvy lAid Lut yoIy few vggs Ne.
fore July. In fact thete was
not onn fruit grower Ia twenty
that found wlfmy apple
before that time. rhe worst feature n
that many stopped spraying soon after
h Il time, anu now II N tho same this
year ~ last. The moth II having
everything It, Own'way, and Just 10
long a. the hot dry weather lasts tue
mOth will continue 10 haIcn anu lay
eggs.
Nov II this 10 true aud II IL n DOM
Onsttatvd TACT, why eau VIZ not spray
anu protect our lfutt at tue TINS tbs
mOtu works ON ~ OF course last year
tue whole business WAS more or lrsa an
tAporimont, but this year VIZ certainly
! ought 10 do better work. II We are
going to succeed In tubs matter the
WORK will have 90 DO done Ia iroughly
snl nj the proper time. Spraying Just
enough TO comply with the law, or
because we think We nave 10, add
sometimes tho work IL only about
half done AMI often with Inferior
material, certainly will not hFiug cue.
cess. Ordering the people to do lot u
unnocrssary work At spraying viii not
accomplish the desired TcsulL.
bavca PROCLAMATION OF one Of our
probate lutB's, ordering no less than
han elk uptayiugs bsiOrs tho moth
commenced = work on tho fruit. We
All know that the people do not like t.
be- forced iu this matter, Hul II II hRTi.
~ n DO expected that they will us
wiiling 10 spray All spfiuK aud also
through the summer. rnus care should
be t1Gun 10 havU tue sprAy ing done at
a time when 10 will sunoiuI llsh the best
rosults.
Many people do not favor the law,
anu unless II 10 operated more effect
iycly ami ut less expense they may
rebel against II. One thing 10 certain;
fonething should be done " possible to
Try ami create more Interest aud u bot.
tor fecllug In regard To the matter
among the people, ani unless this ~
done success VIII NOT bo assured.
In regarI to the moth laying thor
eggs Ia tho blossom! Tnis year II hs,
been pruvcn 10 the satisfaction
nearly everybody that 20 gOdliug mOla
eggs are laid ~ the blossoms. Those
who have investigated the subject
snow that whenever the moths dO lay
| cggs these hatch cut within week,
aud the presence VI tho moth can
easily 10 discovered, AZ II eat, It's way
| INTO tho lfult. The TACT that no cooling
moth laTvr was found Of any Clnar-
queucp prior TO July, eight 10 tsr
weeks after tnu trees were Ia lllom, is
| prOOf positive that no eggs were lAiI
la ihe blossom; aud, AZ before stated,
| tao reason Is tuat tho temperature is
too low ios Tho moth 10 In CHI oli or
| 10y tno eggs whoa tue ttu,' Arr iu
! hiuFauu Nav ~ this IL n H.t