The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-05-25
Rules for Orchard Distinction

City, april s, 1897, the following rules
and regulations for orchard disiafection
were adopted and are hereby published
as required by Section OF the hort.
cultural law:
Rule ALL diseased or decayed
branches or rubbish or debris harboring
insects OF any description OF fungus
growth shall be removed from grounds
and destroyed by burning, also all de-
'cayed and fallen iruit shall be removed
at least once each week fron the
orchard
Rule Amy and all fruit trees, vines
shrubs or bushes that may be found to
be infested with the Goblin moth, tent
caterpillar, pear slug, or any other lea
eating or biting insect, or the larvae or
pupae thereof shall be disiniected by
spraying without delay and within the
limit OF time set by any inspector, with
4 tParis green. Such spraying shall be
repeated every fifteen days from and
after the first spraying until within
twenty days of HAY tsting snch fruit.
Rule S-Any and all fruit trees, vlnes,
shrubs. or bushes found to-, be infest, d
with any form of fungus disease or
growth such as Leaf blight, twig blight,
or mildew OF the bark, leaf or fruit shall
be sprayed without delay and within II e
limit OF time Sc. by any inspector with
the solution as prescribed in formula No.
s Bordeaux mixture). Such spraying
shall be repeated every fifteen days from
and after the first spraying until within
twenty days Of harvesting such fruit.
Rule Amy fruit trees, shrubs
bushes. or vines found to be infested
with any form OF suctorial insects, such
as woolly aphis, leaf aphis, red spider,
or any species Of the aphides, shall be
sprayed without delay and within the
limit of time set by any inspector with
ibe solution as prescribed i formula Nc.
(kerosene emuision). Such spraying
shall be repeated every fifteen days ur-
ill within twenty days of harvesting
such fruit.
Rule 5--Any fruit trees, shrubs,
bushes, or vines found to be infested
with any scale insect shall be sprayed
with the solution rs prescribed in
formula No. (roein wash. Such spray
ing shall be repeated as often US may be
considered necessary by the inspector OF
the district where such scale insects may
be found.
Rule G-Any and all fruit trees,
whether in orchard or nursery within
she State found TO be infested with
disease known as peach yellow or peach
rosette shall be destroyed by burning as
soon as such disease or diseases may be
determined to exist Destruction of
such infected trees shall he carried out
upon the order of any member of the
STATE board of horticulture or of any
county fruit tree inspector as provided
by the horticultural law>of Utah.
Rule I'm accordance with section IL
of the horticultural law, any county
inspector finding nursery stock within
this State, whether imported or home
Grown, shall carefully examine such
stock as to the presence of injurious
insects or disease In the event of any
such insects or diseases being found
such nursery stock shall be disinfected
as ordered by such county inspector
being sold or offered for sale or shipped
from such nursery grounds.
THE SPRAYING FoRMULAE.
The formulne referred to are given az
follows.
No. /, Paris green-MiX one pound q
Paris green with an equal amount OF
-four; add sufficient wafer to form a
thick pase, stirring until all Jumps are
mixed dilute to 200 gallons OF water
add four pounds OF lime, slaked to a
thin paste; stir thorough y and strain
before using
No ., Bordeaux mixture-Finely pull.
yerize pounds Of copper srlphate and
dissolve il in gallons OF hot water, add
TO this IA gallons OF water. Stake 4
pounds of fresh lime into thin paste
stir until cool and then thoroughly mix