Cañon City record., 1899-07-13
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Blight. Aecos1inG to OR best authori-
ties, u caused by fhc attacks Of mi
ctosccpic org ganism known a. Bacillun
AmyIovosus. c6htaxion Il carried BY
wind. insects. Especially by bees and
antsi and somstimes BY the prnniug
hnife. y attacks pear, apple. quince,
crab apple, hawthorn. and sometimes
|blackberrys raspberry and other
plauts Of the same family. The or
ganisns Of blight can easily be culti-
waited on ge1atine or on the cut sur-
lace Of fresh twigs, and the disease
may be eiuduced BY inocuiatiug healthy
twiks vita this cuiture. I am prepared
10 say. after large experience and
practical tests with this disease. that
II II absolutely unsafe to leave even
one old blighted tree in an orchard for
any length of time The sooner blight
il cut and burned the better believe
that an old blig ghted pear treee l. cap
able, under favorable conditions. Of
entirely ruining whole orchard
Many people say blight is not bad
this year. why7 Perhaps many of
the micro-ore anisms of the disease
have been killed by our severe cold
weather the past winter. The present
dry weather is also nnfzvorabie to
blight. While these present con-
ditions are in measure favorable to
the fruit grower. ! want to say that
there are enough live organisms Of
blight in most of our orchards to cause
the destruction of an orchard II cut
ting out and buruing blight Is not
practiced.
The Goblin moth does not seem 30
prevalent this year a. Il formerly has
IL this Auy reason that We should
cease 6ghting IL? Surely not
When this enemy seems weakest
then We should use our very best
efforts for its exfersnin stion. 1 have
found In most every instance through
oat the part of the county visited. that
fruit growers who have sprayed their
orchards several tires, and sprayed
properly and just At the right time.
have bat few wormy apples; while
those orchards which have not been
sprayed nor any method used to pre-
vent the ravages OF the Goblin meth
have the fruit of their neglect to show
in the presence Of fair supply OF
worms This rule. like all others, hAA
. few exceptions, but they are very
fe= indeed. La the city Of Canon.
where spraying has not been practiced
for ycars. perhaps, we end large
sumber Of trees affected by rcd
spiders- You can discover them on
The stems and leaves of pear and
ap Ie srees. To the naked eye they
are dark lookiuR <pechs Ex&mine
them with glass. Perhaps where
they arc very numeFous il would be
tsss 10 sprxy with krrosene esnnlslon.
usiag one pound soap. twhsle oil. one
gallon " kerosene to 10 gaiions Of
water. This is little more than
ordinary strength. but Prof CiiIest
says this is about right for the red
spider. After spraying with the
enalsiou Ia few davs drench the
trecs With cold water. ard continue
wctting them occasionally wi,h water
~ long an this dry weather continues.
The rcd spider il most destructive TO
trees in dry weather
Brown mite il prevalent in some
orchards Its prcscnee is first noticed
bv pale yellow color Of the foliage.
II l. very smAli Insect. The adults
are dark brown. the young ones a
bright scarlet These m:tes can be
easily destroyed with kerosene euui-
.ion.
The rcd Apsder works bcncath a del
icatc web. which collects more or iesa
dirt. Either the brown mite or red
spider with sharp jaws irritates the
surface and sucks the sap from the
leaf. thus Destroying Il and injariug
the tree.
The 'sooiiy aphis is aiso very tes-
tructivc ana shonid be fought perSi.t-
entity at this season OF the year. Per-
haps coal oil ia about as good =
remedy a. any. Apply II with a
swab or brush to the aphides. Whale
oil soap ia best for the roots OF trees
Use one pound of whale oil soap TO
eight gallons Of water. Boil the soap
in little water to dissolve it.
ssme people eng aged IN fruit culture
do not know the Law relative to the
destruction Of fruit pe.t.. quote 4
tew extracts from section eigh, Of s.
3. No. s99. which am instructed to
enforcc. which is binding on ali fruit
growers In the county.
'It shall be the duty Of the county
horticultural inspector Ia each county.
whenever he shall deem 1t neceHsary.
TO make an Inspection of any orchard,
nursery or treea, or any fruit-pscking
house. atorc- room, sAies-rcon. or other
place or article wttain his Jurisdiction. /.
and II found iufcatcd With nnv inn-et~