Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-05
RE-SPRAY YOUR
FRUIT TREES.
Recent Showers Have Made Md
tional SPRAYING Necessary
PREPARE FOR PEAR SLUG.


owinr 20 the many rnInsiorna dur
lns the latter rart of the month "l
May. much of tbo eject of apaylns
has bccn loot and consequently th'
work should bc repeated at once 900 Or
dee 90 catch ODE nut crop of epilins
moth. The ,hoory that the nisi brood
or moth matches only iu che cn'yN oi the
apple o. now pretty thoroughly cNp'ol-
cd. Actual experience lurius The pest
nys ycars in Utah demonstrates very
coucluaiyuiy that there D. WrN'nlEhl
continuous Matching of cuiilns no'h
throughout IN, season nftar tht weather
beromcs warm at nIgnt=aay about o,
dorr,cr. The cold rtinH that washed
on the spray have also served 90 NlAI1
the hatChiuE 90 The worms. ihhH XIV
Ing the urchnrdiHt AN oven chance WIN
the insect enemy. Tho attention 90
fruit growers D. ur0llN called ln
these facts Nc present tu The Uud that
such work may hr done lH GO nrtlns
plifh results REGARDLESS NJ Roe uIisuWe
theories and the very unihNnfAhlr
weather uf the past month \ thpt"ukh
spraying of all apple. pear ana chrfi1
trees about June 10Th. ia decidedly nee
ernnfy. not only 60 combat the collins
moth. hut especially Go catch The pear
aiur which ava such disastrous work 900
pear aud chorfy trees lhHt year. Many
orchards last year that were almost
defollntrd by the pear Hlug
are this YVAr barren ui
fruit and thg failure 10 attributed go 90.
severe cold. while iu fact thr Weakened
condition NJ tho fruit buds hrDauH" NJ
the rayngra uf the HlugH last year r'nf
dcrcd the tree unusually sensitive Co.
tho cold and thus the crop was easily
destroyed. Although the people wore
warned last year OF tho approach no ihU
pear slug. many claimed that thH WAfnf
Ing came TOO late and that there was
not time 90 prepare Go hEht ihc aluFa
There can be- NJ such complaint thiH
year. owing Co The late season n o.
not likely that the HluEs will mako thrlr
appearance before june 10Th and boo
some parts Of the statu even much lH-
ter than that a thorough spraying
with Paris green ANA lime nH rCtums
/ mondgd Tor the CodlinE moth viii most
cncctuaiiy nnnihllutu the yuung Hlufa.
Various substitutes for spraying have
| from timu 90 time been HuHuratud Do
! nehtine the aiurH. Experience proves
/ that. while many Of the HlurH may D.
| Killed hy busting with lime, HHnrH. road
| dust. ETC.. Htlll there arr many chances
| Tor the Insects Go escape the dust ana
/ upon tho the whole. these processes tr'
/ less certain than the spraying.
! Without rulng Into detail rrElriluE
the habits of tho army uf insects that
will invade tho orchards during the
next two months. II may BE- we'll t1
| recommend that the spraying with
/ Paris Ereun be- repeated every nftrgu
days throughout june, July and AUG
unt The light fruit crop and thr con,
srqucnt hirh prices that viii most like.
~ obtain iuatiueH extraordinary meas.
urcH a. produce the best possible qunli'
ty ~ fruit. because ~ the llTht load.
on the trees the fruit viii undoubtedly
be- % me rlEe ana N, IN addition. thi
rnvaFeH ~ the worms BE- prevented
the prices obtained viii go fur tnNurt
making up Tor Tho shortage in quantity
/ Never has thrr. been Frrntrf induce
mont Tor Utah nrrhurdIau Goo pf0prri'
care Tor their fruit and with tht lIFh
OF experience Co guide thrm Their
should b. mo- hrHiinuCy regarding th
matter or spraying 60 combat tho iu
sect foes.
j. W WRIGHT.
Secretary State Hoard NJ Horticulture.
ogden June fth. 1899.