The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-06


providing for county boards Of horticul-
ture, defining their duties. providing for
the publication and distribution of their
reports. and repeating all Of title . of the
or the session laws of the legislature Of
Ctdh for 1893, approved March y, 1903,
ana IN force on and after May y, 1903. d
Lleelihg or the state board OF horticulture
was held i'm Salt Lake City June ,. 1903,
Wnen the rules and regulations given be-
low We're adopted and promulgated for
the disinfectiOn of orchards nurseries
etc, and are therefore binding upon all
1TuitgTOWers fruit dealers nurSeryunen
and importers of fruit or ornamental
trees. shrubs vines. and upon every
owner, pOSSeSSOr OF oCcup1er OF any
orcaard or land where trees are grown
within this state.
In submitting the regulations. remedies
and formulas adopted BY the state board
or horticulture for the determination Of
pests Injurious TO fruit and destructive
10 tree and plant life and to prevent the
importation and spread of insects and dis
eases detrimental TO the horticultural in
terests Of Utah, the cooperation Of all
persons interested is solicited in carry
ing out the important work required to
combat the insects and diseases that men
ace the fruit industry of the state.
Rules and Regulations.
Rule lit shall be the duty of every
owner, pOSSesSOr or OCcupier of an
orchard or land where trees. vines or
shrubs are grown within this state. TO re
move from said land and destroy by burn
ing all diseased or decayed branches, rub
gus growt also to remove from the
orchard all decayed and fallen fruit at
least once each week.
Rule 2-The owner or owners Of any
nursery or nurseries shall disinfect all
their nursery stock of insects or dis
eases injurious TO fruit or trees before
z the removal of the same from their prem
lses Tor SALE gift distribution or trans
portatiOn.
Rule 3-No trees. shrubs or vines shall
be imported into this state Dy nursery
men corporations or private individuals
unless properly certified to having
been IumlSdted by hyCrOcyanic gas be-
lore shipment lmpOTtatiOns of trees or
shrubs unaccOmpanfed Dy such certificate
OF fumigatiOn. shall be held in quarantine
at owners risk, until so fumigated at the
cost Of the importer, to the satisfaction of
the county horticultural commissioners
or inspectors.
Rule mo certificate shall be given by
any member of state OF county boards
spector or deputy inspector, stating that
any nursery stock is free from insects
or disease; provided, that any officer
named in this rule may give a certificate
Neen subjected to treatment with ny
orocyanic gas formula No. ~ when il
shall be proved to the satisfaction of such
OFFICER that the said stock has been so
treated.
'Note.-Rules and are promulgated
because of the undOubted fact that scale
insects may infest nursery stock and still
escape any inspection tlfzu is practicable
10 make The hydTocyanlc gas is both in
seCticide and fungicide. and thorough
fumigaJiOn Herewith is a guarantee
against all insects and fungus diseases.
Rule SIT shall be the duty of every
owner or possessor Of any and all apple,
pear. ounce or other fruit-beaTing trees,
SHRUBS or vines found TO be infested with
me coulng moJn, tent caterpillar, pear
slug or other leaf eating or biting insects,
or the larvae or pupae thereof to disin-
rect the same by spraying with the solu-
ton as prescribed in formula No. ] (7vhite
arsenic or Paris green)- Such spraying
snail be done within one week after the
blossoms
and repeated within fifteen days from the
Iirst spraying. such spraying shall again
second application and again within fif-
teen days after the third spraying.
Rule ANY and all fruit-bearing trees,
shrubs or vines found TO be infested with
any form of fungus disease. or growth.
such as leaf blight twig blight or mil
dew OF the bark leaf or fruit shall be
dtSinfected by spraying with the solution
as prescribed in formula No Bordeaux
miXtureD- such spraying shall be done
within the time set by any member of the
county board OF horticulture or by any
county inspector. and shall be repeated
~ by such member of the county board
or county inspector
Rule Any fruit-bearing tree, shrub or
} vine found to be infested with any form Of
suctOrial insect such the wOolly aphis,
or leafy aphiS or any species OF aphides.
or red spider shall be sprayed with the
solution as prescribed in formula No
tkerOsene Emulsion. Such spraying shall
be performed within one week after the
blossoms fall from any infested trees and
shall be repeated as often as may be
deemed necessary by any member Of the
state or county board of horticulture or
by any county inspector discovering the
presence of such insects.
Rule S-Any fTUit-bearing trees shrubs
vines found to be infested with any
scale insect shall be sprayed with the So
luton prescribed in formula No. 3 tkerO-
sene emulsion double strength given in
formula Such spraying shall be. per
formed and repeated at such times as NAV
be deemed necessary by any member Of
the state or county board of horticulture
or by any county inspector discovering
the presence of such scale insects.
Rule 9-Any and all fruit trees, whether
In orchard or nursery within the state,
found TO be infested with diseases known
as peach yellOws or peach rosette or
crown gall shall be destroyed by burning
~ soon as such diseases may be deter
AHMED 10 exist. Destruction of such in
1ected trees shall be carried out upon the
order OF any member of the state or
county board of horticulture or Of any
county fruit tree inspector as provided
by the horticultural law Of Utah.
Rule 10-In accordance with sections S,
Q and 10 Of the horticultural law. any
member of the state or county board of
horticulture or any county inspector
finding nursery stock within this state.
whether imported or home grown. shall
carefully examine such nursery stock as
10 the presence Of injurious insects or
diseases In the event of such insects or
diseases being found. such infected stock
shall be dlslnfected by the use of either
formula No. lhydrocyanlc gas) or
formula No. Cwhale oil soap as may
be directed by the member of the state or
county board of horticulture or the cOun-
" inspector who inspects such nursery
stock
Rule lit shall be the duty of the coun-
" horticultural inspector. under direc-
ton Of the horticultural commissioners in
each county, to see that the provisions Of
these regulations and Of the horticultural
law are put In force and effect within
his jurisdiction.
Rule I2-DisinfectiOn as provided by
these regulations shall be to the satisfaC-
ton Of the county horticultural inspector
Of of the member OF the state or county
horticultural board having jurisdiction.
Formulas.
The formulas referred TO in the fore
going rules are hereby prescribed as fol-
lows:
Formula No. white ArseniC-BoiI
four ounces of white arsentic twenty min
uteS In two quarts OF water, made thick
a Whitewash with lime. Stir occasion I
ally and add water 10 compensate for
what boils away Add this solution 10 fiji
~ gallons OF water, in which has been
dissolved ten pounds OF fresh lime
= When reasonably sure of the purity Of
paris green the state board of horticul- /
ture approves Of its use in spraying for /
cooling moths, tent caterpillars. slugs
and all biting insects. in place of white !
arsenic solution The paris green solu-
ton should be made Of the strength usu- (
ally accommodated the proportion OF |
one pound of Paris green to $50 gallons of !
water with eight pounds OF lime If there
IS any doubt OF the purity of the drug
use more Of it. First make "A paste Of the
poison with sufficient water TO dissolve
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