Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
CIRCULAR TO
ORCHARD|STS.
State Board of Horticulture Is
sues Timely Open Letter
To Fruit Growers.
ON NURSERY OISIAFECTION.
Setting Forth the Steps to be Taken
Towards Eradication Of Disease
And Injurious Insects.

Tho following circular, signed by the
,resIdent and secretary of the state
hoard of horticulture, and dealing with
o,obord and nursery disinfection Is self
explanatory;
TO County Boards OF Horticulture
and Tree Inspectors, FrultBroWers,Nur-
serymen and Importers OF fruit trees,
chruhs and Vines The state board OF
hnrticulture desires to call the attention
~ all interested in the fruit Industry
NJ the state to tho necessity OF taking
sverv precaution against the importa-
ZION into the state or spread OF insect
nests and diseases injurious to the fruit
interests of Utah.
The rules and regulations of the
hoard. formulated under the new hor-
tlcultural law. require nurserymen to
dsInfect all their nursery stock by the
,se OF hydrocyanic gas, before the re-
moval of the same from their premises
for sale gift, distribution or transpor-
,atIon, To control diseases and Insect
nesta II is important that this rule be
stdctlv observed. The same rule APP
niles TO the importation OF nursery
stock from abroad. Rule 3 provides
that no trees, shrubs or vines shall be
imported into this state by nurserymen,
corporations or private individuals un-
less properly certified to as having.
been fumgated by hydrocyanic gas be-
fore shipment. Importations OF trees
or shrubs unaccompanied by such cer-
tifcate of fumlgation shall be held In
quarantine at owners risk until 30
fumigated, at the cost Of the importer.
10 the satisfaction OF the county horti-
cultural commissioners or inspectors, or
of the member for that district OF the
state board Of horticulture In places
where there Is no county board or
county Inspector.
with the rules and regulations OF the
board, will be sent to all on applica-
ton 10 the secretary, j. II. Parry. ALB
Deseret News Annex, Salt Lake city.
In many sections of the state pear
blight Is making serious inroads upon
the orchards Unless energetic meas
ures are taken to stamp out this dis
ease on its first appearance It viii
speedily destroy the whole orchard, TAX
ing not only the pears, but the ounce
and apple trees. The only known
remedy Ia to cut out and burn all af-
fected twigs and branches as soon as
discovered. The parts removed should
he handled carefully and taken out OF
the orchard and burned. The knife
and saw used In cutting out the dis
eased limbs should be disinfected after
every cutting with kerosene, or solu-
ton Of corrosive sublmate, and In ad-
dition the end of the limb remaining on
the tree should be dislnfncted with the
same material. to prevent the further
spread of the disease. If these sugges-
tlons are sealously followed II Is be-
lleved that the disease can be stamped
out In three years.
AS the first step to be taken towards
the eradication of disease and injurious
insects. the board urges the Importance
OF thoroughly cleaning up all orchard
grounds throughout the state, and the
removal of old, diseased and useless
trees that harbor and breed injurious
insects and diseases, which are men,
ace to neighborlng orchards. II this
cleaning up is followed with a thorough
application Of the lime, sulphur and
salt winter spray, half Of next years
battle against insects and fungus dis
eases Is won
The losing, by Utah fruit growers, of
the $500 Clark loving cup In the recent
fruit contest before the Irrigation Con-
gress at Ogden Is the most striking les
son ever shown the Utah orchardlsts,
OF the value and importance OF sprav-
ing The cup was easily won by the
utah exhibit, so conceded by all who
saw the magnificent display. But the
ulsinclination of some of the large fruit
growers to spray was the cause of
utah's downfall before the congress and
me losing OF the beautiful silver trophy,
II this loss and disappointment Will
PUT make Utah fruitgrowers realize
mat there Is something In spraying the
present loss Will be Utah's future gain.
5000 marketable apples and pears and
other fruits cannot be grown without
tnorough spraying. and the sooner Utah
lrultmen come to this understanding
me better It VIII be for all engaged IN
ms important industry.
Inc board suggests that in districts
ana counties where there are enough
orchards to justify II, a large hand or
power sprayer owned by company
could be very probably operated and
orchardists would patronze Il literally
rum tne start. One machine could do
.ne spraying OF the whole community
ana DO 1t better and more cheaply thar
when done by single indIviduaIe Ths
s uu,nt couid go from orchard to orchard
n,ush US the threshlng machine IL oper.
utsu IN the grain growing districts
some enterprising man In every com.
,nunlty would find public spraying q
lucrative business. A steam OUTFIT Mil
cost about $3.50 WI