Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-15
SPRING CLEANING
FOR THE ORCHARD,

Now IA the time to get the orchard
In shape for this years crop. All old
rubbish, barrels, boxes, old boards, old
clothes, rubbish Of all kinds as well
as old weeds should be removed from
the apple and pear orchards, especially,
as they serve to protect the coding
moth larvae, and may harbor many
other pests as well, The apple and pear
trees should be gone over and the old
dead scales OF bark from the trunk
and larger limbs should be removed
and any worms found should be killed,
This viii destroy quite a number OF
the worms that would otherwise get
through the winter
only about one worm in 20 Of those
that go I'm hiding IN the fan viii have
succeeded IN getting through this far
ana every one of these killed will be
cutting down the first brood for the
coming season. The progeny OF one
worm will destroy a bushel Of apples
during season. Five worms under the
bark Of each apple tree would be
enough to destroy the entire crop in
the state,
In scraping the bark in this way
you are not only reducing the num-
Der of worms 10 start with, hut also
making it easier to catch the pro.
geny of those that are left under your
bands later In the season, The small
err the number Of places chat are left
for them TO hide In the larger percent
VIII be found under the bands.
one Of the best tools for this work
Is an old hoe with a short handle. DO
not scrape a tree untl the green bark
Is exposed but simply remove dead
scales that have rolled up enough to
hide worms underneath.
Knot holes ana cracks should be
plugged up with clay one often finds
q dozen worms hidden away I'm place
like this, Split limbs should be cut
on or carefully plugged. one split that
has been bolted or propped up leaving
Ions narrow crack viii often harbor
enough worms 10 destroy the crop on
several trees. Now is a good time to
trim off these limbs that interfere with
getting through with q spray pump.
Better even cut down half OF the trees
and be able 70 spray the rest than to
Keep them all and not be able 20 get
through to spray them. The crop on
the remaining half win be worth more
than double IN most cuscs
GET BANDS READY.
Now IS a good time to get the
bands ready for the season Some
experiments last season point very
strongly TO the conclusion that large
bands are much better than small ones.
The most satisfactory band used last
year was one of burlap or gunuy-sack-
ing, long enough to 80 twice around the
tree and rearly two feet wide. This was
folded two inches on one side Of the
middle and wrapped around the tree
with the fold up. When on the tree 10
consisted Of four thicknesses Mt the
top, ana two loose flaps below, These
loose Maps apparently afforded "A tenn.
porary shelter 10 the worms from which
they finally worked their way up under
the band proper This material can be
had secondhand very cheaply from the
furniture dealers and can be cut up
ana folded now, ready for banding time.
LOOK FOR SCALE AND LICE.
II a winter spray has not already
been applied look the orchard over
carefully for San Jose Scale. Weak
and sickly trees and trees that have not
borne well especially should be exam
med, Minute round light specks on
the branches and Il kind of scurfy de-
post on larger limbs and trunk should
De examined to see n II Is made OF
scales that viii come off readily Ieav-
ing a yellow spcck, Shining black specks
on the tips Of apple tWigs are the eggs
OF the green aphls The eggs OF the
woody aphls are grey, and are found
down on the trunk I'm the crcvices. IL
any Of these are found or the conspIcu-
GUS red patches Of the red spider eggs
are found, the orchard should bc
sprayed with lime, sulphur and salt nj
once, before the buds start. Peach trees
should be examined 10 see n the tips
OF the tNlgs have been killed back and
are either broken of and hollow or sim
cllnging with now and then dead leaf
at the top, This Is the work OF the
peach twg borer, aud the culprlt tx
down under scale OF the bark OF one
Of the larger limbs. ana as he does not
spin a tight cocoon, the winter spray
II carefully applied, will kin him and
most OF his brethren. Prof L. d. BAH
IN Desoret Farmer.