The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-27
PLANTS AND THEIR PESTS.
Weekly Bulletin on Timely Topics Issued
By the State Department Of
Agriculture.
DEALING WITH PEACH YELLOwS.

ing the farmers way for severa
years, he has his own troubles
too. The fly or the smut attacks
his wheat m the field, the weevl
gets after 1t In the granary, cut
worms destroy his cabbage plants
the beetle eats his potato tops,
the scale dam ages his fruit trees
and then there are some other
things. Well, Prof. Surface
knows about these things, and be
has spent a lifetime IN finding out
just how to meet all these pests,
and the State pays him to dc
what he can to help all the farm
ers who want to be helped. In
order to reach as many Fulton
county farmers as possible, Prof.
Surface has asked the News to
publish his weekly bulletins
publish them free, of course, and
the NEWS gladly does this IN the
hope that 1T may save our farm
ers many dollar. These bulle-
tins cannot touch upon every
thing at once; and if you need any
other information, on any subject
connected with the pests on your
trees or other vegetation, write
Prof. Surface and tell him what
the trouble is, and you will hear
from him, and the information
will not cost you anything but the
trouble of writing the letter.
The proper method of dealing
with peach trees affected by the
disease kdown as yellows, contin-
ues to be serious subject with
fruit growers. Most fruit grow.
ers are satisfied to rip out a tree
so diseased without delay and
burn it on the spot. Professor
H. A. Surface, the State Zoolo-
glst of Pennsylvania, has been
conducting a series of expert
ments with trees showing symp.
toms OF yellows, but does not con
slider the results thus tar obtain
ed as being sufficiently conclu-
sive to base public directions up.
en- them.
In letter addressed to the
Secretary and Treasurer of an
Allegheny County Farm and
Fruit Company, which has over
10000 bearing peach trees, Pro.
fessor Surface answers an IN
quiry IN regard to peach yellows
IN the following manner:
81 am not fully satisfied with
the results of my studies and ex-
periments with the peach yellows.
Many trees treated by me last
season, which were apparently
infected, grew out of the trouble,
and are now In good shape, while
a smaller percentage got worse
instead of better. 1t Is my opin-
Ion that the disease known as vel
lowsls not always due to the same
cause, and, consequently, is not
always to be remedied by the
same means. In general, l would
advise an inexperienced person
to pun the trees and burn them
right on the spot, taking care that
the infected branches do not come
In contact with the living branch
es of healthy trees.
However, in regard to stud
ious and careful person like your
self, 1t is different; and 1 would
recommend 'dehorning' them
while dormant, and hauling or
carrying the brush from the or.
chard-not dragging it--being
careful to avoid letting 1t come In
contact with the branches O.
healthy trees. the brush to be
burned on hot fire as soon as
possible. AS q matter of econo.
my, the larger wood can be used
as fuel for household purposes or
elsewhere. A good use would be
4 for boiling the lime sulphur wash
which should be sprayed on all
peach and plum trees, while leaf
|lesss whether infested with Scale
Tor not.
"After dehorning / should
mulch the trees with almost any
kind Of covering that I could put
Ieround the roots, preferring
strawy stable manure. In the
early spring. I should give the
poll 9 dressing with q complete
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