The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-02-02
Kidding Orchards
OF Insect Pests
County Fruit Inspector Writes Time
Iy Article On the Value Of
Spraying.

Editor News Record: A we'll writ
ten and instructive article came un-
der my notice in the Pacific Farmer
Entitled Insect Pests, and from
horticultural standpoint think 1t
would be of value to fruit-growers If
they would read it.
The writer of the article sets out
few convincing facts; among many
good things he states, that few rea-
lie the enormous losses sustained
by the insects attacking our fruit
trees and other crops and that there
Is an annual loss Of a large percent
through these parasites.
To me, these are important facts
that all fruit growers should take
notice of, and there is NO reason why
each grower should not try and help
protect his nelghbor and fellow fruit
grower, and at the same time pro-
tect himself thereby. In this way
we get rid of these pests.
Go through your. orchard carefully,
examine your trees, vines and berry
bushes. See that when you spray
you reach every corner OF your lot,
and I'm this way you can surely tell
whether it has been properly done,
when 1t Is done.
The Pacific Farmer states farther,
that, first, we must make careful
examination of the manner In which
the injury is being done, whether by
insect or other animal. or fungus
diseases. fully agree with this, but
there are great many growers les
pecially new growers) that can not
make a right diagnosis; therefore
on the whole, a good spraying will
reach either of these difficulties and
surely will do no harm. 1t is an
Important matter TO growers, to see
that their trees and plants are In q
good healthy condition when plant,
ing and be sure that they are from
a reliable nursery.
agree with the writer In the mat
Ter Of pruning. To prune for wood
do so I'm the dormant season, and fol
,ruit In the growing season when
che sap is in its prime, July and
August. The wounds will heal vi
better. This sometimes makes al
avenue. through which the entranct
OF germs may attack your trees, ant
by painting the end of the exposed
limb you are sure to protect the tree
The writer In the Pacific Farmel
states also, that you will hear thu
same old opinion, THAT 1t does no
pay to spray. | have tried 1t. Their
is nothing In It," This always come
rom the lazy grower, who wants al
lis trees can do, but will not he'll
Them, then gives the tree a shake
boxes his fruit and thinks he ha
something to sell, and wonders wh
he can not get price for his proc
ucts.
This should not be, for the grove
who Is looking for good results
adopts the we'll tried methods an
therefore makes a success. Whil
the fruit grower Is not all that bulk
up country, the right side of tn
edger always shows the fruit9rov
J er more profit than any other kir
of husbandry with the least amour
: Of capital invested. 1t also has mol
: people on less acreage. therefor
builds up community with large
J citizenship.
The fruit interest. is Just IN Il
infancy In Wallowa county. Let |
r make the fruit markets know we cf
grow the right kind Of stuff, ther
, by advertise our county, and bui
!, up our seve al communities.
, FORD G. POTTER,
, Wallowa County Fruit Inspec