Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-07-28

Il 'transgressAd :ncst often end with
most serious consequences.
90 After each cut The saw or
shears must be disinfectedf The e:s.
! iifeStant can best be.ca,kied in
milk: btttle attached to: a.;belt, ard
can ;Se tNppli&3 with a, sw4b; Isn,all
!. corrosive sub1iAate tablets (tAsp;to
pint of water) make an excellent dis.
infectant. A s per cent solution Of
carbolic acid is also good.
(5) Burn all diseased parts prompt.
must be done the same day, other.
wise insects crawling over them dir
ing the right may bac,hle carriers
of the germs. In wipterft is tneccs.
sary TO burn before. the first warm
days. of spring. Many e:neglectod
this rule, TO :the;s sorrow. ,as..> ;,>....
co. Inspect every tree carefully
after the orchard has ,blesa gone c'er.
Even an expert when cutting. out
blight has to do this two or three
times to get every case. and "a ESQ
or two left may ruth the whole cam.
'paign by starting the blight in the
blossoms the next season. -
Fonrth--Pruning. Orchards IN In
fected districts should be kept free
from water sprouts at the base of the
trees. and from suckers and fruit
spurs on the main limbs, otherwise
the bacteria, entering through these
tender parts, will quickly, reach the
roots or the trunk: : >: q:
Fifth-Tilfage and Irrigation: Any
thing that tavors a rapid. succulcnt
growth of the: tree makes i. more sus-
ceptible to blight. 1t is. therefore,
most important tilat blighted orchards
should have no mere tillase and water
during the first half OF the growing
season than are absolutely necessary
to the making of the crop. Barnyard
manure should be applied only to the
more resistant varieties "
SiXth-Spray for the Green Apple
Aphis. This is probably the worst
carrier OF the disease after blossom.
irs time. This insect may be killed
with the black leaf tobacco extract.
Of all these rules the first is the
most important to the man who is
just setting ont or adding to his or
chard. While all varieties of apple
arr more or less susceptible to the
blight. there are five especially that
are killed so quickly when attacked
that It would be disastrous to plant
them. Although they may escape un-
til they bloom freely or until the
blight spreads into that particular
section. they are almost sure to be
killed soon afterward. -
These varieties that succumb SO
readily to blight are the Transcendent
Crab, Alexander. Wolf River, Nc.
.Mahon White and Winter Banana. In
these trees the blight often runs from
blossom to root in a single season
They are not only easily killed, but
during the attack they are a serious
merace to neighboriEg orchards.
When they are all gone the blight will
become much less prevalent where it
is now VOL king great destruction. AL
most any OF the other. varieties com
monty grown in. Montana will survive
the blight, with but. slight injury if
the precautions given above are fol-
IONS N we "OttiN tSt)ctlEuy TeCOul-
mend the following for the milder val
leys: FAN apples, Wealthy and
Duchess; winter apples, Mcintosh
Red, Rome Beauty, Wagner, Gano,
and perhaps Jonathan fer especially
favored localities.
OF the pears, the Kietyeraand Win
ter Ncllis are quite resistant, while
tho Bartlett. Flemish Beauty, and
Buerre .d'Aniou are more .sAsceptible:
Even in these, however, the blight
may. be controlled much more success
fully than in the susceptible apples.
:. All fruit growers should make
thorough study Of this disease. Those.
who have not received Circular 2 Of
the Montana Experiment Station,
dealing more fully with this disease
should send for it: ~ :.