The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-08

Inspection ].
CONTINUES
TEN MEN ARE ENG4eEp:lN LOOK.
ING OVER FRUIT FARMS in MA.
RiAN, HARRISON, LEWIS AND
TAYLOR COUNTIES.
MANY. DIsEAsEDTREEs found
DIRECTOR JAMES ~. STEWART is
DOING A GREATaWoRKl IN. HELP.
ING GROWERS TO GET RID OF
INFECTED TREES.

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The orchard inspection which the
West Virginia Agricultural Expert.
ment Station is making Is being push.
ed rapidly and Will soon be comple;.
ed. Ten men are at twork in Marion,
Taylor, Harrison and Lewis counties
under the directicp, Of Earl w. Sheets,
Of Lost Creek. Tie work In these
counties Is, a part OF u general cam.
paign by Director Stewart. of The sta
tion. being made throughout the State
to improve conditions and project the
fruit industry against dangerously In
furious insects and infectious dis.
eases. The following diseases have
been found in different sections OF the
counties aud are! doing a great deal OF
damage: The yello@ OF the peach.
the black knot of the plum and cher.
ry, the pair blight Sometimes called
"hre blight;" twtg blight and apple
blight OF the apple and pear, aaa cap
Jose scale. d
The yellow is atdlsease of the
peach, for which no cure has as YET
been dlscosered, yet 1T can be held
sufficiently in check so as to be u
little Idamhge iif the trees affected are
kept dug out OF the orchard. The
black knot can be seradicated II all
knots are cut on as sfast as they ap-
pear. *.
The pear blightsiss a bacterial dis,
ease affecting the lfss syefx destfuc-
|'tively5and the apple less so. iItFcan
be easily recognized during the sum.
ber my tho9dead twlgs and leaves. 1t
makes dts s'appearance at blossoming
Time and gradually increases during
The summer. Toward fall distinct
marking Is produced on thea twigs.
showing the extent OF the disease.
This marking is helpful mitigating
the blight as in removing the twiss
It. can be concluded that II those af-
fectcd are pruned off several inches
below the lowest dead tissue the i'm.
perfection will bergotten rid OF. And
this Is what should be done during
the summer and early fall. However.
II this method is not followed, the dis.
ease will be spread to other twigs
and branches the following spring
when the trees blossom, Bees and
other insects in visiting a blossom OF
an infected twig gather some OF the
bacteria and carry It to other plos'
SONS. For cutting OFF these above
described twlgs n sharp knife will do
very well II the trees are small. but
| if they are large long pruner should
De used. Orchards, especially pear
| orchards, which are making q very
rapid growth are more seriously NJ.
fec,ed than those growing less rapid,
". It lis often very helpful to check
tlls rapid growth by sowing, the or
chard in grass.
The San Jose scale has spread dur.
ing recent years TO such an extent
that It becomes very important that
steps be taken 10 combat this insect.
This can be done by spraying the
trees when they are dormant. prefer.
ably in the spring, with lime sulphur.
The spraying must be-thoroughly
done, every inch OF the surface being
covered. II the best results are to be
obtained; and for this purpose a good
spray pump and equipment are worth
getting. Even for q few trees. a good
outfit will pay for itself In season,
while a poor one will often give moth.
Ing but encouragement for returns.
The director of the station will be
very glad to mail bulletins or give
any information possible to those who
are Interested In the growing of more
and better fruit