American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-04-08
FRUIT TREES
MUST BE SPRAYED
New Law Increases Authority
Of Inspectors.
Mild hammered But Firm Inspector
Saws Fruit Trees Must Be Sprayed
by Owners or Someone VIII
Do 1t at Their Expense.

Fruit trees of this locality are
Going to be thoroughly and effective
" snrayeo this year. All the owners
of fruit trees may not know it, but
A. is never to late to learn, and the
Press is going to give owners, who
do not know that their trees are to
sprayed, little advance information
w. T. Hawkey, of Blackfoot, hort
icultural inspector for this district,
was here yesterday, and this bit OF
information was gained from him.
He says the fruit trees are to be
sprayed, and back of his ASSERT
stands a new state law which makes
It his duty to secure material and
hire labor and have the work done
for those who refuse or neglect to
spray, charging the expense against
the property. Mr.. Hawkey believes
owners of trees will readily comply
with the law, most of them, because
they are law abiding and wish to
protect their trees, and the rest of
them because they know they can
do it cheaper than to have it done
BY hired labor
Mr. Hawkey is a mild hammered
ma. gray eyed with a firm mouth
and square chin. He is the kind
OF man who could make unpleasant
scenes if he wished to, but his desire
is to avoid any semblance of unpr
antness. Don't put it so strong as
to give offense,'' he said. Put it
mildly. but so that all will under
stand it. l don't want the impress
sior to get out that | am coming
down to do the spraying for the
people l want to avoid all appear
anoes of officiousness."
But the law is going to be obey
ed suggested the writer.
yes. he said, and he looked fri
at is my duty to see that it is obey
ed, and / am going to visit every
orchard in my district and see that
it is. The orchards are in fairly
coed condition, and compliance with
the law will keep them sc"
"You want the people, the writ
er suggested, ito know what the
law is. and to know that if they do
not comply with it willingly steps
will be taken to do it for them
"Yes,' he said, that is what
want, but don't make it offenslVeH
strong
The Press therefor informs its
readers, who have orchards, with ali
the mildness at its command. thal
it believes they will give their trees
thorough spraying right away, ana
another in the near future. But
please understand there is no desire
to offend or appear officious. we
just have feeling that the law
will be obeyed.
Mr. Hawkey made the following
sue gestions regarding spraying that
are very timely:
For coddling moth and green
aphis. spray with a lime-sulphur
solution while the tree is dormant
Use 20 pounds of sulphur. 40 pounea
of lime to sixty gallons of water
Boi' one or two hours, until the So
luton becomes wine color. and ap
pl7 while hot Use a spray pump.
A spray pump is as necessary for
an orchard as wagon is for farm.
Yet man. owners of orchards have
no sprayers. Every owner, of even
a few trees, should have a sprayer,
and use the lime-sulphur prepar-
alton before the tree begins to leaf
Second Spraying-"Just after the
blossoms fall use arseDate of lead /
SIX pounds to one hundred gallons !
OF water. Spray every side of the !
Tree and hit every place where there
was blossom"
:. Both sprayings are important. The
iime-sulphur will not only get the /
green aphis but the red spider and !
gan Jose scale. There is no scale |
nere at present and there will be /
none he says, if the law is obeyed. |
The Rockland country, Mr.. Hawk
~ says. should be given special at
. : nion, because no country can pro-
auee better fruit with proper care,
aHu there are many growing orch
ards there.
AID remember, Mr.. Hawkey will
os around again soon.
w. III g.