The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-09
BY PAUL HAYHuRsT

Il LfDIi Oh Cream ncdlluy IIoCS is JioL oo
! important as the choice of the va
rieties. the location of the orchard
and the preparation of the soil. Many
dangerous insects and fungus pests
have been introduced on nursery
stock into formerly unaffected places.
The grower always has enough to
contend against in securing the
proper cultivation and general care
of his trees as well as the control Of
many native pests already in the
neghborhood. 1t is therefore doubly
important not to import noxious pests
from other states, and it is especially
imperative not to import them from
foreign countries. for by so doing the
'orchardist greatly increases the cost
OF producing his orchard, and of
caring fer it, and he thus makes his
own farm source of infection for
me encre vicinity. The danger and
the certainty Of spreading diseases by
means of nursery stock cannot be
gore clearly illustrated than by ref
Srence to the distribution O fthe San
jose scale in Arkansas. This pest
was first noticed at Fayetteville about
S'S tsee Ark. Agric. Exper. sta. Bull
40, io0. 1t Is now very common at
MS pace, and also ii most of the
Iehafd-growlng sections of the state
the growers had bought only clean
'oeh, there would not now be any
seaie OF this kind in Arkansas, The
o,owh-tall moth was introduced into
massachusetts, from Europe on nv.
STOCK about the year tS9n. With
gypsy moth is now one of the
vi '"o insect pests IN the East.
ms pest and TO- ,1a,,, ~ -
most imposaly1d BY moth are al
numbers ar. control lhef
faces ar dueed in some
~-mou Of 80 concerted ac-
h1 I'D government an
= cost OF million OF
and 1910 the Brown
Carried into - states
sock from Europe If
should once become cs-
1 Arkansas, they would do
II than all other insect foes
her. The faVorite food plants
caterpiIlars OF the Brown-tah
md the pear apple. elm. oak.
many other trees The GipsR
eaterpilliars are also etry gen
= feeders on the foliage of trees
e best method Of controlling the
0Wn=tail moths is 10 cut off the
sta OF the caterpillars in winter
p burn them, while the Gypsy moth
largely controlled b. painting the
masses with creosote. Hand
rk of this character is 4 laborious
81 expensive operation. particularly
large orchards and park trees. How
apostolic ii would be for Arkansas
carry on an effective warfare
sainst these pests il they should be
me established in our fruit aud
lrest trees. especially with the pres
a depleted condition of the treas
r.!
I'VE are also in yearly danger OF
sporting the Bud-moth from the
N trthern states. although this insect
tnowhere near as serious a pest as
above mentioned catcrpillars The
imoth, which is a well-known
my OF the apple foliage. extends
FAR south and west as Missouri,
could be easily imported into Ar.
sas. The Black Peach Aphis is
destructive louise that iufeCts The
H. and leaves of peaches In the
heastern states. Il is one On the
rions peach tree pests. Speci.
S OF this species have been sent
Ha nj f,f.
from Sloan SPRINGS and Fayctte-
where it has been found IN
ing peach orchards 40 one knows
Fre else in the state il may have
ONE pest in the peaehgroWing
Eiets The Strawberry Root AphiS
get into Arkansas at any time
n the North. Black Knot is
gerous fungus pest of pums and
Eries in the Northern states that
vi be easily brought into any
shborhood; II has been in fact
nd in Arkansas in a good many
es. Peach leaf curl is already
mon, and Yellows have been found
several orchards in the northern
Ities.
he above are some Of the bad
which we have already brought
our country or which we are liza
to bring in at any time There
lany others which might be men
d. How can the grower avoid
ducing more pests onto his
the first place, the orchardists
II be more careful about buying
~ II is Imperative to buy only
Inspected nurseries. The nur. |
who have inspection annual |
general such good managers
do not have any fear Of the |