Graham guardian., 1913-10-24
OCTOBER "a, 1918
WILL WE LOSE OUR APPLES

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The present condition of apple
culture in the Gila valley has been
due to lack of attention given to
trees by owners of orchards. In
years gone by it was proven that
the very highest grade apples could
be matured in this valley and the
fact is as true today as it was be-
fore orchards were given over to
the codling moth the adult winged
insect which lays the egg which in
turn produces the worm that is so
commonly found burrowing in apples
and pears. if preventive measures
are employed.
However a concerted effort must
be made to obtain results else it will
be but a short time when only few
of the most industrious orchardists
will be left in the business and we
will have to look elsewhere for our
supply of the most staple and nutriti-
Gus fruit. Apples are always in de-
mani and few homes are without
them for even a few days at time
il they are in the market. Some
medical men claim that much sick
ness can be avoided if people would
eat two apples day.
Although there are many other
lines of profitable endeavor repre-
sented in the valley, why lose the
most staple snd healthful of all
products in the frnit line?
The insect can be controlled by
observing well established rules for
spraying and certain other simple
protective measures. In several
western states it has been proven
that many careless fruit growers
need to have the benefit of these
control methods forced upon them
in order to protect the interest of
the more progressive or more inter-
ested fruit growers. 1t has been
found that the only practicable me-
thod of securing full benefits of
codling moth control measures is to
bring the careless and indifferent
fruit grower into line by preventing
them from selling infested fruit.
1t is the purpose of the state ento-
mologist in enforcing the infested
fruit provisions of the State Crop
Pest Law, to avoid unnecessary in
reference with the fruit business.
The provision is undoubtedly a good
one as proven by the experience
elsewhere and its enforcement here
will make apple growing on COM
mercial basis more profitable, with
the resulting benefits to the COM
munity as a whole.
The following is the text of Sec
tion II Of the Crop Pest Law rela-
ting to coiling moth infested fruit:
1t shall be unlawful to offer for
sale, sell give away or transport,
except from the state as provided in
Sec. Is of this act, any plants. fruits,
vegetables or seeds known to be in
tested by dangerously injurious
plant diseases, or known to harbor
any pest whatever, provided that in
the case of apples and pears infested
with the codling moth, plain evidence
Of injury by insect to Gny such fruit
or fruits shall constitute condition
Of infestation, and whenever in the
judgment of said Commission the
protection of the horticultural in
terests of any section of the state
requires such action, fruit commonly
known as "wormy" together with
all other apples or pears in the same
package, box, barrel or lot, together
with the box, boxes. barrel, barrels,
or other containers, shall be declared
a public nuisance and contrabrand
by the Entomologist, assistant or
sny Inspector, and the offering for
sale. selling, giving away or tran
sporting of such fruit after such
declaration shall be unlawful"
Avoiding an unreasonable con
struetfon Of the lazy the Crop Pest