Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-23
FIGHTING APPLE AND PEAR scAB


for barter fruit which has been infected with
apple scab the arva of the codng moth the
wg that such fruit bears marks of San
Jose scale apple scab worm eaten by the arvs OF the cooling
the borer shall be deemed conclusive evidence
within the meaning and is
hereby duty inspector
pectors prevent hereby
power
packed sold shipped offered for
being held warehouse saesrOom, other
being sold barterd shipped exposed for
sale hae'.-Idaho State Horticultural Law
Scabby worIny apples be sold licensed
purpose of being made vinegar cider jees
The penalty for the violation of this law fine
SIS to $500 and costs of suit
Fortunately the cooling moth causing wormy apples almost
district apple with
and intelligence The climatic condition in the panhandle
especially favorable for the development of the b Whenever this
cool weather gives the best opportunity
thrive.
During favorable for the Causing the cab)
probably the losses sections of the country
amount reduction in price total destruction of from rs to 50
percent the crop When the scb develops growing
fruit greatly deforms and dhgues it, the affected
fail to grow with the Frequently ugly
the diseased Another serious of the
that places where the skin has been broken
places rapidly spread the fruit
Apple cab disease of fruit caused by
fungus that the surface of the fruit and leaf This disease
pore (sima seed of that falls
Favorable weather these
They send their little roots into the surface These roots spread
furnishing nourishment cells of their
them dry At the time the fungus itself
growing and preparing spores There are
spores The produced the fruit
These fall the other leaves in late
in the fall the spring producing winter
spores their the winter produce dis
this that the disease the fallen
leaves in the orchard
scbby spots black dots they
they characteristic that makes the disease easily
recognized spots with
lighter generally fringe AS the disease develops
the spots center veveke portion
the bears by the thousands and these easily scattered
by moving the fruit from place place
On the the disease most frequently begins the stem end
blossom end Some varieties subject the ab than
This spring Rome Beauties than other variety
to be infected II this locality.
Spraying important controlling
dormant periodbeween the time of the falling of the leaves
appearance the leaveiher Bordeaux
At the lime sulphur preferable
spray solution accompanied by
spraying surface the
eemb and fruit f then the tree) with the liquid
The nozzel should be adopted to this end.
badly with the previous
should sprayed with strong Bordeaux while
swelling before the young
Spray the central blossom the cluster opennghat is,
the buds containing the leaves and the cluster of blossoms
open This spraying
following fighting scab
they should be omitted.
Spray again while the last petals of the flowers falling
spraying important This which spray
ing womy apple and sometimes the kinds of
piled together a this period
Frequently spraying given especially the pre-
cedng properly
favorable growth Watch closely
weather spray accordingly spray
ing three weeks after No and about
later.
siblv branches up
early up the fallen imbs.-os
Sudweeks, Deputy Horticultural Inspector.