The Snowflake herald., 1913-08-22
APPOINTMENT OF
FRUIT INSPECTORS
For Snowflake, Taylor and Shum-
way, in NaUajo County.

The first duty of the State Commits
sion of Agriculture and Horticulture,
the State Entomologist and others who
are working under the State Crop Pest
Law of 1912 is to keep insects and
plant diseases out of the state. After
this comes the control of pests which
are already established, including in
vestigations, when necessary. to deter
mine just how such control may be ac-
complished best and most economically,
Our funds for the entire state of
! Arizona are not as great as is used for
pest protection in single counties, in
several instances, in the state of Cali
fornia. We did not ask for or want
sufficient funds to manage the details
of pest control. 1t is proper that we
should rely on the most directly bene
flied to cooperate with us in such work.
We need inspectors at Snowflake, Tay-
lor and Shumway to report on pests
found in alfalfa fields and to send spe-
cimens to the office of the State Ento-
mologist. Phoenix, also to prevent the
sale and transportation of wormy ap-
Piles and pears and to assist in prepar-
ing to spray next year in order to keep
the apple and pear orchards in a profit
able condition.
After full consideration of the matter
on my recent visit to these sections |
am convinced that the appointment of
an individual Inspector at each locality
or one for all the localities is not the
best plan at present, at least we have
regular Inspector at Holbrook in or
der to protect Navajo and Apache
counties against the Introduction OF
insect infested or diseased trees and
plants but we have not the available
funds to secure the attention that wauld
be required of an individual, or of three
individuals, for the service described
above, Therefore | have decided on
more effective, more practical and al
together better plan. | have secured
the names of all the fruit growers and
farmers in the Snowflake, Taylor and
Shumway sections and | am going to
appoint each and all, Cooperative Crop
Pest Inspectors. Their pay will be
higher than that of any regular Crop
Pest Inspector in the state if the duties
are faithfully performed. 1t will be
in the form of insurance against the
establishment of the Alfalfa Weevil
now existing in Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho and of the undesirable pests and
in the form of satisfaction in the pro-
duction of apples and pears free from
worms.
AS for the duties of these Co-opera-
tive Crop Pest Inspectors the following
are the special Instructions:
l. Read the Alfalfa Weevil and Cod
ling Moth notices posted at the Post
Offices at Snowflake, Taylor and Shuml-
way.
2. Read the circulars and publications
sent out from the office of the State
Entomologist concerning the crop pests
of the district and thase which should
be guarded against
8. Send specimens of crop pests to
the office of the State Entomologist
for examination.
4. Get together for the purpose of
buying one good hand power spray out
fit for each six or seven hundred apple
and pear trees in the district.
5. Consult the State Entomologist
concerning the type of sprayer that
will give best service and concerning
the amount and kind of poison to order,
then order the spray outfits and the
poison in time so that these thinge will
be on the road to you not day later
than March first.
6. Watch for wormy apples and pears
which are carried away from the pre-
misses where grown, whether as gifts
or for sale. Insist that all wormy fruit
be separated out from the sound fruit
and that the former be fed to stock or
buried in the ground Immediately. The
law declares that wormy fruit is pub
lie nuisance but as cooperative inspcc-
tors use moral suasion nothing more is
likely to be needed. If necessary how
ever report to the undersigned.
A. w. MORRILL,,
State Entomologist,
Aug. IA, 1918.