Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-06-18
Field Horticultur-
list Visits Payette
important Experiments Being Con-
Quoted by State-Storage Elk
periments Do Well.

e. p. Taylor, Field Horiculturalis
University of Idaho, has been visi
ing the orchards of the Payette va
ley this week and has been makin
observations along several interest
: ing fruit lines. This is one of his re
gular visits to this section, as he Il
the field fruit man of the Uniyersit,
and Experiment Station and by mean
Of his little auto travels constantly
from one fruit section to another and
Is therefore keeping in touch witt
the problems of the fruit grower.
Mr. Taylor has been looting aftei
the orchard irrigation experiment
which the state is conducting out at
the orchard of H. Harland north OF
Payette. Here about ten separate or
chard blocks have been set apart in
the orchard, each to be irrigated
in a different manner for the sake
OF securing information upon the pro-
per amount of water to give orchards,
the proper time to apply the same
to cecure the best results from the
standpoint of both trees and crops.
This experiment is to extend over a
four year period. HALF of the time
the orchard having a clover cover
crop and one half the time clean
cultivation. Good results were secured
last season in the work and very
good crop Of Winesap, Jonathans and
Rome Beauty are again upon the tree.
tais year.
In connection with the experiment
apples from each separate plot are
placed in cold storage to test the
keeping qualities of the fruit and Mr..
Taylor has just made an inspection
o. the fruit he has had stored at the
Payette Cold Storage. Here he has
Jonathans yet crisp and juicy and in
fine state of preservation though
The new Jonathan crop on the trees
IS we'll along toward maturity. He has
llso just taken some of the Winesaps
rom the Wood Spur air storage plant |
hat are still in very good condition. |
The examination of the fruit kept
n storage has brought out many in
eresting facts regarding the manner
n which growers should handle fruit |
hat is to be kept in storage all of
Which is being accumulated and will |
@ given to the grower for his benefit |
At the Harland experiment Albert
Iarland assists Mr.. Taylor in look
nc after tho application of the water
nd soil moisture examinations.
In his orchard inspection trip thru
ne Valley Mr.. Taylor finds a wonder
lilly good peach crop at Emmett and
18th the shortage of peaches in the
asst is hopeful of better peach prices
n the Emmett growers. At Mr.. Flag
IT'S cherry orchard at Emmett Black
artani were ripe and bringing a gooe
rice. Twenty five fine large Bling
ferries not yet quite full grown
eighed half a pound and one cherry
ensured three and one half inches
circumference. The Royal AIMS
@ about ripe and certainly make a
'autiful picture as they lay in waxen
listers among the green Leaves.
At New Plymouth, Fruitland and
God Spur, the apple crop is ire
lar according to Mr.. Taylor but :,
my orchards will have a fun crop
ners are short and the total yield :,
II be about half what it should have
en- and prunes are about in the r,
ne condition.
IN the course of his orchard visits !.
has found many orchards whereI
, forming apples are not property
tied with spray. The cooling moth -
IS are to be found in the orchards
" and some wormy apples too.
ere are still many eggs however,
and others to be laidi
hin the next ten days and fruitg
wers are urged to keep every APP
well coated with spray for the
1t two weeks. In the lower Payette =
ley the second codling moth spray =,
uld have been applied about June 7
Though some growers are just now
lying it. The apple must be kept ~
cred with arsenate of lead for -
ny worms win be entering the
IS of the apples in the month of d,
o.
Ir. Taylor has been pointing out "a
cooling moth eggs to growers
} have not been familiar with ~
Il appearance. me
with light crops should be
Eyed as thoroughly as those with WI
Ill crop COR the worm injury is
4 moro severe in light crop. 1al
r. Taylor will visit the Parma 70
riot on his return to Boise and
IN to tie Payette Valley for we
er visit Within the next few week we
lille in Payette he makes his N
Quarters with the Idaho Oregon sicl
t Growers Association through N