The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-26

The control OF fruit tree parasites
| Is important in any orchard even
though only enough fruit for family
use is desired. In renovating de-
cadent orchard the two essentials are
spraying and pruning. Merely seeing
| spraying Is to be convinced that 1t
pays. Most of the western New
iok orchardists neglect nothing that
can be done to protect their trees.
| | visited one of these farms to see
the methods and results in spraying.
On the way | saw unsprayed and
poorly sprayed orchards with leaves
blighted by fungus. ! wondered II
these farmers knew that 80 per cent
of trees food comes from the gases
in the atmosphere, and that the
leaves are essential feeding organs
or mouths of the tree that take in
their free food; also that keeping the
leaves healthy Is as important as
adding pant food to the soil. The
apples on these unsprayed trees
were small and wormy. There were
also many dead branches in some
orchards, showing that the blight
had done its work of destruction.
But such orchards were exceptional
in that section of New York; most of
them were in good condition.
The orchard to which / went for
information on spraying was owned
and operated by one of the most sue
cessful growers. When l saw his
apple trees | was impressed by their
face. Trees standing 40 feet apart
touched branches on all sides. The
bearing wood was evenly distributed
throughout the trees, but not so
thick as to prevent the sunshine en-
tering to ripen and color the fruit.
could not see a diseased leaf or twig
on the trees. They were carrying a
great load of apples, every one was
smooth We estimated some OF the
trees would yield 40 to 80 bushels
of apples. This is the kind of or
charding that has returned In some
instances gross sales of $1,000 per
acre.
The Spraying Schedule In Brief
The orchard had been cultivated
with tractors and fed with clover GOV.
err crops and stable manure, but right
spraying had been one OF the main
reasons in getting these results. The
: first spray is applied when the trees
are dormant, usually not later than
April. The solution Is lime sulphur
, wash, strength one part of the wash
to eight of water. This is to pre-
vent and control San Jose scale, and
; also to prevent the development oil
fungus diseases and blister mite.
The second spray is after the fruit
buds have swelled. just before the
blossoms open. The solution Is lime
sulphur wash, strength ] to 40. ano
=, 3 pounds OF arsenate of lead to bt
gallons of the mixture. This spra,
Is for apple scab, fungus diseases
, bud moth. case bearer, cankerworm
and tent caterpillar.
The third spraying Is done Just al
, ter the blossoms have fallen. Sui
I phur wash (summer strength) ant
J, 3 pounds arsenate OF lead to SO gal
/ Ions of mixture are used. The fourth
, and fifth sprays are repetition o.
8 the third, and are given about two
h weeks apart and ten days after tn
r third spray. These are to destro!
J. coddling moth, bud moth, fungus
!. and cankerworm. Bordeaux mixture
= can be substituted for lime sulphu
e wash In the third and subsequen
sprays II desired.
u Most Of the orchardists in western
& New York do not spray peaches
d pears, plums and che les except dun
II ing the dormant stage in the earl
10 spring.
y Don't Let Dead Branches Remain
| have seen some apple and pea
a orchards with perhaps one half
the branches dead because of hr
v blight. In orchard culture no dea'
70 diseased, or dying wood should b
% left on the tree as a source OF inre
10 ton and harbor for insects. Cut sue
p wood off Immediately on Its first a.
. pearance. The necessity of u
\, yearly examination and pruning
trees to prevent the development
blight and other bacterial diseases
Va apparent to every enlightened orc
%. tard owner.
lg In an apple orchard ] visited T
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