The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-22
Of Interest to
Fruit Growers
BY e. p. Taylor, Horticultural Of
the Utah Fruit Growers
Association

At the date of this writing, June
6, the long rainy period extending
for three weeks seems to be broker
and the fruit man Will not be sorry
Outside of some spraying operations
being interrupted and some loca
hail storms that have passed through
certain districts, the rain has not
been detriment to the fruit grow
er. OF course the Strawberries have
not been benefited by the rains, but
there is now prospect of good Der
ry picking of fine quality and at a
time when the main crop is coming
on.
Now that the effects of earlier
frosts are positively known It Is APP
parent that Utah county will be q
light shipper of peaches. cherries and
pears and the apples will be far be.
low half crop. The crop In all coun
ties north OF Utah county are show.
ing UP well except for light apple
districts. The peach crop promises
to be very fine one everywhere
north OF the Provo section. The re.
cent cold rains have caused a heavi-
err dropping Of sweet cherries than
should have taken place normally al
though the rain has been little too
much OF good thing for the fruit
man, In some respects, still the or
shards are well soaked and the early
irrigations have been necessary
Newly planted cover crops are look.
ing fine and reservoirs have had their
supply of storage water greatly In
creased and conserved which is worth
a great deal since late water promis.
ed to be short Now Is the time to
keep the cultiyator busy in the clean
mUlch and hold the walC. In the II.
Apples
The apple growers in the lake
counties should get their first cover
spray of arsenate of lead upon the
fruit to catch the first side worms of
the cooling moth without delay.
/ found the first .odling moth eggs
deposited in Clarified orchards on
June 2 and this would probably be
about the date for the Ogden, Salt
Lake and Provo districts. The cold
rainy weather probably delayed egg
laying longer this spring than usual
The early eggs In the sections of the
state above mentioned will be hatch.
ing the week beginning June 6, and
continue to increase through the
week beginning June 10, so that for
all apple growers in these counties
1t is important that the apples be
coated over with the lead spray this
week. or next at the latest.
At this writing have shown many
of the growers in the early districts
the presence OF the codling moth
eggs and spraying is being begun to-
day. The spraying should be pushed
as rapidly as possible and all com.
pleted in the earlier districts OF the
state not later than June rs and ear.
lier II possible.
For the Bear River Valley the week
beginning June 10 should be the gen.
eral spray week, though some orch.
ards should be sprayed not later than
June 10. In Cache valley this first
cover spray should be completed from
June 10 to June II. Not all of the
early brood worms enter at the calyxl
to get the poison placed there for
them at the early spray. so 1t is very
important to get the sides of the ap.
pies coated with spray as quickly as
possible.
| have noticed that the twlg blight
has been severe again this season on
Jonathan fruit spurs and some other
varieties thinning out fruit in orch.
ards already with light fruit setting
Leaf roller damage has been severe
In some orchards, but the larvae are
about full grown and some popae are
beginning to form at this date so the
worst Of the leaf roller damage is
past for this season. Heavy apple
thinning VIII not be necessary in
most cases this year In Utah.
Peaches
As a rule 1t is unwise to do peach
thinning before it is certain the nat.
ural shedding has taken place. This
applies especially to liberia peaches
which shed rather heavily anyway.
AS rule the peach crop even in Salt
Lake, Davis, Weber and Box Elder
counties where the crop is best Is not
excessively overloaded, although there
is splendid crop. There will be
many orchards where thinning should
be done however, and this should be
done in June. Let us aim at a peach
crop with sizes larger than ninety TO