Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-11

Try or l%oeality. And ..tie climate plas
u great part IN it, propagation, ID may be
found IN any country Whore citrus fruits
grow, unless proper precautions are TAX
en- to keep il ont. Ii j. indigenous to In
dia, and il j. supposed 10 have been
brought from the Orient to the United
States through the importation " urrgry
sock. presumed to b. thc Japanese Sat-u-
ma. While il p~ropagates more freely ~
a warm moist. ~alnbriaus climate. Their,
would he mo country pr climate. ~ mai
ter how arid. immune fram XXI. ravhg
~hoild ii onrc obtain \ strong ioothold-
Citrus cankcr show III lesion bN ihg
WAY, of -riall. h.fi brown spots. rouni
and ucgrcr approaching tau color ui itu
These SPOTS usually appear un lhc under
side ~ thc Leaf. ARE raised tuot -una,al.
and ~ first lauk Save the appearance pi
small round bit~ Wy; corh. The lesiua
pierceS thc leaf .Yd WV the upper side wiil
appear a> 4 ron -n.t. uptnrcd, show
irg ! ragged m..,. fhc spots on ihc
upper side vi ihe XII are usually darker
IN color, and are AM much projected from
le surface a- those underneath. Each
spot i~ surrounded. a~ y rule. hy nj ring
~ creamy yellow The spots nn lhc fruit
arc -rmcvhut similar tu the Spots on Tine
leave, This i- N description of the vi~i
blc lesion WI the ,.trIs raHbcr.
There ~ y Yer, prevalent disease IVY the
RIO Grande Valley. noi very harmial
which tak,~ NV some W. ihe appearance,
VI citrus canker, hul which cam never br
mistaken ior IL lv thc adept. This
known a- leaf spot" and i~ caused lN
another organism. u Ia to mai expected
that many people viii mistake this Elm
ease for citrus rauker. The spots IN "ieat
spot arc larger. flat and -uuken The
spot, wv me leaf M yankcr arr roi~cd
METHODS OF PREVENTION.
ia the ease of citrus caukcr al aftemp'
at cure aliter thc disease has once e~lah
li~hcd itself are fruiilc~~ and attendant
with danger. The disease viii he rread
ng while tnc person wili hr Htempfi
Inc cure.
When there a-e leaves showing tha
above described -yHptom- on p'ur trees.
send w .rut ur 1850. securely sealed, pre-
terahly WY " small bottle. to thr writer. WV
Mission. IIdal-o county. Be careful uut
to lct thc leaves ruuc in contact with ,hy
outside wrapper. io uai carry .cayc
about to -how to Your ~ncIehhor~. Then
until vour orchard ha- been pronounced
free FROM iho disease do not viii amy
other person. orchard no nol permit
any person fl visit Your rrcharl far fear
they might oarrv the organisms mi the
disease NOD their clothing r shoes and
spread rlc disease.
Forbid Ihr custom WITT help going from
0n, orchard tl another at .II tiuc-. NaE.
w Y rule uu; .n handle your trees. whrtl-
.r diseased ur ntr. This method - ,.ry
injurious fo trees.
SPRAY Your fre,- ~ Ica-i every taree
months with some good preparation -aoh
iard.au llxtaro. But IA di-trc
where c%aa'er ha- appeared spray with 4
ninf.Hu oi flrnalin, one gallon In ONE
llrdtud afI af water aln the iumc
diatr VICINITY ar infection of carker
u~r one gallon u. .nrmAliu .n seventy ntc.
gallons ut water. Ou premise where there
there ha- been cauitcr use one gallon nt
turmalu INV -Nty gailpu- ot water. Spray
every fourteen Days until you have spray
,d three Times then every YIN weeks iur
three more spruyiug-. This will gi., .m-
mnitv w thc disease has uut already pu
tered The plant. Keen al rubbish ana
debris burned, and -cc thar the trees have
cultivation during their growing season,
anA de~i~t from cultivation during the
period ND dormancN pr during time ot ap-
p%caranrc ot cankcr in the vicinity.
I'm thc event MI orchardiet~. or even the
owners mi one tree. continuing to neglect
thc requirements of the law ur their dufv
to INV public hy allowing their trees ON rr
main infested with insect pests or with
amy Mind W.T. Infectious plant disease with
MOI taking thc necessary Steps wv remedy
same bN spraying. THE person knowing ot
X should give information to the iu-pgc
tor. unuu receipt - which hy will ~ee chat
tlc r,i-on negligent win ~ properly dealt
with One of the greatest citrus sections,
such as the Rio Grande Valley viii later
rovc n-cit tn be. should not IN permitted
to suffer PM the negligence ot one or two
indifferent persons. and the law will be
enforced ~ th. letter.
uu not listen ~ The solicitations of per
Sons with some new punaeea tor the cure
of citrus cankrr. Nearly all patent med
icine ycuder-, whether adapting their
methods ~ the needs NJ the hortirulturi-t
~ ~ suffering" humanity. depend upon
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