Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1917-02-16

oil, and it is hoped the farmers
will get busy on the job without
any further notice. The notice
is, as follows:
within the past ten days the
deciduous fruit trees on your
place were inspected by a State
inspector and found to be in
tested with the San Jose scale,
the worst deciduous fruit pest in
the United States. To prevent
the destruction of your trees,
and in order to hinder the spread
ing of the pest to other trees and
orchards, the State law requires
you to take steps to control it in
some manner satisfactory to the
State Commission of Agriculture
and Horticulture. Experience
has proven that the only way to
get rid of San Jose scale is to cut
the trees down and burn them.
1t may, however, be controlled
by spraying the trees thoroughly
with either lime-sulphur wash; a
soluble oil, or with both.
"A legal notice has been lately
served on you in regular man
ner. 1t directs you to take steps
Immediately to control this pest
which your trees are harboring.
You were directed to spray the
trees thoroughly with lime-sul-
phur and were requested to act
right away, for the trees must
be sprayed with the material be-
fore they start to grow in the
spring. If the trees are sprayed
after they are leaved out, or the
flowers have come out, lime
sulphur will burn and kill the
leaves and cause the blossoms to
drop off.
In order to save you large
expense, the farmers coopera-
tive association of your county
has agreed to set up a plant and
manufacture lime-sulphur wash |
for you at cost of manufacture.
By their courtesy you will be
able to get the material at a price
much less than one-half that it
would cost to ship it to you from
San Francisco. To do this the
association will have to invest
for your benefit a goodly sum of
You can help them and ,
yourself by comforting with them
Immediately as to how much ma
terial you will need. Kimball ,
the inspector, will tell
you about how many gallons of
the concentrated lime-sulphur
you will need. The men who
are in charge of the work and
who can give you the right kind
Of advice and information, are
Farm Advisor A. B. Ballantyne,
L. G. Snow and Kimball Max
nam. If you do not have the
right kind of apparatus to spray
your trees with, L. h. Pace has
consented to do contract spray
ng with his power sprayer at a
fair price. Mr.. Pace has con-
,ented to do this as a favor. If
you wish him to spray for you,
now is the time to get it settled. +
But two years ago there was
very little good fruit grown in
your valley. As a direct result
Of the effort and direction of the
State Commission of Agriculture
and Horticulture, there was over
thirty thousand dollars worth of
fruit sold from the ella valley
orchards this last season. Those
who took care of their orchards
are convinced that the lime-sul-
phur spray contributed to their
more than any other one
thing. Your trees are worth
to you. Why not get in
line and make the ella valley a
better place to live in?
IF you wish further advice,
write me, Box 348, Phoenix,
State Entomologist's Office.
expect to be in the ella valley
from the 10Th to the oath of
February, 1917; headquarters,
Hotel Olive, Stafford, Arizona.
Yours very truly,