The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-07-18
From the Fremont
County Farmers
Exchange Bulletin
THE FRUIT TREE LeAF.RotLeR

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1t is plainly apparent from the dam
age done by the leaf-roller this year
that there Is need of either more or
better individual effort. or else a com.
munity effort, to rid this section as
near as u practical of this insect that
has caused thousands of dollars worth
OF damage to our ;ruit Its rayages
even threaten the life OF the fruit in
dustry and make it doubtful as profit
able business.
There are no new recommendation
to make regarding its control. Au-
thorities have made an exhaustive
study of its control and made certain
Recommendations that IL followed will
come as near checking their damage
as anything that can be done What
we know about the ieaf-roller is the
following recommendations taken from
Circular No. of the Colorado Agri-
cultural Experiment Station:
Conclusions from Orchard Expert
ments:
L.. The 1eaf-roIIer eggs may be
killed BY very thorough spraying
with soluble oil while the trees are
dormant This spray should probably
be applied prior to but az near hatch
ing time Of the eggs as possible.
2 Very Careful and heavy spray
ing with arseniesIs early in the sea
son will result in almost complete con-
troll. The first application should be
made shortly after the eggs begin
to hatch, which will be when the first
green foliage is showing on the trees.
and the second as soon as the bios
som buds have separated in the cius-
ters- A blossom spray is in all proba-
bility not necessary and is dangerous
In hat I -.
,. Black Leaf 40. carefully and
thoroughly applied about the same
dates as the first two sprsyings with
arsenicsis. will give good results.
T. A mixed spray Of Black Leaf 20
and lead arsenate is little more salts
factory than either one Of the insecti-
e'des used alone. Furthermore. the
cost Of such q spray would be too
great for practical purposes
S. Three pounds Of lead arsenate
to fifty gallons Of water is sufficient
for successful control. and there is no
Paris green with IT. as many have
DONE
6. Not less than ten gallons Of
Spray. on an average. should be ap-
piled to trees from twelve to twenty
years Of age. Very large trees may
require even more.
z. Failure to control this pest with
arsenicais has been due in most cases
either to q failure to spray early
enough and at the eorree, time. or to
put enough Of the liquid on the trees.
PRICE LIST OF FEED PRICES
FOR THE PIG CLUBS.
All feeds must be recorded and the
cost estimated in accordance with the
following r1EHse-- -.
Charge all skim milk fed at 7Sc a
hundred pounds
Cereals--corn. barley. oats, ETC..
and all commercial feed stuffs. such
as tankage. blood meal. shorts, bran.
oil cake. etc. at the market price.
Roots and Tueers-sugar beets.
mangels. turnips, carrots, potatoes.
etc. at one-half cent a pound.
Miscellaneous vegetable crops. such
as potato parings. beet tops. cabbage
leaves. green corn husks. etc, at lc
for eight pounds.
Other feeds:
Apples. ic for each. eight pounds.
Charge alfalfa pasture at the rate of
&c for each twenty-five square feet
tplot five feet squarel. The pasture
should be permanent and properly
fenced
Cured alfalfa at 1c pound Clover
the same.
Kitchen slop twaste) one-half cent a
pound.