The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-01-21
NEW POINTS IN
FARMING BROT
OUT IN SCHOOL,
Many Farmers of Benton
County Learn of Latest
Practices in Many Lines of
Agriculture

Agriculture
On the whole the Horticultural
schools held in the county the week
Of January 4 to 8 inclusive and
reaching the entire county were
better attended than for several
years. We were very sorry that it
was not possible to have Mr.. Spu-
Ter at these schools because of his
first hand experience and informa-
ton on the codling moth problem,
As he has worked on it in the We
natchee area. We feel however,
that Mr.. Bregger covered the
work quite satisfactorily from the
standpoint of one who had to pick
up the work second hand.
Information in the way of MINI
eographed material including, al
90 charts and statistical informa-
ton on other phases of the work,
were available for those who at
tended the school. Much of the
material presented required rath-
er careful study and for this rea-
son the material was made avail
able for those attending in the
form mentioned. A number of
very favorable coments were re-
ceiyed upon the general program
covered this year.
A brief resume of the main top
ic covered follows:
A successful and economical cod
ling moth program must include
the use of moth traps and care
full follow up of the information
thus gained and check of this
wherever it is possible against the
moth trap information for the gen.
eral area. The spray program then
should be based upon this informa-
ton. Of utmost Importance is the
control of the first brood with an
earnest effort to prevent a single
worm getting the fruit. The en-
Try of but a small number of
worms per tree will be responsible
for real problem for the second
brood. The use of oil with the lead
timed so as to be applied on top
OF the eggs and yet at time when
one will be able to cover all eggs
before Matching, is important.
Those whose spray equipment will
allow them to cover the orchard
IN not to exceed four days time,
providing careful control has been
secured should be able to eliminate
several spays through program
such as outlined above and thus
actually save money on the spray
program. We have men in the
county who have carried out just
such program as this at saw
ing. Treated bands where infesta-
ton is above five percent at har-
vest time should be good invest
ment for the following year. Tree
trunks must be carefully scraped
before bands are applied. These
treated bands from observation
made last year, seem to be some
what effective in red spider con-
tol. From information available
the band can be purchased as
cneaply as it can be made. Infor-
nation as to proper combination
Of various leads with spreader will
De made public through the local
press as soon as the State Assoc
iatlon report is made available.
one OF the foremost fundament-
AIS to be considered in tree prun-
ing Is the fact that the pruning
ana fertilization must be consider
20 together and that the amount
VI twlg and spur growth is the
Key as to how much of either
should be done. IF our trees have
Oeen pruned so that they are thin
reu out enough to allow plenty of
Asn. INTO the tree, and we are not
se'.lng close to three-quarters of
al inch of growth on tn spur, or
70 10 inches of terminal twig
growth then our tree needs fertil-
Aation. If, however, our tree is
IeaVlly spurred up and has not
Osen properly thinned out and the
eloWth is too short, the situation
my De corrected by pruning only.
ICES when they become older have
:, marked tendency to produce an
sDandance of starch nd unless
wees are kept properly fortified
a properly pruned they become
@er balanced with this starch
pply and we do not have enough
s.fogen present to promote the
e.o@th or even produce proper set
!rult IN extreme cases. By re-
A.: g the number of leaves thru
ining out of thetop to the pro-
=. degree we cut down on the
soa en production which has the
csa .e effect in limited way as in
available.
t;en, re,ilzation of fruit trees, par
prua. rly IS so closely tied up with
lg that, as we pointed out in