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Show Cache's Orchards. The reports of Thomas Stlrland and Nells P. Hroby, deputy county tiee inspectors, leads to tho belief that horticulture Is carried on In Cache county on a much larger scale than the average cltl?en realizes, and further that unless prompt and cltecllvn action is taken to check and eradicate the diseases that are ravaging the orchards, Cache will soon bo without sound fruit and with llttlo hope of a future along horticultural lines. Mr. Stlrland says that there are hundreds of acres or orchards In this county, there being forty near the little town of Cove, as much more near Smith-Held, Smith-Held, and Richmond also has out considerable con-siderable fruit. We all know that Providence Is a fruit section. In fact It must ho gathered that fruit lalslng Is one of Cacho's Industries already and that her future along this line Is limited only to that which .always comes with intclligcntand Industrious effort. Since this is evident, the orchardlst should glv careful attention atten-tion to tho Instructions of the Inspectors Inspec-tors and enter heartily and intelligently intelli-gently Into the effort that Is being made to prcscrvo the present fruit trees and provide an assured future for now orchards which may be planted. plant-ed. Nature can and does do a great deal, but can not, will not do all. The now orchard or old orchard should receive careful attention in tho matter of prunnlng and spraying and these matters should be attended to at tho proper time. Learn when to spray, how to spray, when to cut down and destroy, when to prune and how to prune. Lcirn enough about your business to do the right thing at tho right time. The following remedies remed-ies aro suggested as being opportune at this time. Rear blight No spiay Is known to cure It. Cut dead limbs olT a foot below be-low affected parts and mi its at onck. Summer spray for all biting Insects such as apple worn, pear slug, caterpillars, cater-pillars, etc., Paris green one pound, llmo ten pounds, to one hundred llfty gallons of water. |