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Show trees occupy valuable land . that could be used for profitable purposes pur-poses and that they are a public nusiance, few people will hesitate to have them pulled out. There will be, however, some more obstinate owners who will both refuse to pull out the trees and to take care of them as well. For these there is a law in Utah which was passed at the last legislature session which can and will compel com-pel these obdurate objectors to comply with one or the other of the two choices. Under the provisions pro-visions of this law the county agricultural inspector is compelled to remove the trees or see that the pests are controlled. During the removal campaigns in other counti&s the cost of pulling pul-ling fruit trees has averaged from a few cents per tree to near one half a dollar. If this low cost is compared with the $3 to $6 per tree for the expense of proper pruning to make effective pest control, there is little doubt as to which procedure emphasized when the cost of keeping pests under control the next year and ' subsequent years is considered. There is still further attraction this year to get rid of neglected apple trees. The Utah handbook I for the 1911 Agricultural Conser-1 vation program, states that 30 , cents per tree for apples five to 12 inches In diameter and 50 cents per tree for trees over 12 inches in diameter will Je allowed al-lowed up to $15 per acre for removal re-moval of apple trees. Farmers complying with provisions of the AAA program are eligible for this payment. There is still another point of view which is worthy of considering consid-ering at this time. This is the effect of improvement of the landscape by getting rid of these unsightly neglected trees. Right now we are in the midst of the huge task of getting our state in order for the coming centennial year of 1947. Along with the dilapidated dil-apidated fences, barn and outbuildings out-buildings these trees do their part in making our landscapes untidy. By getting them out, we are not only destroying a pest breeding spot but improving the landscape as well. If you have any old trees that should be removed call or write the county agricultural agent There will probably be a cater pillar tractor in your vicinity this spring pulling out old trees. "While this equipment is at hand tree removal will be inexpensive. The cost will be much higher it the district agricultural inspector is forced to have them removed later. Pull Out Your Neglected Fruit Trees, Save Money By A. STARK Extension Horticulturist There are a number of people in Cache Valley who are trying to make a living producing apples. These people have found profits from this venture rather meagre during the past few years. One reason profits have been small is , the fact that production costs have been high. Each' year it costs these apple growers from 20 to 100 dollars an acre to control the pests that eat away at their profits. One might think that the apple growers would soon have these pets largely eliminated it they were efficient in their control measures. The fact of the matter is they would, provided they had to control olny their own pests end not those of their friends and neighbors as well. At the present time there are several thousand old. uncared for ' neglected apple and pear trees In Cache valley. These trees produce pro-duce little or no fruit for human consumption and yet they stand year after year as a breeding crounds for worms, apluds, scale mites and other insects that fly about to infest all the trees in the community. People owning these neglected trees little realize how much damage they are causing caus-ing others and how much they are actually costing the farmers who are trying to make a living growing fruit. Modt owners do not know that a single apple worm coming through the winter is potentially po-tentially able to produce a progeny pro-geny than can infest 28,000 apples or 138 bushels, before harvest in the fall. At one dollar a bushel this would mean $138 for the commercial growers because it is against the law to sell any apples infested by worms. Most of these neglected tree's harbor, not one, but many thousands thou-sands of apple worms each year' and serve as a source and breeding place for many other pests in addition. ad-dition. They are an expensive luxury which the Cache valley j apple industry cannot afford if it is to stay in the business. At the present time there is a move under way t get all these neglected trees pulled up or taken ta-ken care - of. People owning such trees are urged to cooperate by having them pulled up or chopped down or by making provisions to have them properly pruned, sprayed, and the posts controlled. When it is realized that many |