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Show SPRAY FRUIT ; TREE NOW, SAY: , INSPECTOI; . I r Investigation Shows Twi Borers Beginning to Enter ' Peach Fruits. If Utah county peaches are t-, meet the United States grades am j ! standards this season, fruit grow ( era must now begin to spray thel: orchards, according to Charles 3 Sorensen, district agricultural in-1 spec tor. ! 1 . Investigations made by the agrl. . . cultural inspectors in peach ok; chards during the past few days ! show that the twig borers are begin-ning begin-ning to enter the peach fruits. Although Al-though at present most of the in- sects are still working in the tips ot t the twigs, indications are that from ; : now on some damage will be done to the fruit unless spraying is be-.i gun. 1 I "Most peach growers know that ( the twig borer is the common peach J worm causing most of the gummy' J peaches at picking time," said Mr.i j Sorenson. "They also know that j the work of the borer means dollars; ( and cents out of their pockets sine , ! gummy peaches do not meet the re-;' , j quirements of the Utah States ! grades. Most of the peaches grown ( 1 ; in the county this year will be gov-;! ernment inspected before being ship- it , ped. ;1 I "In consideration of these facts, i every grower should do his utmost I ! in making war on the borer and in ' 1 I preventing as much twig borer in- ' i jury as is possible. ' "The most satisfactory means of ;1 accomplishing this end during the ij , summer is to thoroughly spray the ' peach trees with three pounds of 3 , lead arsenate nd one pound of cnl- , ?. j cilm caseiuate spreader to on hun- 1 I I dred gallons of water. - , . j - "Is appears from the obsorva- 1 i' j tions that the best time to put the i spray on will be about July 12. At , that time the greatest number of ' ; the second brood of twig borer will j be hatching and if the trees and fruit are covered with arsenate of lead, the worms will get a killing 1 dose before they, have time to enter the fruit. "It is also observed that the up- ' pie worms are rapidly going under j ' ! the burlap hands which have boon 1 i placd on apple trees in some or- ; i ihiirds on Provo Pencil. ' "The majority of the second brood K ! of worms will probably appenr ! : about July It) to 15. A good cover i ' spray such as the one suggested ' j above for the twig borer should also 1 lie applied to the apple trees just before the second brood of apple 1 I worms appear. There will be some ''. over-lapping of broods, of course, as ' there always is. "The hot dry weather which pre- vails will tend to linsten the development develop-ment of all singes of the apple worms so that; there will be an al- 1 most continuous brood of the ood- ling moths or apple worms. Under : these conditions the only real snfe ! method of control is to keep the ; folinge and fruit well covered all the j time with the lead arsenate. i "This requires spraying about I every two weeks. No single cover spray will do more to prevent wormy apples than the one which Is applied just before the worms np- 1 I pear. After they have b:id time to enter, the fruit it is too late. The '; j addition of calcium caseinato i ! spreader will aid considerably In ' j keeping a more even coat of poison . I on the growing leaves and fruit and u in retaining it longer." F' . r. |