Show UTAH UTAn PRODUCT Tho The authorities of ot British Columbia are taking all possible precautions against allowing their orchards to bo be Infected and a largo amount of ot Imported nursery plants have recent recently ly been destroyed The Ibe trees treo destroyed came from Ja Japan Japan Japan pan Germany Gormany Holland Belgium France tho the United Kingdom and from the United States and consisted of ot some trees and plants in infected Infected with San Joso Jose scales seales borers root gall gaU appletree pear poor blight and all aU the other various fruit frutt tree diseases known Tho The trees In Included n eluded apple pear Quince poach poncho ap apricot ricot crab nectarine small fruit and ornamental shrubs The Tho inspector stated that there thero was enough infection Infection tion Uon destroyed In this lot to have hAvo In Infected Infected the whole of ot British Columbia Not only Is the tho Imported nursery stock inspected but ell all the nurseries throughout the tho province No com company company company pany or individual is permitted to dis distribute distribute tribute trees treos until they thoy havo have passed inspection by competent inspectors The Tho same rulo rule Is followed regarding tho the sole sale of ot fruit and there thero is not c Co package of ot infected fruit sold in British Columbia today All AU is I care earo carefully carefully fully Inspected and if It found to bo be diseased Is Ia condemned and cremated or sent back to the country from which It was wu shipped This rulo rule Is applied as M strictly to eastern Cana Canadian Canadian Canadian dian grown fruit as it Is to fruit grown crown in the United States The Tho pol policy polIcy polIcy icy of the department is to maintain absolutely clean oloan orchards and clean wholesome fruit with a maximum of ot profit to the grower Tho The report from which those facts tacta aro are gleaned states state that great gr at praise was given to the stock tock and fruit imported from Utah This will certainly be pleasing news to those who have hove made such weh strenuous en endeavors endeavors endeavors deavors to free tree their stock from par parasites parasites Mites of ot all kinds and encourage them to continue In the tho good work ork It Is of ot particular Interest to the nurserymen nurseryman of Utah as well as those of or other portions portion of ot the United States to know that they will have to bear the tho lots of or all stock destroyed by reason of ot Infection It is 18 to their in interest terest to take toko care to soo coo E that any stock sold to be used In Inthe inthe the tho province provinces of or British Columbia Is I perfectly clean clenn in overt every respect and shippers shippen of ot fruit should also tso be sure aura that the fruit and packages p ore are en on entirely entirely feo eo o from parasites otherwise It will be bo condemned and not allowed to be used In fn tho the province Now that tho the state has haa a good reputation rep reputation reputation on account of or tho th excellence of ot its fruit and trees efforts should bo be redoubled to keep tho the pests poets out of ot the tho orchards of ot Utah |