Show BETTER FRUIT I TREES Inns ARE ARf UR URGED m Replacement of worthless old fruit trees of th the state with better producing stock was urged by Harden Harden Har Har- den B head of the state de department cle- cle of agriculture in a state- state silent Issued Wednesday day The statement folI follows ws There Is no better or safer sater fruit fruit- growing district in America than Is Utah said Mr Bennion If only our ur people would but remove remO th those these se old pest breeders and plant and properly care for fos b better varieties that should take their places They are of fruit and are arc prolific producers of codling moth s scale ale and other pests and ancl yet they I occupy the very choicest garden spots spols and city cHY lots to the exclusion of prolific young trees that would amply supply their owners for forborne home use and In Jn many cases a 1 margin for market They are never never pruned nor nor sprayed and make our our cities and arid towns look like the people had lost the spirit which prompted our pioneer fathers to make Utah a garden spot a veritable oasis Jn Sri n the desert In addition they force th the man who would grow real fruit fruitt t to spray and irid spray again and again until harvest time then thea wash and wipe his fruit for the removal of the spray spray and finally to take a s second cond place o on the market ark t fo for the reason that in spite of all aU his ef efforts efforts e- e ef- ef forts and expense he hh can produce only a second-grade second product because because be cause of ot the pests pests- i on all sides by these neglected old trees This department has power under under under un un- un- un der the law to compel compe Um Ul the r removal inoval of these trees and while we would very much prefer to secure that ob objective objective objective ob- ob by voluntary action of the people in their own interests definite definite definite nite instructions have been given our Inspectors to tc go to work immediately imme- imme I and vigorously on this problem lem hem So our our first message to the people of Utah Is to wake up and save yours yourselves the annoyanceS annoyance and expense that must come to you if you ou are compelled by legal process s sto to do something that is altogether to your own interest and benefit t. t With these old trees removed your second task liat that of spraying for codling moth and other posts will wUl be very greatly simplified much less expensive much more ef effective effective effective ef- ef and I insure sure a a. fruit crop that will take first place instead of SECond second second sec SEC- ond on the market and give you satisfactory returns from your in investment investment in- in vestment and labor Another task that we are now taking up Is that of securing the location and designation by county and ana city officials of livestock trails or highways over which livestock may be moved from winter to summer summer summer sum sum- I mer ranges and vice versa an and the keeping of these trails as asree free ree as possible from from burrs and other nO noxious fox nox x- x I ious weeds We estimate that the damage to the Utah wool clip alone by reason of the failure to do this in the past Is equal annually to the maintenance of the agricultural Ii inspection department Wherever it is possible to do so so such trails will be located elsewhere than over paved paved highways a a. great relief to the traveling public I public We appeal to the general the press civic bodies and nd all other organizations for assistance in irs carr carrying car car- r ring out this program |