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Show ; Spraying Program Needed j UTAH is s.iJIy in nrcJ of a sprainx pro. fum, the SI. lie Jcpartmriil of aRricul-'ture aRricul-'ture point! (ml. The viul part of ; praying ' an urclurj is gelling the spray on at the ! richt lime. Sprajinj a lew das tno early will not do; neither will spraying a few das too laic. And jet, with the (irt and prob. J ahly Ihe most necessary spraying time at , hand, the slate department finds that there is a dearth of machines and an absolute lack rf any definite program. Accordingly, some ( Mate-owned !praing machines used to con-) con-) Irol noxious weeds are teing ung inld the light arainst orchard pests. : I)iirin the winter the department sug- gcited that spray associations e created, and apparently the drpailmcnt is working lo this end. ipray associations fill a threciotd purpose. pur-pose. I irst. at a small cost to the members of the associations, enough machines to handle han-dle Ihe work can be purchased. Second, the association can do the work faster and l-eller because it can hire expert help, help ! which does not have to slop spraying to milk j the cows or go look alurr Ihe irrigating water. wa-ter. Third, an association supplants unheeded unheed-ed spraying laws. Association members will discipline in their own way recalcitrant farmers farm-ers who maintain pesl-hreeding orchards lo the detriment of themselves and the com-, com-, iminiiv. ' lic stale department can do well t ink j into this important phase of pest control. |