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Show Apple Growers in J v Danger of Losses POKAKK. Watu Aut. 10. Un-laas Un-laas th fruit growtr In th Opportunity Op-portunity district east--, f Spo-kaeta Spo-kaeta ar wllllar to wars aa lat- alv warfare oa th leaf roll' thla year, at least IS p cent of thm may as wU quit trying- to grow appleg on a commercial bag la. I. at. Plnkrton ef th county horticul-' horticul-' tural bureau, ha told growers here. "The rancher In the valley does not realUe that hla negligence In praying for thla terrible peat 1 robbing; him of hla horn and livelihood' live-lihood' Mr. Pinker ton la quoted a a aaytne. Accord In a th tha hortlrulturlat. the apple crop this year will be lea than a third of th crop of 122, and at th rat the leaf roller ha appeared this year th crop next year will not b worth pick Inr. U explain that th leaf roller beg-In operation tn th arly spring; and sw up blossoms before they have opened, eomjatetely stopping- pornl-tatlon pornl-tatlon and fruition. The bureau hopes to eatablla "war son" wher farmer ar pledged, to a definite program which will eradicate eradi-cate the peat from tho sone. |