Show I r METHODS Of I fRUIT PESTS Size of Boxes and Other In In- Interesting Interesting Topics at the State Convention The appointment of committees was the first business taken up by the state horticultural hor hor- convention n at the afternoon ses- ses slon sion lon yesterday esterd r. r The following were named amed Le Legislative J. J. J G. G Duffin C. C A. A HIcken- HIcken I looper looper George M. M Cannon Charles Smith J. Resolutions J. J D. D Call Ras Richard Waddle Nominations Nominations-B. B. B II H. Bower Boer Nephi Mon Mor- Raa Ras en 0 O. O P. P Washburn J. J O. O Smith Roy Marsh and W. W O. O Knudson Professor E. E G. G Titus of the agricultural agricultural tural ural college spoke on on- tho the subject of ol pests ests that are destructive to rica les Professor Titus says sas that the strawberry growers have much to contend contend con- con tend end with from the insect family and each ach year ear they lose a large percentage of ol their crops Tho The strawberry weevil the crown rown borer boner the peach twig borer and the he leaf le f turner are the insects which are area a menace to the Industry In Utah The most serious of ot these Is the crown borer which gains its living from the strawberry clover alfalfa cabbage and corn orn It is of European origin and was as Imported here about 18 1855 5 It has assumed as- as umed serious proportions in various parts arts of the country and especially in It is being fought by means of spraying praying and cutting which methods are efficient in its destruction Make Boxes Uniform The proper size of ot the apple box was wasa a proposition discussed d by William M. M Roylance of Provo a big packer and shipper shipper ship- ship per er of fruit Mr Roylance took occasion occasion occa- occa sion ion to Indorse the bill now before congress congress con con- gress gness in which a standard size box willbe will willbe willbe be required for fruit packing The boxwill box boxwill boxwill will be inches in size and will have cubic inches of space This I is s slightly larger than the box used in Utah at present With the adoption of this his uniform box ox the tho Utah grower can ship hip his fruit east and the buyer can cane be e certain that he Is going to get a full lull bushel ushel of ot apples Mr aIr Roylance denounced the practice of deceiving buyers as to the quality or quantity Of f apples apple lie ITe says ays the gro grower er might palm off oft poor fruit on the dealer once nee but that would be all lie would be boycotted from then on on so far tar as that hat dealer was concerned Honesty is the best policy polley in fruit fruits as s in everything else said the speaker You growers who are arc not honest quit it It t. t You Von hurt the state and you hurt hunt your community aIr Mr Roylance says lays that he knows there are arc re many apples and other fruits being shipped hipped from Utah which are arc inferior in quality and deficient nt In quantity in many cases ases He lIe declared that the only way to 10 o win the market and to get proper prices was to put forward the choicest fruit perfectly packed What Industry Means lie held up Colorado as a sample o. o of a good fruit growing state Last year he said was as taken aken In by fruit growers of the Grand Junction district Utah could outdo that If f the growers would only get busy and use care Several of the growers present took exception exception ex ex- to aIr Mr Roylance's apple box proportions One grower wanted to cutoff cut cutoff cutoff off a half halt inch in the length of the box Dr E. E C C. Ball Bail of the agricultural college college col- col lege ege st stated ted that he was In favor of ot establishing establishing es- es a a. uniform box system but he was as afraid of the present bill In con- con gresI gres gness I am of the firm belief that It Is th the result of a move started by the eastern grower who always alwa's sells his apples In Inthe inthe the thEl barrel and never in a box he probablY ablY n never saw a b box Why should wo we make ke ken our standard an a d db measure third one n d da of ofa ofa a barrel Do we havo have to follow the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- of the eastern grower who knows knos nothing about the apple growing glowing Industry in the west I think you 01 will find the eastern grower behind this bill bUl Chance for Deception Another thing thing the the bill provides for two grades Well Veil now the grower in Michigan whose apple II Is not to be compard compared compared com com- pared pard with our out Utah apple will put his product Into a barrel marked U S. S standard and the consumers will will 90 90 per percent percent percent cent of them them bell believe that this package has been Inspected by the government and passed like Inspected beef But the fact Is 15 the the- stamp 01 oi the box or barrel harrel has nothing whatever to do with the contents of or the package but the consumer do doesn't know this and will buy eastern pastern apples under the impression that he Is II getting the equivalent of Utah's best At last nights night's session the subject of ot sprays pras held Id an Important part of ot the discussions The arguments were WE're started bv by a 1 question sent to the tho question box box- boxa of the various a as iJ to the tho effectiveness s of Cache advocated advocated advocated E sprays Ras Rae the sulphur lime-sulphur E spray pra for organIsms organIsms organ- organ Isms tame such as the codlin moth and the I scales Sulphur Lime-Sulphur in Favor C. C A A A. of Ogden elaborated on the lime sulphur bath by o stating that the growers gi In his community used It almost almost al almost al- al most exclusively lie He described the method meth meth- od making the preparation Others at the convention a agreed reed that sulphur lime-sulphur was wall good for tor some things thin It declared de de- de- de but was 8 not a euro was dared that the lime and sulphur bath will not hurt mildew on peaches and ap pie plea ples The only way to destroy that class lass lassof of fungi is to apply plenty lEnty of sunshine and free circulation 0 of air Alex McPherson gave a good talk last tast night on the Irrigation of the orchard First of all said raid Mr Ir McPherson Pherson the grower must know his soli soil lIe Ho should adopt the method to determine Just the tho nature of the soland sol soil and the amount of moisture it will hold He Ue should apply just that much moisture and no more for O is just as serious senous as no Irrigation at all What Irrigation Means The surface drain and the bottom drain are Important factors The time will wll soon be at hand when the law wilsay will wil say to the thc grower that he may not wanton wantonly wantonly wan wan- ton tonly water and In view of tho the approach 11 of that hoOr hoUr tilE the rower grower mUst mus Inc know w just how much water ho hI wants The Thc more mere running of water ater through ditches some 1001 o of th thOm m as al hard haI as cement comon is not Irrigation The Tho water v.-ater must mut percolate the tho not only downnard downward down down- ward nard l d c but r w |