Show Fruit Growers Urged to Check Chock Their Peach Tr Trees Treos os Ariel Arid M. M Jorgensen me member of ot the state tate board of agriculture ture tune has all fruit growers grow groWS ers ens rs of Gr Grand county asking for fot clr continued d co cooperation on In Inthe Inthe Inthe the control of peach mosaic a n virus tirns disease which has hai bt Men been n a n problem confronting th the local loca growers for tor man many years ears CommissIoner Corn Com missIoner Jorgensen l letter fol foH lows Your ata department of agriculture ag ag I Is vitally tally Interested In Inthe Inthe inthe the peach Industry In Grand county and especially In the control and eventually the complete complete complete com com- eradication of or the v virus rUl disease known as s peach mosaic mo sale which for several veral y years ars has been a concern to the tM fruit growers grovers in your area I As you ou undoubtedly know there are certain tolerant varieties van vari of peach tree trees which whIch- are rc carriers of the peach mosaic disease di dl sease which t fall to show shows sym toms of the disease for tor a longer long long- ong I er period of tIme than those of the standard varieties such as I Elberta and J. J II H. II Hale l e Such varieties of of peach peach- trees s hr known to to be a source of spread pread of oJ the disease se and ther therefore or have caused serious losses not only in your area but other areas arCaS where this disease occurs This has especially been found true In Mesa county in Ue state of Colorado and where t such uch trees treC'S have been d they have nave found this to Ito be je a a great i source of elimination of the he spread l of tf this disease You are undoubtedly aware I of the serious outbreaks which some of the growers rowerS have 0 experienced ex ir ir In the M Moab aD ab district where such trees have been found al along ng with some some plum varieties and therefore we feel It 11 very important to draw your attention to this matter The approaching harvest season will be a good time for I you to identify such varieties and we would like to suggest that such trees be marked prior prIori to the time the fruit Is Js removed Af After ter the harvesting season Is over r we would encourage all growers to remove su such h t Varieties Vari varl of trees Following Is a list of tolerant toler ant varieties capable of acting as carriers of peach mosaic causing serious outbreaks s In orchards at any time Rochester Roches ter Nectarine C Carmen Orange Orance Cling Redbird Cling Champion Belle Bell of oX Alton Cling Seedling Victor Dewey Guinn Greensboro Crawford Alexander Alexander Alexan Alexan- der and Mayflower In addition to the varieties mentioned above there are peaches of unknown varieties which can act as carriers and andas andas as a rule any white peach or any clingstone is a potential earner carrier ff 1 |