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Show the spray if the ambient temperature is above 80 F. or if the fruit has set. News and views from your county agent Questions and answers! ' Q. by Blaine Jones USU Extension Agent Ive had a lot of ques tions come to me lately ; ; ! about the home pro- - S duction and storage of I 1 ; ! 4 44 f fruit. Herel ofVC I B. Jones are two these ques- tions I think you might find interesting: raspberry My plants look fine in the spring. They have a good, green color. As the summer goes on, however, - the- - leaves (especially the top ones) turn yellow, then brown, and then dry up. Some of the plants seem to die during the winter. Why? 'A. Your raspberries may die for any one of a number of reasons: virus diseases, spider mites, etc., but probably the most common cause of this yellowing and defi- - How do I tell when Q. ciency, commonly called chlorosis or chlorotis. To correct the deficiency, spray your raspberries with an iron sulphate solution. Use five pounds of powdered material to 100 gallons of water. The spraying should be done as the leaves turn yellow and repeated several times at intervals of one week. If possible, the spray should 'be applied in the early morning, the late afternoon, or on a cloudy day. Do not apply my pears are mature enough to pick? A. Different varieties of pears mature at dif- ferent times. There are two types of pears: those that mature about now and those that are classified as winter pears. The types of pears that, are maturing now are the Bartlett and the Keifer types. The winter types are the DAnjou and the Flemish Beauty. Bartlett and Keifer pears taste best when they are picked when hard and then ripened it evi after harvest. of the Flemish 3eLy is rather thin and When of this picked, type pear may run from deep green to pale green in color. They ripen best at a temperature xf 60 to 65 F. Keifer pears require from two to three weeks to ripen. The For Cirls 6 years Bartletts will ripen faster. Winter pear varieties are harvested later in the year than the Bartletts and Keifers. away. At this time of the year, the DAnjou pear is still dark green and the Flemish Beauty may be showing a considerable amount of red blush. The stem of the DAnjou is fleshy and thick. The Both types of pears are best stored at about 32 F. Some people like to wrap them in newspaper or some such material to keep them from coming Jack Wankier was recently elected president of the Nephi Gun Club, Inc at its annual meeting, held Sept. 4. .Wankier will serve duryear. ing the 1979-8Elected as vice president was Ray B. Anderson. 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