| Show SPRAYING OF ORCHARDS county fruit tree inspector john P Is already in the field in the th discharge of his dutie sand in this connection has issued the following circular to the fruit growers of salt lake lak county to all owners of orchards it Is time now to remove and burn all dead weeds and rubbish to rub off rough bark on old trees and especially to see aft that where bands were put around last year or any rags placed in the forks that such axe are removed and destroyed these axe are infested with myriads at insect eggs and larvae where any aap branch is broken off jawand ealand burn the splintered stumps or soak the sama aade well in an emulsion of kerosene ke roeene theft the stumps where broken off are favorite places for insects and their eggs any pruning that has been neglected should be attended to at this time prune 80 90 that sun and spray can get into your trees save your lower branches and dont trim trees to become telegraph tiple graph poles where the apin woolly or green f or red spider or pear blister mite were bad last year on pear or apple trees they should be now sprayed before leaves appear with a strong emulsion of kerosene made as follows take half gallon of extra strong soap p water whale oil soap preferred but other kinds will answer it nothing bet I 1 ter can be had and have it boiled after removing from the fire I 1 add one gallon of coal oil and pump it up and down until thoroughly mixed five minutes agitation of the water will mill generally suffice it if the water Is in har dadd one ounce of lye and five gallons of hot water agitate I 1 it t ter for three minutes to blend everything tf if it mix even heat it again until it does and pump it up and down in itself now spray your trees with this solution and you will come very near killing all the insects and eggs that are on your trees peach and aad cherry trees will not take as strong a solution in case of either dilute atter after the th leaves leavea are out to about 24 to I 1 apple and pear trees can cam stand it at 16 15 to I 1 after leaves axe are out if you have alenty of milk you can cah substitute cold sour milk instead of so ary apy water to cut the coil oil and after the same is cut add the quantity of at water glyen given above dont kill peach and aika cherry trees by using strong tlona with apple and pear trees there Is danger always rem embrer that bedor the leaves come out you should have the ao lution about three times stronger than when they axe are out five gallons of water to one of coal oil oll before leaves are aim out Is the proper strength for pears and apples JOHN P county fruit tree inspector |
