Show FUNGUS FUNGUS CAN BE controlled dr C N jensen or hie agricultural college Is in brigham today conferring with horticultural inspector car cae isaacson on the matter of 0 peach fungus the gentlemen are also carrying out some experiments on the orchard in the southwest part of the city to de gennine just how much can be done in the way of controlling the fungus which always attacks the th peaches after a storm dr jensen unqualifiedly states that the fungus can be controlled and he invites all growers to 0 o visit the orchard and see what has been done there there Is not a on any of the peaches rrb c hes and next fall he be expects to experiment for the control of the fungus on the twig and kill it there be foreit attacks the peaches seven days after a storm peaches that have not been wl wi I 1 show spots but where sp rg has been done the germ will haie ha e been killed so thai the moisture does not develop it the solution tor for spraying Is five alv gallons of concentrate lime and sulphur to gallons of water and if 11 growers will spray when the present wet season ends they will succeed in hilling the fungus that this storm lias has deve aped the germs that were on the peaches before the rain came cannot be killed as they have become fastened onto the peach and will show in about seven days but the new germa will becom be completely killed dr jensen said that if every would spray the can be eradicated from the community but lie he does not look for such unanimous support to the movement move men but the individual grower can control the blight on his own fruit by spraying with the above mixture nix ture th the thing must not do is to become discouraged these pests are undoubtedly given for a purpose and so long as an has been provided it should be used free y and tile the industry boosted for all it Is worth for there are big profits to be made from proper handling of the situation those who havo have not sprayed should do so immediately after the rain stops |