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Show PROCLAMATION. Pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of the Territory Ter-ritory of Utah, approved by the Governor, March 7th, A. D. 18(J4. Entitled "An act authorizing the County court to appoint Fruit Tree Inspectors Inspec-tors and to provide for the destruction of fruit destroying insects." I, J. D. Jones, Pro bate Judge in and for the County of Utah, do hereby issue this proclamation, designating desig-nating the time for spraying fruit trees growing in said county of Utah, and otherwise disinfecting orchards that are infested with fruit-destroying insects. TIME FOR SPRAYING. Rule 1. I hereby designate, 7 to 10 days after the blossoms have fallen, as the proper time to spray fruit tiees the first time. Rule 2 The trees shall be sprayed the second,. time from 1C to 12 days later. Rule 3. Every orchard or parcel of ground upon which fruit trees, bushes or vines are growing, shall be thoroughly cleaned by removal of all rubbish, rub-bish, dead or decayed trees, fallen leaves or decaying fruit. Note 1. To spray tres during bloom does no good whatever. The fruit should be fully set, and in the case of apple trees the fruit should be grown to about the size of peas before they are sprayed, See U. S. Agricultural Report for 18S5, page 104. SPRAYING .MIXTURES. 1 For apple, pear, plum, cherry trees, etc., mix one pound i London Purple or Paris Green with 200 gallons of water. 2 For peach trees, mix one lb. of Paris Green with 100 gallons of water 3. For fungus disease, use "Bordeaus Mixture " 4. For currants, raspberry and gooseberry bushes, etc , mix one lb. of Hellebore with 50 golions of water. 5. Professor W. H. Brown's Insect Exterminator (patented (pat-ented ) Note. Keep the mixture rell stirred when being used. Witness my hand and peal of the Probate court of seal Utah county, this the 21st day of April, A.D. 1894. J. D. Jones, I Probate Judge: |