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Show THE-FRUIT TREE ; BARKJEETLE . A very careful inspection of orchards or-chards in tho county disclosed the fact that the fruit tree bark beetle is getting a firm hold and Is doing considerable damago to tho stono fritts. Poaches, sweet cherrtea-and apricots suffer most, but occasionally occasional-ly applo and' other fruit trees are attacked as well. Tho situation Is particularly alarming at Providence. Fourteen orchards wero recently examined ex-amined with a total ot 1,539 trees. Of this number, 235, or Bllghtly less than 1C per cent wero found to bo Infested. In ono orchard 39 per cent of the trees aro dead or dying, In theso orchards several factors might havo gono far to make conditions condi-tions favorablo for this attack, barking bark-ing of trees while cultivating, freezing freez-ing of tender wood last winter and failure to remove same, lack of pruning, prun-ing, cattle Injury, drought, Insufficient Insuffi-cient cultivation, and others, all of which helps to lessen tho natural resistance re-sistance of tho tree. The beetlo attacks at-tacks limbs and trees thnt havo received re-ceived sufficient Injury from any source to retard the flow of sap, burroughs through tho bark, leaving holes slightly Iargor than a pin head. If thotreo Is vigorous tho nap flow will drown tho beetle. If not, It continues Its work, making an egg chamber between tho bark and sap wood. An average ot 75 to 90 eggs are laid, which become larvae In thrco or four days. They eat tho cambrlum layer girdling tho limb nr tree and the trco dies. Tho beetlo passes tho winter in both tho lnrvao and puppal stago In this county. Control Cut out and burn all Infested In-fested wood. This can bo used for hentlng purposes until warm weather comes when all unused wood should thon bo burned Immediately, as tho beetlo Uvea and broods In the dea wood for about thrco years. Stimulnto a vigorous growth by pruning, fertilizing and cultivating. It Is said that stono fruits Infested from which gum still exudos.mny n' ten bo saved by prompt application of remedies. Thoy should first be cut back aovorely, tho soil about them cxlltivatod and dressed liberally liberal-ly with barn yard manure, whl6h will stimulate growth. A thick coat of whito wash should then bo applied i If InfcstatlorFls heavy throe applications applica-tions aro best. First, about April 1, second, middle of July, and third, about October 1st. To each threo gallons of whitewash white-wash add ono fourtlrpoun of fine salt, which acts as a sticker. It Is also Important to cut and burn nil brush and trcou In fonco1 llnoa or wood (ots that hnrbor tills1 post. "" " ' Last but not least, n united effort on tho part of all at control measures If this, la dono wo can rid our orchards or-chards of this pest. If not, tho pest Is going to rid us of our orchards I II. P. MATHEW8, ' County Crops and Pests Inspector I i |