Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1911 — Spraying Fruit Trees. [ARTICLE]

Spraying Fruit Trees.

All fruit trees should be sprayed without regard to whether they have been attacked by insects or disease or escaped, as it is less labor to prevent attacks than to remedy the evil after it appears. It costs more to repair damage than to ward off danger. In some states, such as California, spraying the trees and vines is enforced by law. If the grower neglects his duty he is considered as one maintaining a public nuisance, and some official is ordered to spray the orchard, and add the cost to the tax bill of the negligent owner.

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