P2—t«ic«sttr Faming, Saturday, May 24,1950 Adams County fruit growers review spring orchard situation ORRTANNA - Winter injury to peach trees, arrival of the gypsy moth, orchard inspection of fruit during harvest and pesticide re certification were topics discussed at the second spring meeting of the Adams County Fruitgrowers Association held last Wednesday, at the orchard of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Woemer, Rl, Orrtanna. Meeting at 6:30 p.m., the growers were taken on tour of the Woemer orchard to see the 75 acres of apples, 25 acres of peaches and smaller plantings of cherries, pears, plums and raspberries. A tour was also made of the neighboring Rebert farm of El Vista Orchards where the growers saw 120 acres of mainly semi-dwarf apples on MMIO4, MMIO6, MMIII and EM7A rootstocks. In his final appearance before taking out-of-state employment, Donald Petersen, extension plant pathologist from Penn State cited the pro-longed growing season in 1979 and the lack of winter snow cover as primary causes of death to peach trees planted in 1977 and 1978. Wind-whipping and wet soil conditions may be associated with the problem which manifests itself by dead trunk tissue beginning MAKE HAY WHILE THE GREEN SHINES Bale it earlier with our natural preservative for less than $1 00 per ton of hay or silage. Friendly bacteria move through the green hay - it doesn’t have to be dispensed uniformly - each layer in mow will do. But we sell Mellmger bale applicators for $llO if wanted Wouldn't you pay much more for good green hay than “rained on” hay? 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Reporting on apple scab, Petersen estimated that 25 to 50 percent of primary spores remain to be discharged at the next wetting period. “Because insecticides are not applied in the orchard during bloom, the petal-fall spray becomes one of the most important sprays of the season on fruit trees” said Larry Hull, entomologist from the Penn State Fruit Research Laboratory, Biglerville. He reported that Rosy Apple Aphids had been held in check by early sprays and good coverage. Populations of white apple leafhopper, green fruit worm, green peach aphid and male adults of San Jose scale merit control measures now. Hull revealed that gypsy moth larvae are present in many Adams County orchards. Left uncontrolled, they are heavy feeders on apple leaves. Warning that the growers’ best efforts to produce top quality fruit can be destroyed in a moment by careless picking which bruises the fruit, Ed Stoner, Supervisor of Shipping Point Inspection, Federal-State Inspection Service, Chambersburg, invited 217 S. Railroad Ave. New Holland, PA 17557 PH: 717-354-7064 growers to consider hiring Federal-State inspectors for orchard supervision during harvest. Details provided by calling Stoner at 7F/263-2715. “Proper disposal of pesticide containers means delivering ‘triple-rinsed’ and rendered useless’ pesticide containers to the Adams County Sanitary Landfill in Tyrone Township near Aspers”, said Donald Lott, Pesticide Inspector for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. This is the only DER approved disposal site in Adams County and Lott warned that the Department of Environmental Resources will fine farmers who use sink holes and other unap proved sites for disposal of empty containers. 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