Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-18

yond the possibility of extricating
themselves during the depredatory
season.
1t is said of the Cooling moth, that
although while in the butterfly stage,
it flies and deposits its eggs exciu-
siyely in the night season, 1t Will not
be attracted by lights, and therefore
cannot be caught and destroyed III
the way recommended for eXternlln-
ating most Of the moth or mil er
tribes OF depredators.
Shall not this subject have our
earnest attention and investigation
during the present year, so that by the
time We are assembled again at our
Winter meeting, some one or more
of our number will have discovered,
if they have not done so already,
simple and perfect remedy for these
pernicious pests? If and all fruit
growers will adopt it, we shall be re-
lieved from one Of the worst evils
which afilict the apple producers OF
the State.
scarcely anything we can conceive
of is more disgusting than the idea
of these larvae being in the apples we
bring in for daily use, or store in our
cellars for Winter. 1t IS said by
some that 'sthe fruits thus infested,
do as we'll as any for cider" Or
course this is matter OF taste, but /
would advise those who are q little
fastidious, when they are about to
partake of this popular beverage, not
TO let their minds run too much on
the "CarpOcapsa pomonel!a."
The Committee on Entomology
appointed at our last annual meeting
have had this whole subject under
consideration, and | trust that their
knowledge, experience, and scientific
and practical investigations,to be en-
bodied in their forthcoming report,
will furnish US information which
may lead to valuable results in the
near future.
Theyear 1871 has been one ofencour-
agenents to our friends in all parts
OF the State. Perhaps the average
WELD has not been rs large as might
have been desired, but | think, as a
general rule, the fine development
and quality Of our fruits have never
been equaled, certainly never cX-
cplled. This has been the general
! impression wherever | have met
with fruit men, and my own obser-
walton enables me to express my
entire concurrence.
The exceedingly fair appearance
and high excellence Of our fruits
may not only be claimed by us, but
are fully recognized wherever the
fruits are seen, and by the hcstjudges
in the country. IN the November
number Of 'Iilton's Journal OF Jior
ticulture," published in Boston, the
editor, in speaking Of apples ex-
/ hibited at the meeting Of the Amer
/ lean Pathological Society at Rich
mopd, Virginia, last year, says Of
| the Iowa collections: 'Tlese, though
not so large as some Of the apples
exhibited, were the admiration Of all
who beheId them, for their perfect
and unequallcd purity and fairness,
and deservedly received the prize
of fifty dollars for the best collection
of apples" For this attractive aud
unparalleled display weare indebted
to the special efforts and acumen Of
James Smith, Esq, the Veteran Pr
oneer of Pomology in Polk County,
and Mark Miller, Esq, Editor of
the Wcstera POmOlOgiSt, y paper eX-
clusivcly devoted to horticulture,
and doing a good work in the West.
For their zeal, and successful,
though unrewarded, labOrs in this
| behalf. we owe them debt Of graft
| tude which | am sure no true friend
of our cause will fail to recognize
and reciprocate, as opportunity may
offer. But / fear for my friends
Smith and Miller that this signal
triumph Of theirs is only of short
duration, without Interior and still
greater endcavOrs.
Among champions it is one thing
to gain the prize, and another how
long the belt shall be worn. 1t may
be one thing to merit and receive the
badge at Richmond, and quite Il diff
ferent matter to hold it long in Iowa;
and whoever attended our recent
State Fair at Cedar Rapids, could
readily discover in the plendid ar
ray of apples exhibited by our
worthy c0mpecrs, MoS-rs. d. w.
Adams Of Alamakce, Knowles of
Blackhawk, John Grinnell of Clay
ton, and others, that they desired to
have it distinctly understood that
there is a Northern portion Of Iowa,
where apples can be grown of the
fairest and the best; and that if Polk
or any other County expects to con-
tinue the rightful possession of a
champions badge, it must not calcu-
late to do SO without another and
greater struggle, nearer home than
Richmond, Virginia.
l feel constrained to urge upon
you at this time the necessity for
Improvement in our nomenclature.
1T cannot be denied that in this par
ticular we are as yet lamentably de-
ticient. All over the State there is
more or less confusion in regard TO
varieties. | have scarcely been at a
Fair, or examined collection Of
| fruits, where this was not the case.
In some cases even our most aStute
observers have labored under erro
neous impressions, and propagated
fruits under wrong names for several
years before discovering their mis-
take. AT the Agricultural College
/ District Fair last fall I f,,,n,l vo.,D