The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-06

1 nation must have one-fourrh OF its soil COW
! cred with timber. Michigan il denuding her
self OF her fine forests, and one day she will be
I Kissing and stop destroying, or she can't long
raise fruit for the Western States. That 10
best protection which allows the wind to sift
through and not compelled to climb over the
protection. We must first learn how TO pro-
tect our trees against contagious and epidemic
disease, and then we may use them for screens
and protection.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING.
Albert Gulley, OF South Haven, gave paper
on the "Yellows in the p esch' He read
several authorities to prove that the disease is
contagious. How it spreads, he don't know,
but is sure 1t is contagious. 1t is communi-
Gated by budding, by q drop OF sap, in fact,
nearly rs easily as the small pox. The pits
from effected trees are generally good for
nothing. The disease also appears where
there IL no chance for its spreading as above
mentioned. He proposes IS a theory, that
insects may communicate the disease. The
| fungus theory is the most probable. in the
mind Of Mr.. Gulley. The cause is still un-
ascertained. 1t has been called dry weather,
wet weather, hot weather and cold weather,
but none are satisfactory. Many so called
cures, are proposed; but none known, other
than cutting down the trees. The most hope
full remedy at present seems to be by way of
dlsinfectants; and the placing OF the trees in |
so healthy condition as to enable them to
throw OIL fthe disease. He read from Dr.
hedzie, but even the learned doctor can. as vet
DO no more than to suggest the cause and
remedy. If it prove to come from diseased
pits, we may remedy 1t by grating healthy
scions on almond stock.
ANSWERS TO QUESTION:
Seedlings do not escape the Yellow
he sees no difference in cultivated and un-
cultivated orchards.
1t don't seem to make much difference where
the trees come from. I
" New Jersey is probably the home OF the
yellows, as Indiana IS OF cholera SAID Mr.. 9
btely. He had found it confined to trees that I
cane from vicnties where they have the vel
lows.
Mr.. ODDS was not sure that they saw 1t as
soon as it arrived but six years after they O
saw II, the orchards were used up. "Thsy are a
setting out very few trees there. now" II a
was thought that the disease may lie dorma mt o
FOR years-perhaps ten. O
THURSDAY MORNING d
Air. Parmeee, of Grand Traverse. read good a
paper on - Atmospheric Drainage and some \
interesting remarks were made on the subject s
Pro- Tracy reported for committee on apples. a
Eighty plates OF apples were on exhibition = il
Lawton Pom. Society exhibited IS plates: /. S. Il
Dowd, z; s. II. LaFleur, IL; s. W. Dickinson. g
> ;. W. Dorr. 9: Z. Buell., 8; N. W. Cook 7: il
". ID. Hazen, 8; and others OF less interest. +
The apples were noticeably large and fine, Il
hough some OF them were little wormy and C
spotted. =
frof. Beal moved to hold the February meet Il
ng at Lansing. j. Woodman thought it en- G.
nentiy proper that they meet at the capital city,
axe possession OF the new capitol, and dedicate :
ne rooms IN the basement. The opinion was
Violently strong that the agricultural and hor- a
cultural interests OF the State had been illy n
reated III giving them only room in the base 8,
nent story OF the capitol at Lansing 1t should 81
ave as good DOM as other and lesser inter- 81
SUE The Society extend hearty thanks to kind a,
riends here and to the orche strs that so kindly M
arn'shed Just such music as makes every sim bl
ar meeting at Paw Paw so completely success az
al. The L. * S. H. r. r. Co. was remembered VI
Dr. their favors and halifare tickets. er
Lastly came report OF the committee on the of
Fellows Laws by Judge Lawton giving NJ
lmmary OF proposed bill to place before the
legislature the coming winter. It proposes to
ave three commissioners appointed in each 70
'wn, all OF whom must visit and pass judg- b
ent on tree before they can compel its up tn
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