Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-10
HORTICULTURAL MEETING.
FIRST OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF WAR
UPON IssEcr PESTS.
Rules adopted to Immediately Carry into
Effect Active Measures for Protection
of Fruits, Trees and Vines.

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at the Office of NJ. Cooke, Chief Executiv
Horticultural Officer, for consultation in re
gard to rules for carrying out the provision
of the horticultural law. There were present
NJ Cooke, John Cox, President; Chas. W
Gammon, Secretary, and A. Halen Of tn
Sacramento County Board James B. Saul
President, aud 1. n. Hoag, Secretary Of tn
Yolo County Board; Hon. j. i. Crank
member Of Assembly from Los Angeles; NJ
I. Brewer, member Of the State Board o
Horticulture, and c.. w. Reed, OF Washing
ton, Yolo county. Letters were read iron
Placer, Napa, Soiano, Ell Dorado, San ,loa
quin, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Santa Bar
bara and other counties, where fruit-grower:
have presented petitions TO their respective
Boards of Supervisors, asking them to ap'
point Boards of County Horticultural Com
missioners. indicating that great interest Is
manifested in the fruit-growing counties, in
favor of the enforcement OF the antl-lnsect
laws, and the prospect of harmonious ac-
ton, M. Cooke submitted the following
rules, which were discussed and approved as
sufficient for present requirements:
l. It shall be required of every fruit
grower, owner of an orchard or orcharSs, or
lands containing fruit trees, or persons In pos
session of land on which there are fruit trees
which are infected with cooling mosh, Its
larvae Or purfe tchrysalid) to destroy them
on before the ooh dsy Of February of each
year by scfapiog off all rough bark and
cleaning all cracks and crevices In bark and
crutches The scrapings must be carefully
gathered and destroyed, by burning or other
wise. A spread made of old grain sacks or
other cloth material should be spread on the
ground around the body of the tree before
scrapipg. The trees thus scrapsd, washed
with an alkali wash made from soft soap
containing at least per cent. OF potash, 10
per cent. oil or fat, 46 per cent. water, mixed
with % per cent. Of its weight OF flower Of
sulphur, then mixed one pound to one gallon
water. Instead of this wash may be used the
whale-oil soap and sulphur wash known as
codling- moth wash.
9. All vegetation and other growth must
be cleaned off the ground around trees ia
fected with codling moth, its Larvae or pup9.
before the 12sh day of May in each year, and
the soil made as smooth as possible, provided
that all premises under water may be ex-
cepted as to date.
3. All boxes or packages stored in orchards
or adjoining store-rooms, sheds or premises
from one season TO another, especially those
used in the shipment of apples, pears and
ounces from orchards known to be infected
with the codling moth. etc; or boxes and
packages known to have been in contact with
such, must be disinfected by dipping in boil
ing water at a temperature of not less than
2l2' Fahr for at least two minutes, said
water to contain not less than one pound Of
commercial potash or fvc-eighths of pound
of concentrated lye to each twenty-five gal
lens of water.
4. All salesrooms, storerooms, packing
houses or places where fruit, fruit-boxes or
packages used in shipping pears, apples,
ounces or any other kinds OF fruit infected
with cooling moth, its lsrve or puIe or scale
bugs (irsects), or any noxious Insects injuri-
Gus to fruit and fruit trees, have been used
or stored for any purpose, must be thor
oughly disinfected may be prescribed by
the chief horticultural officer, or local in
specter or County Board of horticultural
Co minis erers
5. All fruit or trees infected by codling
moth, scale bugs (inseets), or any noxious In
sscis injurious to fruit or fruit trees, must be
picked off and destroyed by cooking and
feeding to hogs, or in any other manner sat
isfac.ocy to the County Board or Hortiei t.
ural Commissioners or local resident inspec-
ter.
6. Before the 18th day of May in each
wear one or more bands of cloth or paper
must be placed on each tree of apple, pear or
ounce il any orchard where such trees are
kno xn to be infected with codling MOTH its
larvae or pur &c (grain sacks torn or cut in
strips about eight inches wide are good), the
bands TO be fastened around the body of the
tree by cords or wire, or in any manner salts
factory to the horticultural Commissioner or
local inspector of the district where such or
chard Is located.
Z. TIE baads must be examined at least
every sixth day. and the Larvae or pupe found
therein destroyed.
8. Ali fruit trees, plants or cions Excepting
grape vines and cuttings) infected by scale
bugs (nsects) must be thoroughly washed
with an alkah wash, as prescribed Ia Rule l,
or by such wash as may be prescribed by or
to the County Board of Horti-
cultural Commissioners, or local inspector Of
the district or county where such trees are
located.
9. Any tree or trees in any orchard or in
any place'infected by red spider (mites) must
be thoroughly washed with an alkaline wash
as prescribed in Rule /, or such other wash as
may be prescribed by the County Board of
Horticultural Commissioners or local in
spector of the district where such trees are
located.
10. Empty boxes or packages returned
from market, or any place. when shipped with
fruit infected with codliug moth or the larry R
or puse Of scale bugs Gn2ectsl or any
noxiou3 insects known to be injurious to fruit
or fruit srees, or known to have been in con-
tact with any boxes containing fruit infected
by said insects, must be oisinfected by dip
ping in boiling water as prescribed in Rule 3.
IL. In cases where notice is served TO dis
infect empty fruit boxes, or packages used in
shipping fruit the previous year, the time of
notice shall not be less than three days. The
time from service of notice given on boxes
lust retui ned from market or other places,
whenever shipped with fruit, shall not be less
than one day The time from service of TO
tice to destroy fruit on trees infected by
codliug moth or the Larvae thereof, scale in
sects, red spider tmites), or any noxious in
sects known to be injurious to frui. and fruit
trees, shall be not less than six days. The
time given from service OF notice to place
bands on trees shall not be less than tea
days.
II. Any tree or trees, plants or shrubs
fgrapeyines excepted), infested by any species
OF scale bugs tinsects), red spider (mites), or
any roxious insect or insects liable to spread
contlgion 20 fruit or fruit trees, must be dis
injected by washing with an alkaline wash as
prescribed in Rule J. or wash prescribed as
satisfactory to the County Horticultural Com
mission efs or local inspector of district where
such trees are located.
No further business was. traasacted and
the meeting then adjourned.
The Sacramento County Board OF Horti-
cultural Com nissioners subsequently met and
adopted the above rules to govern their
Board. The Yclo County Board also held a
meeting aud t1ok the same action.
STATE CONFERENCE.-The State Union
Sunday-school Convention to be held in this
city viii formally open tomorrow. Rev. II.
IL. Rice, Secretary of the State Association,
went to San Francisco yesterday, TO return
with the delegates from San Francisco, Oak
land, San Jose and vicinity to-day by the
steamer Pride Of the River, which will leave
San Francisco at 9 this morning, and arrive
here between and 6 this afternoon. Ar
rangements have been made to entertain all
the regular appointed delegates free. There
viii be a preliminary session this evening
Il will be opened by vesper service at I:3o
led by Mr.. and Mrs Stebbins, to be followed
by sermon by Bishop Ravens. All the ser
vices OF the Association will be at the Con-
gregstional Church.
A LOST BABY.-Dnring the rush at Rales
great sale yesterday mother, intent upon
her purchases, forgot her baby girl. She was
a sparkling. blue-eye1 little blonde, with
golden trasses and loving fana that woIld in