Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-04
Mr.. COOKIES REPORT.
INTERESTING REVIEW OF THE CON-
DITIoN OF TIE ORCHARDS.
The Fruit Tree Methods Employed
to Eradicate Them-Detailea
Report.

Matthew Cooke, of Sacramento, Chief Elk
ecutiye horticultural Officer, has made hi
,snort mon the fruit interests of the State
and the steps taken and progress made il
Graduating the insect pests. Mr.. Cooke is
practical entomologist. His devotion to tn,
subject Of the salvation of the orchards o
California from destruction by insects hal
been philanthropic and of character tt
make him very prominent before the public
Below the report is given in full:
To the Board of State Viticultural Com
MISREPRESENTATION: l respectfully sub
NIT the following report relating to thu torti
cultural interests of the State, placed under
your supervision by Acts of the Legislature,
approved March 4, 1881, and March IA, 1881.
Since the date of my appointment as Chisi
Executive Horticultural and Health Otficer,
April IL, 1881, have visited as many Of the
fruit-erowing districts Of the State as prac-
ticable. and intend to visit al of them before
the 15sh of March next.
In compliance with an Act entitled an Act
'sto protect and promote the horticultural In
terests Of the State" the Supervisors OF the
following counties have appointed County
Boards Of horticultural Commissioner Ala
media, Amador, Butte, Contra Costa, FL Do
RADIO, Los Angeles, Nevada, Placer, Sacra-
mento, Solano, San Bernardino, San Diego,
San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz and Yolo. Section 4 OF the above
Act, "approved March IA, 1881" requires
"the County Boards of Horticultural Com
missioners to keep record of their official
doings. and to make a report to the Board OF
State Viticultural Commissioners on or before
the t day of November in each year" The
appointments were made so late last seasoniln
some counties that the County Boards had
not organized before the LIST Of November,
and the appointments in four counties were
made since that date. l herewith submit
the accompanying reports Of the County
Boards of Horticultural Commissioners of the
counties of Amador, Ell Dorado, Nevada,
Sacramento, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and
San joaquin, in connection with this report
as hereafter described.
Alameda county-In some orchards of this
county cooling moth, red spider, common
apple scale IA. c0nchiformaS), and n rapaG,
also a species of cut worm (probably aniS0s-
teyug pointeri0 or A. gerRata) have made
their appearance although they have not
spread to d dangerous extent, the fruit grow
ers are doing excellent work in exterminating
them. The Board of Supervisors have ap-
pointed County Board OF Horticultural
Commissioners.
Amador couuty-The codling moth is the
principal insect pest the fruit-growers have to
contend with in this county. The County
Board of Horticultural Commissioners re-
port "The codling moth has made fearful
ravages in the lower and western portions
of the couaty up to an altitude of 1,500 feet,
ard is slowly spreading in orchards in the
upper portions Of the county. They also
report Indifference on the part of many of
the fruit-growers in regard to making an eff
fort to clean their orchards of this pest. See
report of Commissioners marked "a"
Butte county-In the orchards of this
county the codling moth and red spider can
be found to some extent The Supervisors
have appointed County Board OF Horti-
cultural Commissioners, and preparations are
in progress for a united warfare against the
spread of any species of insects known to be
luxurious to fruit and fruit trees.
Contra Costa county-A County Board
of Horticultural Commissioners have been
appointed, although the orchards in this
county are not seriously infested. Effort
will be made to eradicate every species OF
fruit pests (noxious insects) and prevent their
spreading.
Colusa county-Codling moth and wo ly
aphis infests some of the orchards in this
county.
Calaveras county-Codling moth is found
in orchards of this county.
Ell Dorado county-The apple and pear
crops-especially the apple crop-have sus-
tanned serious damage by the cedling moth.
The County Bosrd of Commissioners report
in one district three-fourths of the crop de-
stroyed that growers seem discouraged and
talk of digging up their trees and planting
stone fruit. However, they report the grow
ers seem willing and anxious to do anything
to rid their orchards OF this pest.
See report marked b."
Fresno county-This county will probably
be an extensive truit-growing section. The
orchards at present are infested but to a
limited extent. The scale insect, A. peTniciosus
(San JOSEF, was found on few trees in one
orchard, and codling moth in two orchards.
The fruit-growers will petition the Board OF
at their next meeting to appoint
a County Board of horticultural Commits
sioners, and are determined to prevent the
spread of insect pests in that county.
Kern county At present there is but lin
tied acreage of land planted for fruit-growing
purposes in this county, but this will I'M
doubtedly become a frUit-growing district
La the orchard the codling moth, red spider
and woolly aphis have been found, though to
a very limited extent. The fruit-growers will
petition the supervisors at their next session
to appoint Board of Commissioners, and
say the pests must be exterminated and not
allowed to spread.
Lake county-Codling moth has been found
in orchards in this county (reported).
Los Angeles county-The citrus orchards
of this county are infested by the scale in
sects. Aspidiotus aurantii fred scale), Lecaaium
oIe1( black scalel L. hespertdum( soft scale and
Ice7ya purchase white cottony cushion seale),
are found in orchards near Los Angeles and
at one small orchard at San Gabriel. On
the deciduous fruit trees the cedling moth
and scale, Il. rdpan. A County Board of
horticultural Commissioners have been
Appointed. The County Commissioners
called meeting of the .fruit-growers of the
country on the 10th instant, which was
largely attended, and resolutions were adopt
ed expressing their intention of organizing a
united warfare for the determination of
noxious insects from their orchards. The re-
suit of individual efforts made by A. S. Chap
man, of San Gabriel for the determination
of the so called red scale, and by Mr.. Wolf
skill, of Los Angeles, and A. B. Clark, of
Orange, for the determination of the black
scale and accompanying smut, fumag0 sald-
Gina. have furnished proof beyond doubt
that pests can be destroyed at nominal cost.
Marin county-The insect pests damaging
fruit trees and fruit in this county is species
of tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa conStricta,
and the codling moth. The Latter, however,
has only appeared last season. There has
been no action taken for the appointments of
a County Board, but strenuous efforts wilij5e
made by the owners of the orchards infested
to destroy the pests.
Medicine counsy-Codling moth has been
found in this county (reported)
Napa county-Codling moth has been al
lowed to spread in this county. No action
taken by fruitgrowers for getting County
Boards appointed.
Nevada county-The orchards in this
county are infested with codling moth. The
County Board of Horticulture! Commits
sioners are doing excellent work, and are
literally supported by their Board of Super
visors.
Placer county-The orchards in many
localities of this county are infested by cod
ling moth. There is also the scale insects Il.
peraiciosus San Josef and Dtapsis rosa (rose
scale) on berry vines to limited extent.
County Board has bsen appointed. and I'M
good results will be gained.
Sonoma county-The codling moth and
common apple scale, Aspidiotus conchJorntts,
are found in orchards in this county. The
fruit growers petitioned for a County Board
of horticultural Commissioners, but the
Supervisors failed to appoint.
Solano county-The apple snd pear Or
chsrds Of this county are not seriously in-
tested by codling meth, but enough are found
to require an active warfare to destroy them.