Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-01

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80 differently affected, TO
to be the work of the
pbylioxera. There was great ex
element about it and it was not
prudent for while to disbelieve
their belief. In time 1t all died
away and nobody was hurt. This,
too, is the case with the grape cut
tings shipped by me to San Ber-
nardino county. There is no red
scale on them. This is so sure to
me that I would wager any ole
any sum that they can't show IL
on any cutting l have sent or
which / have here.
Mr.. KelleI's vineyard Is, as l re.
member it, on very poor sandy
sell, In places almost poor sand,
and 1t is probably exhausted to
some extent of vine food. Such
conditions cause decrepitude and
disease and insect pests. AS L said
before l do not believe that the red
scale ever goes on the grape vine
or that 1t can exist there; but, were
1t even q fact that the red scale
would go on the grape vine, ir is
very improbable that the cuttings
l sell would have them on. My
foreign vines, and these are the
only ones l sell, are all cut in my
new vineyard, and this vineyard
is at least q half % mile from
any orange trees that have the
red scale and lays entirely away
from the direction of the prevail
ing wind.
would ask Mr.. Holt where he
will go and run less risk of i'm
porting insect pests? 1t Is now
reasonable certainty that the pbyl-
loxera exists ia every part Of the
northern counties, and that is o
much more serious danger than
red scale, for that kills. This we
are yet free from. That the red
scale is not likely to ipjure the
grapevine is, too, reasonable cer-
tainty, for that part Of the vine-
yard adjoining my infected trees
Tor eight years has been as heslthy,
and bears as large crops, as any
part OF my vineyard. Where to
get cuttings Is a somewhat puz.
zling question to all, and it would
be more so were it not for the fact
that they can be disinfected from
all insect life whether In the egg,
puppy state or life, by various
means. Perhaps as good way as
any Is to submerge them ia q eolu-
tion of blue stone.
While am writing 1t may be of
some interest to give what | know
about the red scale.
To begin with l will say that the
red scale was introduced with the
new budded varieties, and wher-
ever these have been introduced
the red scale will be found. To this
Riverside Ia no exception, and
was told, over a year ago, by a
Riverside gentleman, that it was
there. This will not be found out
all at once, for it goes slow at first
but ell will come 10 recognize 1t,
as few do now.
Nor is it strange that this should
be 20. 1t exists in ell other coun-
tries, as far AS [ have been able TO
learn, where the orange is grown
aud il does not exist where it or
the citrus family does not grow.
That this is so, is come consola.
tion to me; for, If other countries
where it has existed "a long as or.
snges have been grown, continue
to produce abundant and good or.
anges, then We may hope to do so.
The red scale exists in Florida,
Louisiana, Cuba, the West Indies,
the Azor sand Australia. A gentle
man some years ago was at my
place, and seeing the red scale said
that his father was one of the first
men who planted an orange orch.
aid ia Florida. About the time
the trees began bearing, he discov-
cred the red scale and became SO
much alarmed that he sold bis
orchard, but it had been q matter
OF regret ever since, for 1t was now
one OF R finest groves In the State
and very profitable. When asked
what bad been done to destroy the
scale, he said nothing. That the
trees had overcome 1t themselves
Mr.. n. Il, Vail brought one of
his friends and relatives to my
house. This gentleman had an Or
ange orchard iu the Azores Islands
which was very old. He remem-
beFed when the red scale fret % 1ade
its appearance there. II created
great alarm, and1many orchardists
cut down their trees and others
tried various remedies, and all
without doing much good. Time,
however, with no other aid, sub
dued the evil until, now, its pres
ence creates no alarm, aud good
crops, in both quantity aud quail
lty are now grown there.
1t Is a reasonable supposition
that these experiences will repeat
themselves here. It is already evi-
dent TO me. Insect life comes and
goes, like epidemics. When first
they come everything Is fresh aud
favorable for their existence and
sustenaDce. Their enemies have
not yet appeared. Over population
makes disease and want. The ia
vors Bile conditions cease. The
enemies appear and there 10 q war.
fare of existence. In parts OF my
orchard this is already evident
Where the pest was the worst it is
partly disappearing. Where form
erly oranges Cthe fruiD were COW
cred by their scales, making them
rough and unattractive, the fruit is
now free from smut or insect. L
have tried many remedies and
spent several thousand dollars, re-
sorted to many kinds of washes,
such as copperas, sulphur, linn,
blue stone, mustard, whale oil,
soap, soft soap, sal coda, concen
trated iye, etc, and although
some temporary relief resulted il
was of but short duration and only
made it more favorable for those
rem aiming TO multiply more vigor.
ously. Many of these Thugs will
kill them, but the trouble is to kill
them Ell, for | have found it im
possible to wet every part Of every
tree or leaf. There may be prac-