Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-03
The Convention of Fruit-Grswers.

SAN FRANCISCO October 2d.-The evening ses-
sion of the Fruit. Growers Convention last night
was joint meeting of the State horticultural
Society and the Convention.
1t was voted to send ]. NJ. Hixson, of San Fran
CISCO and w II. Jessup, of Haywards, as Com
missioners with the fruit exhibit collected under
the auspices OF the state HORTICULTURAL society,
to New Orleans
At the suggestion of Mr.. belong. Mr.. Frank
Buck was added to the Commission.
Mr. Buck said he was going to New Orleans at
any rate, and he expected to pay all his own
expenses.
Hixson said that if the society was going to pay
Mr. Jessup q compensation he wanted the soci-
ETY. to place him on the same footing; not that
he wanted the society to be at any expense, but
in order that it might not appear that he was
simply supe-numerary, who was permitted by
the society to go its Commissioner only for the
honor of the thing.
A protracted discussion followed this. The
low state of funds in the treasury was kept
prominently in view. DR.. John Hastings, Of
Fresno said if necessary he would contribute
500 toward paying Mr.. Jessup's expenses. MI
belong said he would contribute like amount
Mr.. Hatch moved that Mr.. Jessup be paid $50
per month for one month from December lst to
go to New Orleans to aid in taking charge OF the
exhibit for that time Carried
The society resolved also to see that the pas
sage of Mr.. Hixson to New Orleans is paid If it
is required.
Mr.. Hixson said that if the society had voted
to give him a compensation, as was proposed to
give Mr.. Jessup, he should have returned it to
the society.
The State Horticultural Society adjourned to
| meet again OF the last Friday in October and
the Convention adjourned till 10 clock this
SECOND DIsPATCHl
SAN Francisco. October 2d.-The Convention
met again this morning Mr.. Hatch presiding.
Mr.. White, of Placer county, thought that the
subject of fertilizers should be taken up In
this county the question OF fertilizers would soon
f,,,,tp n Placer
is young yet, but all kinds of fruit seem to sue
coed, especially the peach. The interest is con
| stantly increasing The country is adapted to
| fruit culture and the outlet is good, while sand
is cheaper than elsewhere. Oranges do well
! and this season the trees are doing well. The
trees and fruit are clean like those in Riverside
| There has been but little trouble from insect
pests or scales. The soil seems specially adapted
! to fruit trees, which the exception OF apricots
and apples, which, however. do passably well.
Dr. Chap&n spoke of the charcoal fungus, and
| said that it was hard to tell what would be
remedy AS yet no efficient remedy has been
| discovered. This fungus can be found all ovel
the State. 1t affects almond, apricot, cherry
peach and plum trees. The best remedy
| whale-oil soap, tobacco, sulphur and sulphate Of
| iron.
Mr.. Milco said that the Sitting of the bark or
the north side of the tree from the crotch to the
| root had enabled one orchard to escape this pes
for two wears. After this was done the trees i'm
| proved III vigor, and the fruit has been clear
| and good.
Dr. Kimball thought that the Sitting of the
! trees as DR.. Chaplin said. increased the vigor O
trees by giving increased vigor to the circulation
| of sap. He did not think that Sitting would af
feet the growth of fungus
| DIR. Chaplin said that the work of discovering
| remedies was necessarily slow. The subject o
| fungoid diseases is very important one but he
| hopes to discover something of use from certain
| experiments that he is now conducting.
| Mr.. Aiken thought that the causes of the
! fungus, at least that which attacks apples. were
| climatic and was due to wet and cold soil anG
! cold winds
Dr. Kimball did not thing this theory could be
| made to apply in his county. The disease ha!
now has attacked even the Bartlett pear anC
Winter Nellis. He has noticed tendency
of late years of -fungoiG growthsS to attack al
| kinds of vegetation.
Mr.. Caldwell said that several years ago late
rain spoiled his apples by producing fungoiC
| growths. He had TO graft all over again, anC
| has not been troubled until this year. wheI
there were again late rains. The fungus has agar
appeared, and has ruined all apples excep
| BaldwiEs. This year he sprayed his pear tree
| with strong solution of I've, and got gSoC
crop of pears. but misshapen and off-color. liz
| thought that strong I've would enable a goot
crop of pears to be raised. He had noticed tina
| in Green valley, where there is perfect protec
ton from wind and good exposure to sun
there is not an apple this year.
W. G.. West of Stockton thought that the dis
ease was due to cold and wet springs and sum
| Iners
Mr.. White had not seen any blight in pears il
| the foothill region, and he therefore thought
| that cold and moisture must be its cause.