Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-11
FRUIT INTERESTS.
Fruit Lands. Etc, at Tulare and Fresno
Tree Diseases and Fruit Posts.


Cooke.
The orchards vim yar,is planted in
1883 and 1854 in the vicinity Of Tulare
City, which l saw when there recently
have made splendid growth, The in
creased growth of the last year in the
orchards planted six years ago and the
early date at which the fruit can be brsss.ht
TO market furnishes abundant proof Of the
excellence of the land in this section nj
Tulare county for Orchard and vineyard
purposes. Il. conversation with Mr. Nor
ton, Of the firm Of Page d Morton, who
have 5000 acres under cultivation. he
informed me of several fruit-growers of
Central California who had purchased
land in their vicinity for orchard purposes.
Among those he mentioned was C. 7.
Adams. an extensive fruit-grower of New
castle, Placer county, and one or two fruit
growers from Alameda county. He also
stated that it is the intention OF his firm as
soon rs surveys can be made. to place about
500 acres OF their land upon the market
IN lots TO suit purchasers on
very easy terms. The land owners
Of Tular6 county have been rather
Gilatory in the past IN advertising their
lands, which in the near future will be
known as among the finest fruit lands in
this State Although the fruit industry
may be said to be OF recent Introduction
in the vicinity Of Tu,are City regret 10
saw that I found on my recent visit. an ad-
dition TO the insect fauna of the district,
namely, the peach moth and not previous
" reported south of Fresno. 1t is probable
its presence was detected III time, as an
immediate warfare was inaugurated, which
undoubtedly will prevent its further spread,
if not exterminate it altogether.
FRESNO AND VICINITY.
In company with l. H. Thomas, OF
Visalia, and Mr. Aikens, Fresno was Wis
tied, and days drive through the orchards
and vineyards of this progressive section Of
country was enjoyed. In portions of our
drive we were accompanied by Professor
Braly, President of the First National Bank
of Fresno, Mr. Miller, Of the Fresno Repair
Ecan, and Mr. Williams, of nursery farm.
In orchards in some OF the colonies, the
presence of the peach moth is readily de
tected, and when the pest appears i'll such
number, only united warfare will prevent
its further spread. IL many orchards the
owners seem 10 take but little notice OF its
presence. This is a serious mistake, as
consider the pest a more dangerous enemy
to the stoned fruit crop than the Goblin
moth to the apple and pear crops.
Professor Braly called our attention to a
disease in apricot trees which has appeared
III several orchards, causing their death.
Mr.. Thomas gave as his opinion that the
early rains last fall caused a new flow OF
sap from the roots, and thatthe succeeding
cold weather prevented Its return to the
roots, and lodged it between the bark and
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and destroyed the cambium layer, and in
this way causing the death OF the tree.
understand that Mr. Williams theory is
that the flow Of sap started early this
spring, and cold weather prevented its re-
turning to the roots. and consequently the
death OF the tree.
The apricot trees to which Professor
Braly called our attention were grated
upon peach roots. In some trees examined
the peach roots appeared perfectly healthy,
while the outer bark, green layer, inner
bark and cambium layer of the trunk Of
the tree above the Joint, or point al which
the graft connected with the root, were
completely destroyed. It is not uncommon
in this section OF country vicinity OF Sac
ramento) TO find in orchards apricot trees
dying which are grated upon peach roots,
especially where the grated point is placed
below the surface Of the ground and also
to find in the same orchard, and within a
few feet Of the trees referred TO Us dying
apricot trees grated upon peach roots the
grated joint being from six TO twelve
inches above the surface Of the ground
healthy and prolific bearers.
1t appears t. me that the disease which
prevented the return of the sap through the
cambium layer probably commenced al;
an earlier period than Mr.. Thomas at
tributes it. namely, early last fall. On this
subject Colonel w. 5. Clark writes g." In
vestigation seems to demonstrate that the
Cambium layer is the seat OF life, and that
whenever the direct communication be-
tween the root and the foliage is cut off in
this layer during one entire season Of
growth, the whole plant perishcs'
Therefore, it is possible that the scald OF
other injury to the bark which destroyed
the cambium layer above the grated Joint,
may have occurred in the fall of 1883 or
spring Of 1884. am inclined to think it
was caused by the unusual heavy spring
rains of 1884 hope to have an opportu-
nifty to spend few days in Fresno early
next month to make further investigations
OF this subject Notes Of our visit to the
Barton Vineyard, Williams Nursery, Judge
North's Orchard, etc, viii be given atsome
future time.I
ANSWERS TO QUERIES RECEIVED,
G. y. NJ. Stockton Eggs of atree cricket.
l. b. H., Watsonville-This is something
new please send Il living specimen.
J. II. Logan, Santa Cruz-Postal at hand,
but no bugs.
J. B., Sacramento-One pound OF tobacco
in one hundred gallons of water is 50 much
money lost. II has no effect whatevera an
insecticide.
}. D. r., CORTLAND The insects are false
chinch bugs.
6. 3. g., Los Angeles-The branch is in
tested by 4 scale insect t0$pidtatus ,:eriij, or
lemon scale.
nquirer-Persons asking information
should give their names, Information that
is not worth asking for in arespectful man
ner, is not worth having. Some Of your
questions are Of personal nature. BY
giving your name and place of residence,
direct answers Will be given.
J. J. C,-In my experiments | found sui
phate Of iron lcopperas) of very little use as
an insecticide, and would not recommend
it for use or fruit or foliage II. 6. Hub
bard, special agent Of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, in his report on
scale insects Of the orange, United States
Agricultural Reports, 1881 and 1882 page
49, says OF sulphate of iron This sub
stance is exceedingly injurious 10 vegeta-
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