Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-28


Other Los Angeles fruit-growers expressed
their willingness and anxiety 10 aid in any
efforts to get rid of the scale.
At this point the bill passed at the las
session of the Legislature was read, and, al
the conclusion, Matthew Cooke who hac
just arrived in the city, and was present a
the Convention, was called upon TO address
the meeting, and spoke substantially as fol
lows
REMARKS BY MATTHEW COOKE.
Mr.. Chairman and representative horti
cuturists of Los Angeles county | ap
pear before you as the representative o.
the Sacramento REcoRD-U NIoN-a paper
that takes great interest i'll the war
fare against the fruit pests. | was
called upon to come here ON short notice
and have not had an opportunity TO reao
the call for your meeting, nor hear the
statements OF any of the gentlemen pres
ent. However. in regard to the law passed
at the last session of the Legislature, and
which has Just been read by your Secre-
tary, | will say that if properly admins
tered it will be of great service to the enter
prising fruit-growers of this State. 1t Is
true that the law as passed IS not as perfect
as it might have been made. 1t is one OF
its shortcomings that it might in some
casts ne niiClC Will Is COIullOnlN lCIulttl
''cinch bill" To guard against this the
administration of the law must bc placed
in the hands of fearless men-who will or
der the orchardists to clean their trees, and
insist on the work being done by all-but
by no act Of theirs to appear as prosecutors.
| believe that with proper care the admin
istration of the law can be so arranged that
everything Will be harmonious.
THE lW WIZ TAL-u IrrrCsr
On the 9th day of May next, the portions
applying to the transportation of nursery
stock within the State and the importation
of fruit, etc, from other States and Ter
ritories and foreign countries, will then be
in force. The portion relating to
eradicating the insect pests from orchards
will not be in force until April l, 1866, or
in other words, the orchardists have until
that time to clear their orchards without Il
penalty being attached But | be-
Jievc il to be the best course
for a fruit-grower to pursue, irrespective
of the demands of the laws enacted
to eradicate insect pests appearing on
his trees, as soon as he discovers them, as
prOcraStination is an expensive experiment
Mr.. Chairman, in the past the filters of the
soil have devoted less time to the discus
sion of matters of interest connected with
the industries i'll which they are engaged
than any other class of men. | congratu-
late the horticulturists of Los Angeles
county on their success in sending. delegates
to such a meeting as this, which, TO use
common phrase, is
\ STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
The capitalists meet in the marts, the
merchants and bankers ut their respective
exchanges, then why should the cultiva-
tors of the soil deprive themselves of the
benefits that can be derived from such
meetings as this, where every opportunity
is offered for an interchange of opinion,
and where the foundation may be laid for
a unity OF action for the determination of
such species of injurious insects rs in
fest their property. You have been
accustomed to work from daylight
in the morning until dark in the
evening-in the summer season some six
teen hours for one days work while those
engaged in the mechanical industries were
only required to work ten hours The line
of action you pursued by allowing other
people to do your thinking gave Won the
of performing the labor neces-
sary, while others ayailed themselves of
securing the profits of your industry. In
speaking TO you of these matters l wish to
be distinctly understood that ! do not in
tend any of my remarks as personal but
merely as a statement Of existing facts-as
they appear TO me.
FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES APPLIED.
Permit me to give you an illustration of
my experience with some fruit-growers id
a financial point of view, in comparison
with the business man. Were ! 10 20 to
any business man in Los Angeles and show
him where he could invest 5000 that
would return a gain Of s., 000 in six months.
Or at the rate OF 200 per cent. per annum, he
would have 10 hesitation in procuring the
funds to invest i'll such an enterprise On
The other hand, if | 90 to the frJlit-grower
it must be remembered there are eXcep-
ions) and show him where or how he can
invest sum of money on his premises. in
lie eradication of Of insect pests, which will
act returns of at least 200 per cent. per an
lum, he Will decline to take advantage of
he information given him. On what
grounds? Because he could not get the
Profits first, to pay the principal afterwards
You may reasonably make the inquiry
IN you offer any proofs that such invest |
nen.s will pay profit on the capital ex-
pended / will answer by referring you to
he expenditure of four thousand dollars at |
oak Shade Orchard, near Davisvlle. Yolo /.
county, in loSi, for the determination of !
insect pests. The results: A large increase !
If the income from choice marketable !
ruit suitable for the Eastern market. Mr. |
'reat, the superintendent Of the orchard, |
will indorse the sentiment: 1t pays well |
0 fight the bugs
PESTS IN los ANGELES.
eld for work Last July and August |
of In u,
ounty, and found a majority of them Sc
erely infested with the black scale. es-
,ecially in the vicinity of Los Angeles and
hat portion of the county located south of
he city. 1t Is no eXaggeration for me to
ay that the black smut on the leaves in
ONE Instances, was nearly one quarter of
n inch in thickness. Such trees should |
e cleaned without fail. Within the city
mits some orchards or orange groves are
AfeSted by the cottony cushion scale.
-hich is the most dangerous of the scale
lsects. This pest has no particular food
liant 1t lives upon all citrus and decidu-
Us trees, plants, shrubs, forest trees and
-eeds. lis presence on the banks of the
'rigating bitches threatens the orange
roves of Vernon and other districts south
f the city. am informed that some of
ne worst infested property is owned by
u. NlCo " iip pcu-lib tllt property iDE puilu- |
~ purposes, and are therefore careless rs
} the presence ard spread of this pest.
he law should be enforced, and cause
lcm to abatc the nuisance at the earliest
ioment.
CAUTION ABOUT REMEDIES.
Now, my friends let me advise you con-
erning remedies which are offered for
on to buy, by those who are interested for
ersonal gain, or recommended for selfish
lotiveS; do not be deceived by the cry Of
heap, which you will find a delusion in
lany cases. respectfully call your atten-
on to public document, to se hereafter
nown as Bulletin No. ,, issued by the
late Inspector of Fruit Pests Il under ,
and that this remedy is circulated by sev- .
al thousand circulars and also printed in {
lie biennial report of the State Board of !
1t is given as general )
medy for all kinds, classes and species of {
ale-insects usually destroyed by spraying. l
I'd, it is said, can be eflectually applied at ;
| seasons of the year especially for the
of the cottony cushion scale,
I'd San Jose scale. consider it my duty
state that believe, had the State In I
Z l. Il a..