The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18

At the meeting OF the summit Cpuhly
horticultural Society Tho principal
topic touched upon was ono lhhl N pl
great importance Ia thls Vicinity hna
throughout Stark county, ,
Tbs topic was on apple, pear ana
ounce blighta TIE remedies VIII DO
found valuable ~ tho hundreds ~ thlt
Vicinity who have seen thbll llhr Trees
dying rapidly under these bllghta for
which they could do nothing
APPLE nLlGnT
Prof ClaypOle produced q large lot OF
apples gathered from tho ground under
tfe tree. on examination only two Of
the lot WAS found " have been Injured
by tho Ooddlug moth, while almost
every 1nG showed The elects OF lhe
GuTOuiO ~ f0aH beetle, A frW hheWed
rot at tic core caused by recent wet
weather, lie exhibited u maple scale
louise infesting soft maple trees N
Akron, They live 0a the lNayta aud ~
sOme instances he found tWlgs entirely
atripped of their foliage, A kerosene
emulsion viii destroy them, lle
allowed d cane OF the raspberry, Injured
by tho raspberry girdler, ana explained
how il deposited lhr eggs, and how the
young laryW worked down The pain OF
the cane, utterly destroying ", An
aaparagua beetle was also shown ana
lts mannfr OF work given Quick lime
aprinklcd upon the plants VIII destroy
the laryr,
TWE RLiOnT
Samples of the fire blight on ounce,
pear aud apple limbs were shown, The
Professor was OF the opinion that II was
the result OF fungus on the inner bark,
aud advised removing infected llmbl
and burning them Care should be used
in pruning, aa the infection can DO car,
ried 20 a healthy tres by the knife used
in pruning, The pear 10 apparently
most fuRceltlble ~ ita attack nnd large
limbs are affected, while on the apple
only the new wood II injured, lie could
not recommend an absolute specific,
but advised the use OF the pruning
knife aud burning,
4 REMEDY,
Mr Babc0clJ gave the results OF some
experiments Ia use OF SAT- scattered
broadcast about the trees and worked
into the soil In connection with remoy'
nj of diseased limbs In saving the trees,
lie apOke OF trees budded or
grated on Imported stock,
alike affected, ana eau,
toned those present not 10 be deceived
by agents 10 the contrary lie thought
the pear aud ounce required saline
properties In the soil and by - free uas
Of 6ult much OF tho damage by blight
may be prevented
l'ruf, Clayp0lt stated that the pear
was 70 native OF Western Asia aud
Eastern Europe, The statement Of its
natural propensity for salt was not TAX
on from aoIl where " llrst originated
Prof, Burrtl, Of lllluOA University,
had given the subject much attention
and written extensively upOn 10 but ana
not venture amy remedy for blight eN'
cppt cutting and burning
Mr. Crawford stated that on kelleyH
Island, Charles Carpenter reported
trees free from blight where the seed
had been planted aud the trees allowed
10 remain without transpmtinR, Dr.
COurtland Of Cleveland, hNd an ldcd
that iron filings iu the soil would pre-
vent n but tested II without any btne'
Ntrr5ulting, Mr. l. T., Sperry had test
ed iron with slmllarly8ullg,
Dr. Deming thought persons should
be- compelled 20 destroy worthless trees
that only tend 10 propagate destructive
Insects. Mr. Crawford thought thatall
insects and diseases were for the best TO
tho progressive lruitgfoWer