Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-21
HORTICULTURAL REPORTS.
The Commissioners in Tulare and San
Bernartino Counties.
Bulletin No. 50, just issued by the State
Board of Horticulture. contains the follow
inc, reonrye.

Bulletin No. 50, just issued by the State
Board of Horticulture. contains the follow
ing reports:
VIsALIA (Cal.), June 20. 1889.
To the Honorable the State Board of Horti
citlture-G GENTLEMEN: We, the UNDERSIGNED
members of the Tulare County Horticnlt-
ural Board, beg leave to submit this as our
semi annual report:
We divided the county into three dis
tricts, the Lucerne, Tulare, and VisaIia.
and appointed n w. Motheral as Inspector
for Lucerne, l, n. Wright for Tulare, and
l. II. Thomas for the Visalia District. The
unanimous reports of ali three OF said off,
GERS heartily indorse the use of the sulphur
and lime solution for the destruction of all
insect pests which prey upon deciduous
trees. And We find in all orchards where
the solution has been properly applied
that the scale has been killed and the trees
wonderfully invigorated. So far as we
have Investigated we have found no vines
diseased, and that the prospect is very flat
tering for an enormous yield of grapes;
also report a fair yield of apricots, full
crop OF peaches and nec:arines, and me.
dunn crop OF pears and apples.
Respectfully submitted
l. ii. THOMAS, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE SAN BERNARDINo BOARD OF
HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS.
TO the Honorable the State Board of Rorti-
| c1i!lt..re-GENTLEMEN: We beg leave to sub.
init this, our first report:
On the thirty first day of December last
the Board of Supervisors of this county Is.
sued commissions to H. B. Muscott, Brad
ford Morse and W. E. Collins, as County
Board OF Horticultural Commission srs.
Immediately on receipt of our commissions
we met and organized and laid our plans
sects.
We selected carefully a corps of local
inspectors for the several districts into
ShifhsyEe had dfrsidr.i the county and set
them to work to make thorough exafnin-
alton of every orchard, in order to learn
what insects infested them, and to what
extens. By frequently calling them to-
getber for consultation and instruction we
have succeeded in training a corps of men
| to lntelligently guard the fruit-growers'
interests in this direction; and as they are
| careful observers, as has been proven by
their work, we feel confident that the hort
icufural industry of this county is ii, safe
hands Considering that the season was
Wen advanced for treatment of many pests
! when our appointments were made, we
feel we have accomplished good work,
we found San Jose scale (Aspidiotrs per-
nicosus) In considerable quantity on pear,
peach, plum, prune and almonds along
me Santa Ana river, and scattered in many
ocalities throughout the county.-Rapax,
| or white pear scale, and red spider, have
also been found on deciduous trees, as we'll
| as some black scale (Leconium olea) on
pear, apricot and pepper trees. On the
orange and lemon, brown and black scales
(Leconlum hesperidum) are scattered in
greater or less quantities in MANY parts of
| the county. In two localities red scale
.Aspiolotus aurantii) has been discovered on
trees brought from Santa Ana and San
Gabriel valleys, and planted some wears
since. The fact that it has not been discoy-
ered sooner, and that now it is not present
In large numbers, would rather indicate
tnat some reason exists for its slow increase
IN tbs valley. The trees have. with one
exception, been cut back, so that the limbs
and trunks could be thoroughly scrubbed
with a solution of kerosene, concentrated
I've and resin, which has also been found
very satisfactory against the black and
brown scales.
We have also found one case of Icerya
purchase introduced on an evergreen.
brought from San Francisco something over
a year ago, which has spread to four orange
trees and some rose bushes. EVERYTHING
iouno INFESTED was saturated with kerosene
and burned. In the treatment adopted for
Aspldiotus aurantii and Icerya purchase,
we are OF the opinion that it has been eff
fectual
We have also found some oleandsr, rose,
blackberry and walnut scales, and, as with
the others, have received that attention
which looks for determination as an end.
-Four cases have been discovered by us
where lcerya purchase has been brought in
on ornamental shrubbery from Los Ange-
les and San Francisco this season. II was
IN each case unintentional, but this indi-
Gates too plainly the source of our danger.
In this connection we are urging our Su-
perVlsors to pass an ordinance that will
supply the needed quarantine powers
that everything brought into the county
Ior planting shall be examined by an In
spector before being planted.
Respectfully submitted.
w. E. COLLINS Sacratary