The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-03
STATE noAnDsor lioarlccGruar.
The Board ha. issued The following cir

| Information contained In this bulletin IL oi
necessity brief, and somewhat crude, foi
time will be required TO enable the Board
20 secure that information from pra:tical
experiments that shall be Of most value TO
the orchardists In particular, and 10 the
hortieultuiist In general.
"The Goblin moth IL without question
the insect that needs TO be looked after arst
as II Il without doubt the worst pest ever
introduced Into the state. tits needless 10
write At length about the rayages OF this
enemy ofNihe pear, apple and quince ;
those who Aave suffered from his acquaint.
anea know him well those who have been
40 unfortunate as 10 escape his acquaintance
will do we'll TO use the one ounce Of pre-.
yeniIye and keep him out. and so have no
need for The pound Of cure. II Is only by
"eternai vigilance that oregon's reputa.
tlon for producing the "bIg rcd apple"
sound and free from worms, "can be main.
tanned" :ge therefore appeal not otly to
that FIRST law Of nature, .'self preservation"
but to that nobler one that s,irs the heart
and prompts to nobier deeds that the entire
state may be benefited thereby.
"There are two modes OF fighting them
generally made use oi-onc is TO prevent
the Matching OF the sgg.or the killing OF the
young worm while working Into the fruit |;
the other Is The catching OF the worm In
traps as II Is escaping from the fruit, or by
having the fruit eaten by hogs as soon as
Il drops from the tree and before the worm
escapes. The first mode Is without doubt
the most successful. and IL also the least
expensive. This IL accomplished by spray.
Ing the trees with London purple or Paris
green, uslng one pound of either TO one
hundred and fifty gallons Of water. Paris
green Is compound OF arsenic and copper.
Il IL iar more powerful poison than
aFsenic alone, and - not soluble In water :,
hence Il will remain much longer on the
trees, London purple Is another arsenieai
compound. II lathe residue from the man.
uiaciure OF aniline dye. and contains lime.
arsenIous acid and aarbonaceous matter.
II Il soluble, more adhesive and less pois-
onous than Paris green, and therefore Is to
be preferred. itls better TO wet the pow
der thoroughly and make paste before
putting Il into the vessel OF water that !,
may not form lumfs. The spray Is caused
~ forcing the liquid by means of a force
pump through fine perforated nozzle.
made specially for The purpose. The finer
Il Ia the less liquid will be required. The
important thing l. 10 scatter the spray on
all the fruit.
"The Goblin meth soon after the irul,
sets, lays her eggs upon the calyx end Of
the young fruit. The grub as soon as
hAtehcd cats Its way into the center Of the
young fruit. and then growing with It's
growth works is mischief. In It's early
state the young iruI, Is erect, i,s caly X up
wards, and the least particle OF poisoned
water falling upon Il Is sufFieien, 10 destroy
the young worm when |, attempts to cat
Its way Into the fruit therefore. tho bcSt
and moe, oPPorture time for spraying tho
trees Il soon after the fruit Is et,and when
II II about the size Of small pea. Expe-
rienee teaches, however, that |, Is not safe
TO depend upon the one early spraying TO
accomplish the results sought for, whether
coming from a second and perhaps third
crop, which many affirm ard others deny,
or from those that from some cause have
not matured as rapidly as other, ,isll the
facts remain that In many places the Cod
LIN moth does not sting the fgai, ard lay
the eggs until later In the season /; there
fore, TO obtain the beet results the spraying
should be continued with an interval Of
two weeks uE,ii the firs, OF July, and even
later than this on some late varieties. Care
should be observed that vegetables are not
sprayed with these mixtures, and no aai-
mails be allowed {, eat the grass that has
been saturated With the spray"
The use Of the above mentioned sprays wal
be OF grea. value to the orchard in no; onl,
ridding |, Of tbs Goblin moth, hu, they vii
also be faund beneficial in freeing il from man!
oti.er obnoxious insects and fungi that are I
source Of great annoyance and ossen Of grea
danger to the trees and fruit. There are I
number OF mixtures that will operate success
fully in exterminating the green aphis or appl
tree louse, and can be used as most eonvenien
10 be procured;
First. Take Kpound borax soap, Il pin
kerosene oil; mix in az gallons no: water.
Second. pound Of whale soap dissolve
in three gallons hot water.
And still a third which is easily procured.
pound Of common laundry soap dissolve
in sixteen gallons Of hot water,
i Apply any Of these mixtures by means Of
spray pump where the aphis begin TO sho
themselves.
The time has arrived when every rerso
having an orchard should he the owner OF
force pump with spray nozzle specially adal
ed TO the work Of spraying trees. Where oil
person has not sufficient use for pump
, Justify him in buying one alone. let him 70
{ With few ns:ghhors ana gat nue that v
serve them all. The cost ofthe material ~
. the time required 10 applying i Is s'na
! London purple or Paris green cos but IS cen
per pound in small quantities and pumps |
{ complete ready for use can be had from .
r to s34 each, according to size and capaci
: for work.
Itishe desire Of the board to do allthey can
a accomplishing the results sought in the ena'
\ ment of the law creating them, and to this e
), they bespeak the cooperation of every pers
interested in horticulture in Oregon. The 81
retaiy desires TO secure the name OF every fl
v grower in Oregon, and to this end reque
70 that every one to whom this knowledge sh
!, come, will send him his name and rostoli
address. He also desires that all shall wr
him freely relative to their experience in CO
Y batting these common enemies Of the orchard
If for it is only by an interchange Of experien'
lr that the best results can be obtained. !
) board will issue other bulletins relative to
,r treatment of the woody aphis and other impo
t, ant matters of interes- TO all at an early day.
l. BY order Of the board.
r ETHAN w ALLEN.
Secretary