Evening journal., 1891-02-07

three years Ia this way we would have
succession OF commissioners These
commissioners should be compelled to
inspect the trees April 10 and May 10,
also in July, when fruit is on the tree
and they show unmlstakable signs of the
disease. The commissioners should keep
record Of their proceedings and report
them to the clerk of the peace"
Mr.. Jacksonville bill as IL stands does
not specify when trees should be pulled
up. | don't think July would be late
enough for the last inspection. Some
say give twenty days notice when tree
is condemned. | do not think this is
sufficient. One man may have a few
trees and another 10, 000 He would be
too busy to take them up on such short
notice. / would suggest that these trees
should be gone over from April 1 TO
August 10. What trees ase found dis
eased April should be taken out by June
/. The others during October and
through tine fall when farmers are not
TOO busy, | hope the bill will be so
drawn as not to conflict with other
things. When the commissioners make
report there should be ,0G0 or 1. 500
copies OF the reports printed and sent
ont so that the people may know what
ha been done For ten years lived Oh
a farm belonging to Mr. Gildersleeve,
who Is an extensive fruit grover. Last
winter he spent $3.50 in remedies. aud
not tree was cured The only cure is
to pull them out. F"
Mr.. Rosa-'tThere ia only one chance
in a million In finding a cure. The Bor-
deau mixture for rot IN grapes was acoi-
IDENTIFY discovered BY q Frenchman who
FIRST applied 1t to keep thieves from ROB
bing him Of his fruit, and found that
grapes sponged with it did not suffer
from the black rot That Is one Instance
where a cure was stumbled on But there
Is no use looking for 8 remedy for peach
yellows from farmers standpoint The
only thing e can do Is to Let the United
States Government experts coRtinue ard
in the meantime pull out all infected
trees"
Mr.. Higgins-"Do you think It neces
sary to burn the woodg'
Mr. Rosa-"Yes | burned mine for !
fear of incubation. Buraed them right |
away, root aad branch
Mr. Higgins-"Peac tree wood con |
stitutes the fuel Of many farmers, aud |
the bill will be unpopular If we cannot |
have wood. think the twigs should be |
burned
Mr.. Case--"I would NOT make fire wood |
OF them, but from their root ard branch. |
Still there is nothing In the law to pre- |
vent 1t. | feel protected under the little l
law we have now and would not be with |
out II for anything / am perfectly will |
ing for the law to extend Ia all directions. |
as Tar as possible. Don't destroy what
little law we now have"
Mr. Tnhull-.tfA ro fho ,rF.. - Al.
fected trees dangerousf"
Mr.. Case---"No, sir"
Mr.. Cahall-" Excuse me for asking the /
question, but Mr. Marvel Just told me
that the ashes of sassafras bushes would 1
sprout. : Laughter
MIR. Higgins-"W is the use Of /
trying to eradicate peach yelows IL you
do not dispose OF the trees after they are
pulled out? l think something should be
done in this respect
Mr.. Rosa-"l think the plan you sug.
gest would probably be safer. =
Mr. Bancroft u have very
little to say on this sub
ject, and think very little re-
quisite We know the destructive charae
ter Of the disease and that is ali It's cause
has never been determined. The law OF !
stamping ont has been very |
beneficial Ia Michigan claim the 1
protection Of the law YOU /
have here to-day and 1t Is the concensus
Of pubic opinion The peach interest Is
in the hands Of the General Assembly. |
Give us a law and the peach interest viii |
continue for large number Of years If
you do not il will coon be thing OF the
past. The Michigan growers are at
variance about the burning Of wood. III
think that as SO on as tree is cut down
and the foliage withers, It's power for
evil has passed away. However, that is
merely cur opinion
Mr.. Rosa Beyond question the
future of the peech grower is in the
hands of the General Assembly to-day.
Cast your eyes North aud South and YOU
can see it. You can preserve it to us
and New Castle county can again be
made TO grow peaches
The meeting then adjourned
Legislative Notes
A bill will be introduced into the House
Monday to bond the town OF Milford for
s25, 600 the object being to put in water
works
A bill for free text books for the public
schools and requiring school clerks to
give bond will also be introduced