Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-17
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SPECIAL NOTICE.


CMoKING THE GOPHERs-THE INrELLI-
y gence OF the great Leache, superintendent
OF the inglewood orange groves OF Inglewood
and Centinela ranches, owned by Mr. b. Free
Leache has discovered a new way to get rid of
the gophers. He has the greatest idea-to
smoke them out; but the gophers know better.
cover up their hole. This is the most insensi-
BILE thing that anybody ever heard. If he
waated to destroy the gopher it is easy to catch
business it is nothing but labor r wasted. d''"'As
Some OF the men working in the orange grove
under Mr.. Leache told me that Mr.. Leache told
them % the gardener Of Inglewood nursery knows
his business about flowers, but knows nothing
about orange culture. On this answer that
Mr.. Leache has to learn great deal before he
what d navs SS
First--The first thing have to remark about
Leache when he first commenced by pruning
the orange trees when he cut large fimb he
covered the cut with paint. Mr.. Leache don't
know the paint contains a good deal of poison
and drying stuff, which Is injurious to the
trees. The sensible and experienced man uses
Second-I have remarked that he went to
work and put heavy coat of manure in the hot
months OF July and August, which inthat time
OF the year the ground is naturally too hot and
consequently does more harm than good. The
time to put manure to the trees is In the win
ter. then Just heavy coat all over the ground
keep the ground moist through the summer
and the tress receive full benefit from the
manure.
Third-Mr. Lcache left several orange trees
without water for Twelve or fourteeen weeks in
the high ground of lnglewood; the orange tree
needs water regularly every month; some low
hnee Mhout tro~ %asr Sut 90 osee
Inglewood would orchard stand that long
without doing like those he has
also the leaves are almost dropped or
4th --Mr. Ieache bought some fertilizers and
ordered his man to put q barrowful to each tree.
Freeman told him when the haches arrive there
don't put too much because you would injure
the trees. 'Ho,, Mr.: Leache says, II have been
about fertilizers" SO the first thing he found
out the trees were burned. All the fruits and
also the leaves all dropped off them. He seen
it is too late; the haches had already burned
the roots and the trees and spoiled them; he
then cut the tops off of those that were not so
badly burned, and the rest he grub 1t all out
9TH. He had an orange and lemon nursery
behind the schoolhouse, inside of the orchard.
already grated to the naval and Florida lemon
IRON IRON tour 60 ive ~ years Old Mr Leache went to
says, the eophers have eat up the bark. If he
was. a competent orchardist he would put the
stuff required for that purpose to make the bark
heal over, and PVT some stuff on them SO
when, the tree is not yet injured
to. do any further damage. Can do
would bet my last dollar with anybody who
would like TO try It, bnt Mr.. Leach won't cir
culate that where he grub that all out SO this
where. Mr.. Leachc made himself fortune
of fire wood He has already enough to last
him one year. This it is too much waiting and
shameful. Mr.. ID. Freeman is too honest, too
wise gentleman for anybody abuse of is cain
nessc that where. All this can be proven by
every. citizen Of Inglewood, which L am not
afraid to sign this article in my full name.
Respectfully,
s. RIssELIN,
Manager OF Inglewood Nursery.
Graduated in the first degree from the horti-
culture and Horticulture OF Belgium in 1880
which after have practiced two years among
the varieties OF fruit trees and flowers groves in
that country, and then went to Espagne where
Ipracticed one year with a chief orchardist,
when he gave me his experience, and then
went across southern of France where I have
conversed with all leading orchardists and
grape growers; after short stay l took the
stea amer La Marseille and came to New Orleans,
Louisiana, where / have practiced four wears
among the oranges and flowers and then /
came to California three years ago last August,
where have practiced since all over Los An
geles county. think this is enough expert
ence to believe know something about orange
and lemon culture. l'er--F'S
hope the public will excuse my poor style
In the English language, because have not re-
ce1yed any English schooling. The little can
read and write / learned myself. Three years
agoI could not talk English, neither read or
write Yours very respectfully,