Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-12
HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS.
0rchardists Who Ignore the Law to Be
Formally Served with Notice
The Pests Must Be
DESTROYED,

At meeting of the county board OF
horticultural commissioners yesterday
afternoon, reports were received showing
that while as rule the obstruction OF
fruit pests had received attention from
very many orchardists, yet many whose
orchards and gardens are in close prox-
unity to those who have sprayed their
trees have wholly ignored the law. 1t
was stated that now is the period when
the Goblin moth worm leaves the apple
and falls to the ground, there to seek
ahelter and form cocoons, and it is sug-
gested that bands of cloth be placed
about all apple trees to provide such
shelter, these to be removed from time to
time and burned, thus destroying very
many of these pests which have escaped
the effects Of spraying.
The following was drawn up and adopt
ed, and copies ordered sent to those who
have failed to comply with the law:
Whereas, The attentive of the horti-
cultural commissioners of Santa Fe coun-
season is already far advanced and that
certain parties, ow ners of gardens, grounds
and orchards, have not taken and are not,
apparently, taking any steps to comply
with the law made and provided for the
destruction of insect pests on fruits.
And whereas, By such neglect the trees,
plants and premises of the parties afore-
said are now and will continue to be a
danger and nuisance to those who have
complied with the law.
Whereas, The law passed by the goth
legislature of the territory of New Mexico,
, entitled an act "to promote and protect
the horticultural interests of the territory
4 Of New Mexico" approved by the gov
t erno- on February rs, 1891, provides as
follows:
:. ut shall be the duty OF the board Of
u horticultural commissioners OF each coun'
= ty, whenever it shall deem it necessary
@ to cause an inspection to b. made OF any
q orchard or nursery or vineyard or trees
v or any fruit packing house, store-room
sales-room, or any other place in thei
If jurisdiction, and if found infested will
o scale-bug, Goblin moth, or other insec
q pests, injurious to fruit, trees or vines
- they shall notify the owner or owners o
ID person or persons in charge or possession
ID of SAID trees or vines or places aforesaid
"a that the same are infected with said in
=. sects, or any of them, or their eggs Q
~ Larvae, and they shall require such pei
" son or persons to disinfect or destroy th
a same within certain time to be spec
IA fed. If within such specified time sue
disinfection or destruction has not bee
accomplished, the said person or person
shall be required to make application
-, such treatment for the purpose OF destIo.
~ ing them as said commissioners may pr
IL scribe. Said notices may be served upo
a the person or persons owning or haVin
of charge or possession of such infested tre'
II. or vines or places or articles, as aforesaid
10 by any commissioner, or by any .perso
az as deputied by said commissioners for tn
10 purpose, or they may be served in tt
LIZ same manner as summons in CT,
action. If the owner or owners or tt
~ person or persons in charge or possesslt
Ie of any orchard or nursery or vineyard
Hs trees or places or articles infested Wi
said insects, or any of them, or the
larvae or eggs, after having been notifi
,os as above to destroy the same, or ma
to application of treatment Gs directed, sh'
~ fail, neglect or refuse so to do, he or tn
,or shall be deemed guilty of maintaining
In pubic uulsduCc, anu any ouSh oioh"i>
ne- nurseries, vineyards, trees, or places
ia articles thus infested shall be adjudg
an and the same is hereby declared pub
nuisance, and may be proceeded again
as such, and the county board OF hor
cultural commissioners are hereby auth'
lied and empowered to abate such n
sance, and the expense thus INCUR
may be lien upon the real property
the defendant"
T. Now therefore, be it resolved, Th
ola the horticultural commissioners OF Sal
w Fe county ascertain the names OF all t
To- parties who up to the present til
have neglected to spray or otherwise
Ell properly disinfect their orchard, tn
tho and premises in accordance with
Wv law. And that they give to them
are said parties due notice to at once conn
with the law, or in the event OF failure
nd refusal 90 to do, within ten di
vod after receiving such notice that
YOU said horticultural commissioners '
70" forthwith employ the necess'
on labor, material and machines
carrying out the law and will place /
N upon the property 30 treated to sec
~ payment Of the cost Of same.