The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-12
SICKLY FRUIT TREES.
They Are Brought Into the State
by Thousands.
A WARNING TO PURCHASERS.
President BUGGY Advises Them Not to
Accept stock without . Ger.
tificate Of Health.


munication, urging the necessity of pre-
cautions against the introduction of pest
infested fruit trees into the state, and ad-
vsing purchasers what to do to that end ::
To THE EDITOR: desire to call pubic atten.
ton to the fact that many hundreds of thou.
sands of fruit trees are being shipped into this
state this winter from Oregon and Eastern states,
which contain millions OF pests have person
ally inspected many thousands OF such trees
and have found the woolly aphis and other pests
upon all except two shipments. On December
2, by req uest OF Commissioner John T. Black
burn, | visited Seattle and inspected several
shipments OF trees found there and discovered
the woolly aphis upon several shipments from
oregon and Eastern states. One shipment from
ST. Paul was the worst infested that have ever
examined. The pest was the woody aph q, which
Is the most injurious pest that infests the
apple trees. nurseryInan or an agent
who Will impose upon the innocent purchaser
of such trees should be considered a criminal,
as he knowingly sells such pest-infected trees.
taking the purchasers money for that which
will result in an irreparabe loss and I'M ury to
the hopeful planter
Ihave condemned all trees found infested
and stopped the sale of the same, and other
members OF the board are inspecting and con-
demning infected trees where found in the
state. Yet it will be impossible for the men,
beers of the board to find or have notice Of the
various shipments OF trees into the state, unless
every purchaser oil a fruit tree will demand OF
the party selling or delivering such trees to
present to him a certificate issued by some
member OF the state board OF horticulture to the
effect that such trees had been inspected and
found free OF any insect pest or plant disease.
No party who has ordered trees from a dealer or
his agent can be compelled to take such trees
unless the dealer or his agent present certifi-
cate that they have been inspected by member
OF the state board and found free of pest, aud
he must refuse to take the trees unless such
certificate is presented. TIE following are the
names of the members OF the board and their
postoifice addresses and the territory comprising
their districts:
state at large--J. T. Blackburn. Postofice ad.
dress, Vashon.
First district-Cha.feld Knight, Vancouver
Second district-Hency BUGGY, Tacoma.
Third district-E. l.. Won GOhren, East Sound.
Fourth districts. W. Maxey, North Yakima.
Fifth district-D. NJ. Jessee Walla Walla.
Sixth district--Henry II. Spalding, Almota.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
First, or Vancouver district.Counties of Ska.
mania, Clarke, Cowlitz, klickitat, Lewis, wah-
Second, or Tacoma district - Counties OF
Pierce. Thurston. Chehalis. Mason, Kitsap. JEFF
Third, or Seattle district Counties of King,
Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island aud San
Juan.
IL,
ina. Kitttas, Douglas aud OkaDogan.
Fifth, or Walla Waua district-Couuties of
Walla Walla, franklin, Columbia, Garfield and
Asotin.
Sixth, o. Almota district-Counties OF Whit.
man, Adams, Lincoln, Spokane aud Stevens.
The following are the requirements from all
dealers in fruit trees under the provision of the
law:
Rule I. All agents, dealers, nurserymen or
persons selling or distributing nursery stock,
N ~ I'M oil frrn Av1n bail Lnf4
tributing, offering for sale or disposing OF any
article as above mentioned, notify the commits
sioner in whose district such trees or plants are
found, or the secretary or inspector of this
board, who shall inspect or cause to be iu-
spected said trees or plants, and, if they appear
free from pests, shall issue certificate to the
owner or person in charge, stating said trees or
plants appear free from any injurious insect
pest.
Rule 2. All trees, plants or nursery stock IN
tested with any insects or fungi Tor their germs)
or any diseases that are known TO be iniurious
to fruit or fruit srees or plants. and liable to
spread contagion, are hereby required to be dis
injected before removal Tor distribution or
transportation, or before being offered for sale
or disposal.
Rule 3. All persons dealing In fruit infected
with any insect mentioned in bulletins issued
by this board. or other known injurious insects,
shall have the same disinfected and cleansed OF
such insect before selling or disposug of said
fruit All boxes or transportabe material which
has been shipped into this state containing fruit
shall be burned, or before being offered for sale
or disposal for any use be disinfected by dip
ping il in boiling water, containing not less than
one POUND concentrated I've or potash to every
ten gallons of water, submerging said material
not less than two minutes, or By using other
equally strong disinfectant
Rule 1. Nursery stock or any trees or plants
infested shall be disinfected by dipping in a.
solution of three pounds soap iwhale OIL or good
home made soap, three pounds sulphur, one
can concentrated iye; boil one hour in four gal
Ions OF water. add one gallon kerosene. boil
slowly twenty minutes and add twenty five gal
Ions of water
The remedy recommended for disinfecting
nursery stock will be found to be an excellent
winter wash for fruit trees, destroying all in.
sect pests and removing the moss and cleaning
the tree generally. One pound of concentrated
I've to twenty five gallons of water will make
good solution for winter wash for fruit trees or
cleansing nursery stock. l would suggest to
all parties who have set out or will Set out
young fruit trees to thoroughly wash them this
winter as safeguard from insect pests
Fruit growing for commercial purposes in
this state is destined to he of great significance
Our climate and soil is well adapted for the pro-
duction of all the staple fruits. And the future
expectation of the fruit grower will be more
than realized If the ravages of pests can be pre-
vented: and they can be II proper efforts arc
put forth The hop grower now knows that the
hop louise is at his mercy ii he properly SPRAYS
his vines, and the fruit grower can successfully
combat all insect pests If he will 60 to work in
a proper manner, as is prescribed in the bulls.
tins of the state beard.
But be must stop purchasing those Eastern
grown trees, which are so badly infected with
various pests. TIE same varieties aud kinds of
trees can be found in our home nurseries of
Washington and Oregon, yet find par les order
ing of those Eastern nurseryraen. paying three
times the price for which they could get better
trees OF the same Kind grown at home The
Eastern nurseryman Is no moro ente. prisug and
progressive than are the Durserymen OF Oregon
and Washington. The Eastern nurseries have
not the climate for growing some of the finest
kinds OF fruit, rs we have in our state and Won
Will find better trees In quality and growth
grown at home than you will find in Eastern
nurseries. | want to see united work from all
classes Of men over the state OF Washington in
aid nj the horticultural AMI agricultural inter
es,s OF the state They should see that those
institutions created and established to promote
the husbandry o: this state are properly CON.
ducted, anu that the teachers and instructors
are able. experienced and practical persons that
the youth of our state may receive valuable and
usctul instruction 10 aid them in their future
WORK of husbauiTy.
Small Fire in North Seattle
The residence of William Beck. on Val
ley. between kentucky and Warren streets
was damaged by fire yesterday noon to
the extent of about $i00. the cause being a
defective CRATE. The fire started under
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