The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-17
WARNING ON PESTS.
State Board of Horticulture on
Hostile Insects.
ITS WORK IN PAST TWO YEARS.
Proposed Changes in the Law-Reme-
dies for Insect Pests Tested
Fruit Growing Increases.

The state board of horticulture met at
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday to
prepare its annual report to the governor.
All the members were present, including
President Henry Rucey. OF Tacoma; Treas
urer Henry II. Spalding, OF Almota; In
spector OF Fruit Pests d. VI. Jesse, OF Naila
Walia; Secretary G. A. Tonneson, OF Ia
coma. and Commissioners J. I. Blackburn,
OF Vashon; Chatfield knight. OF Van
couver; E. L. Won Gohren, of East Sound,
and S. W. Maxey. of EIlensburg, and also
DR.. w. K. Everett, OF Tacoma, and Prot.
William H. Brown. Mr.. Maxey met with
the board for the first time. He succeeds
d. f. Lesh, OF North Yakima. who re-
signed to take the position OF regent OF the
agricu tural college.
Prof. Brown. the patentee Of compound
for the determination of insect pests, adj
dressed the commission on the subject of
his patent.
President Bucey made short address,
reminding the members that the people
of the state were looking 10 the board for
effective remedies Tor the various insect
pests at present trou ling horticulturisss
In this state. He said he had faith that
such expectations would be fully met. and
he recommended that the various private
compounds on the market be tested by the
board and their respective merits and cost
be officially ascertained. He called at
tention to the weakness of the law in sew
eral particulars, especially in regard 10
orchardists keeping their places cleansed
of insects. He said that thousands OF
dollars had been saved TO the fruit growers
of Washington by the work of the board,
and that 1t would compare favorably with
any in the West He also said that he did
not expect to continue as member OF
the board. as he intended to remove out OF
the district in which he was now living.
Secretary Tonneson then read his re-
port. He had been compiling matter for
the biennial report to the governor. Dur
ing the time the board had been in exist
ence over Sc, 700 bulletins, letters and
pamphlets had been sent out, and regular
reports had been received from over 200
fruit growers in the state. All this matter
had also been published in the Horticts.-
turist, thus making the total circulation OF
the information sent out by the board
amount to 80, 900 copies He had also COM
piled complete lists of the fruits best
adapted to growth in this state and the
different sections thereof, with full de-
scription and history of each, as we'll as
complete lists of all the pestiterous insects
common to this state. with full descrip-
tions and history of each and the remedies
for them. He had also prepared full ABB
stracts of all the correspondence with the
fruit growers of the state. These various
lists and abstracts will be turned over to
appropriate committees for examination
and Endorsement.
At the last meeting of the board at Ia
coma in October several changes in the
law were recommended, and these were
gone over again for further suggestions.
Among the amendments was one increas-
ing the membership of the board from
seven to nine and abolishing the office of
inspector of fruit pests and making each
commissioner inspector for his district,
and also extending the power OF the in
spectors with regard to enforcing the
cleansing of orchards and nurseries.
Commissioner Won Gohren then made
report on the condition of fruit culture i'll
his district. which embraces the counties
of King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Is
land and San Juan. He described the de-
velopment of the industry, the conditions
prevailing, the ravages of the various in
sects, as we'll as the results of using differ
ent remedies.
The board then paid visit to the gar
den of II. l.. Yesler and experimental
with DR.. Eyerett's remedy for the woody
aphis. From cursory examination OF
the branch treated with the doctors COM
pound the results showed it very effective.
but more careful investigation OF the re-
suit will DE made today.
Commissioners Won Cohen and Maxey
displayed at the meeting some beautiful
specimens of apples.
The board viii be in session for four or
five DAYS to come.