The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-23
NEWS FROM NILES.
Fruit Pests and Spraying-Im-
prOvements and Social Matters.

Editor Morning Call: The farmers are
Just now busy spray ing their orchards.
Spraying has ceased to be so experimental
as has been the case for the last two or
three years, and the extra work and expense
has been accepted as a necessary part Of
orcharding. TIE average expense is nearly
10 cents q tree.
While everybody sprays, there are many
op inions as 10 the actual final result. a
good many think that the pest will die cut
in time, provided the trees can be kept
healthy; and few believe that if it is pos
sibe 10 obtain enough Of the several scale
destroying insects and turn them loose in
the orchards they will keep the scale down,
if they do not entirely clean them out
Two years ago over IN Concord, near Mar
tinez, in several large orchards no scale
could be found, but quantities of unidenti-
led ladybugS were found on the trees, even
eating Oyerripe fruit II would be inter
esting TO know how il is this season.
At least five varieties of scale-eatinP
insects have been found in this section, and
undoubtedly they DO destroy the scale but
they are in Such small numbers that they
make 40 impression. If IL is possible 10 man
age TO import or breed enough Of them TO do
the work ii is worth while, as vast amount
u AtohE tCtAbAN WI II dLlN ~ PIh9C NONAu DC
saved.
II is reported authoritatively that one of
our best OTchaTdiSts intends 10 20 down into
the Los Angeles section and look the
matter up. The result If his Investigations
VIII be Of interest
1t IS generally supposed that the scalebug
is a new pest. and 1t is only five years since
the first were seen in this vicinity, but that
cannot be possible for the shrubbrry in many
Of the canyons and in Golden Gate Park has
been found to nave three different kinds Of
scale. and so much is found in out Of the
way places that it cannot be any recent al
fair.
Scale ldentlcally like the brown apricot
scale IS found on peach trees in the Eastern
States, and also on their native maple trees
30 they are proof against heat and cold or
any other climatic conditions, and a con-
slant warfare must be Waged against them
Insectcde could not be found in the mar
ket, 50 there has been liltle used, as they
have only had reserve stock b fall back
upon; IXL has been used also, but the
principal materials used this year are
caustic soda, potash and whale-Oll soap.
t-Ihe pest is no worse this season than any
other, some orchards being remarkably
clean and others affected in stTeaks
If OrchaTdlsls from different sections or
the State would furnish information
| through the eveT-Open columns Of The
CALL upon the different methods of Kidding
the trouble might be reached.
The several societies In town are in good
running order again. The Ladies Guild
has been doing some very necessary home
missionary work the iSt week or so.
The yearly report Tor the Suuday-schOnl
was given last Sunday, showing a steady
gain for The year.
DR.. u. Raw, prominent physician from
Modesto, has rented = EasteTday' : charm
ing cottage, and is having an Office fitted NJ
in the new corner in town. DR.. Raw will
move IN within a week or so, and intends 10
make Niles his future bone.
The roadway leading to the Town Hall is
being filled ina very necessary piece of
work-and Main street Is being wideued its
whole length. Time may, perhaps, bring
tn q long wished-fOr and talked-of park.
II. j. PhiIpOt has just received a carload
Of Poland China hogs from the famous
Marsh Farm herd, JeSsup. Iowa, and In
tends to enter into the business of swine
breeding, calling his herd the Almond Ave
nue. herd. These are the first blOoded hogs
that have ever been brought into the State.
Score one more for Niles energy. One of
the hogs took the second prize at the last
Iowa State Fair, ana three were IN the
sweepstakes herd in Nebraska and Iowa.
The new Catholic Church in Niles will be
dedicated next Sunday morning, aud the
services will be unusually interesting If
the weather is good fine civic display will
precede the ceremonies. A special train
will run from LIvermore down, and
guests will be present from every town
in the neighbOrhoOd. Archbishop Riordan
will dedicate the church and Father Logan
of San Rafael will preach the dedjcatory
sermon. Good music viii be heard and a
lunch will be spread in the Town Hall i'm
mediately after the services, for which small
sum will be charged, the proceeds TO be
added to the other sums in hand to be used
in paying off the Indebtedness of the
church
There has been Pm unusual amount of
sickness in this neighborhood for the past
three months, but the splendid weather has
restored almost everybody to health again.
There has been dearth Of social doings
this winter, but cards are out for the we'd
ding of two Of our most prominent young
people, which promises to be the event OF
the season. MRS. L. L. THANE.
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