The herald., 1893-12-16
afternoon session.


Afternoon Session.
f. w. Hepburn of the city was the
first witness called
81 was connected with Mr.. Eames'
nursery some time ago, During the
period had several conversations with
Mr.. Miliard The frat was in regard to
the root knot. There was . lot OF trees
which came from Santa Paula and which
Millard said we could throw out, as he
would give no certificate. l requested
that Mr.. Scott come down to rec them.
| had had persons who / thought more
competent to Judge than Mr.. M Hard to
examine them. and they could find no
root knot. .l4 e.. s-.4..-e
"These trees had received certificate
from one or more of the commissioners
OF Tulare county. | sent several speci-
mems to the department of agriculture
to be examined. The result was q let
ter"
THE LETTER.
''The letter was from Mr.. G. T. Gal
way, chief of the division, who stated
that an examination had failed to re-
veal any fungus growth, but iu regard
to certain growth about the roots he
was unable to state, and suggested that
samples be sent to their agent, Mr..
Pierce.
81 collected samples" continued the
witness, 'to send to MIR. Pierce, but he
had moved away and l did not learn
where he was.
"Mr. Scott visited the orchard once,
but never in connection with those
trees. 1t was upon some other busi-
ness. He came before had the trouble
with Mr.. Millard.
1.-The condemnation of the inspector,
however, was never withdrawn. and the
trees were eventually dumped out"
''Do you think Mr.. Scott was neglect
ing his work ?'' asked Supervisor Hay.
"Yes, know that he did. sent
word to him to come and see the trees,
but received the reply that he did not
propose to come.
1.-The reply given, too, was that the
trees were affected with some growth
refused to give any certificate for them.
This was based upon his judgment, and
which / believe to be very faulty"
MR.. STEWART.
F.E. Stewart of Downey testified next:
Il know that the purple scale is in my
brothers. orchard, and Mr.. Evans, the
Inspectors place. There is come of this
scale in my orchard. | do not know how
to treat it; have never had any conyer-
sation with Mr.. Evans in regard to it.
II bought some trees from Pomona re-
Gently, which were accompanied by
certificate by the inspector, Mr.. Crtten-
den, believe. Alter they were placed
in my orchard Mr.. George Compere, at
that time the inspector, found there WAS
ocale upon them, and reported the mat
ter to MIR. Scott. The latter ordered
that they be gassed. They were sold to
| DR.. Baldwin, who gassed them and they
died.
SOME PEACH TREES.
II alec received a consignment OF
peach trees from Downey. Mr. Evans,
the inspector there, Lad issued q certifi
relueed TO take them, on the grounds
, that there was some lmperiectIun III the
root.
j A. CAMPFIRE.
j. A. Campere. the inspector for the
city district, was next called. IL know
nothing OF MIR. Stewards trees beyond
the TACT that | condemned them in this
city and Mr.. McMpllen took them IN
charge.
sin my opinion the purple scale is
fully as dangerous as the other varieties
because it ia harder to deal wi h. [
have found that cutting the tops of tDe
trees and rubbing the trunks will OK
terminate the pests. l first saw the
scale in the country about five years
ago. 1G was in some nurse y trees In
place on Spring street, | called the at
tention OF the commissioners to its pres
ence.
1.-The only other places where have
aeen it are truiIiand, Downey and Long
Beach. About one and one-half years
ago visited Downey and saw 1t there.
"rhe purple scale Ia not restricted
only to Florida, but have seen it on
fruit from Meesinia and Sicily as we'll
While at Downey, Mr.. Evans, the in.
spector, showed me the scale IN his
orchard.
''On my return to the city told Mr..
Scott4that it certainly did not look well
for the scale to be in this orchard of AN
inspector"
"How long do you think. Mr.. Com
PEREZ" asked Judge York, 'thaE it would
take MIR. Scott to personally visit and
inspect all of the orchards in the
county ?''
''Well, if he got down to work he
might do 1t in three years and maybe
not then. In order to rid the country
entirely Of the scale pests, it would re-
quire about 100 men.
Fell something further of the purple
scale"
was at Long Beach on the 5th of this
month. The scale had nearly all been
cleared out.
II went to Fruitland in July in COM
pany with MIR. Scott to investigate the
iumigating OF an orchard infested with
purp.e SCALE"