The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-30
VALUABLE ADVICE.


Secretary q. A. Tonneson, Of the
Washington state board Of horticulture
has just Issued circular which con-
tains the following valuable informa-
tion:
During the past season the insects
injurious to horticulture have been
kept from spreading extensively in the
Pacific Northwest, both in being
checked by the weather which was
unfavorable for their increase, also by
the prompt application Of the solutions
recommended for summer spraying,
when the pests began to appear In the
spring, and by the aid of more numer-
GUS lady-bugs.
tits essential for all persons In this
state who have fruit trees now growing
and all who are planting orchards
to exercise the most diligent care, max
ing 1t a special duty to prohibit the
Importation Of fruit pests, and In every
way SO far as possible, prevent their
spread by exterminating those found,
If any, each on their own premises.
Tho board required that nurseries in
this state, and the nursery stock which
is imported and offered for sale or dis
tribution, must be inspected, and if
found to be infested with injurious in
sects, that it shall be disinfected.
Those who are receiving trees for
planting from nurseries, agents or
dealers should require that said nur-
sery stock be free from pests. Certifi-
Gates are given by members of the
board to those selling, whose stock has
been inspected in this state.
The remedy found to be most salts
factory as winter wash, which has
been employed to destroy San Jose
scale, woolly aphis and the larvae Of
other injurious insects, both in our
sister south on this coast and also by
some of the largest orchardists in this
state, is: Unslacked lime, 40 pounds;
sulphur (best powdered) 20 pounds.
salt, Is concentrated lye (America Lye
Go. brand), 2 pounds; water to make
80 gallons.
The good advice contained In the
above applies as strongly to Oregon as
to our sister state and should be put
into practice here with energy and dis
patch. Eternal vigilance is now the
price of good clean fruit in this state,
and only by constant care and watch
fulness can we hope to place our fruit
where Oregon fruit should be.
We need more active horticulturists
and more local boards, and as we'll,
more stringent laws looking to the
destruction Of the numerous pests
which injure our fruit. We can easily
lead In the fine fruit line If will, but
to do SO we must get rid Of the pests
wich infest our orchards. There are
by far too many old rundown and
run-out orchards, In this country es-
pecially, to furnish breeding places
for pests, to have much success in
keeping new plantations clean, unless
some means can be formed to getting
rid of these breeding places.
There ought to be pride enough in
our people to cause them to clean up
or destroy these old orchards, but If
there is not, We certainly ought to
have laws stringent enough to effect
that end, and then see that they are
put In force. A hint in this line to our
legislators may wake them up to the
interests of the people, but the most
necessary thing is for the people to
wake up to their own interest and
make the move without waiting for
the law. Form local boards OF horti-
culture in every precinct, organize a
county boa:d and thus help on the
work of the state board, and build up
our fruit industry.
L. G. PHELPS.