The herald., 1895-11-11
WITH THE FRUIT GROWERS
Continuation OF the Deliberations at the
State Capital
Eternal Vigilance the Price Of Fruit Cultur
as II Is Of Liberty-Entomo.
logical Pests

| Special Correspondence of The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. S.-Editor Her
aid: Mr.. H. Weinstock presided over the
deliberations of the convention this
morning in the enforced absence of Pres
ident Cooper.
The first paper read was by Alexander
| Craw, ento.nologist of the stare board Of
| horticulture, ON the Goblin Moth and the
Remedies Tor 1t. The paper dealt very
thoroughly With this trou blesome and
very nearly universal pest, and the most
effective remedies for its destruction.
Another pestiferious element dealt with
in the paper was the inscriptions deal
ers who supply paris green and other ntc-
essary spraying compounds This spur
ious article renders spraying Intellectual
as we'll as adding heavily to the labor
account of the fruit grower. So it seems
the scab bug and moth pest are only a
part OF the parasitic troubles of the Or
chardists. Legislation of stringent ma
ture Is recommended to punish frauds of
this nature.
A running discussion followed the
reading, taken part in by number of
gentlemen who had all OF them exper-
ience.wirh about all the parasitical in
sects known to the chronological cata-
losue. Eternal vigilance and active work
as we'll is Just as much the price of fruit
culture as it is the price of liberty.
M. c. J. Berry Uf Visalia stated that
an order had been received from Aus
tralia short time ago for $50 boxes OF ap-
Piles. entirely free from worms. The
order could not be filled. as that mum Der
OF boxes free from worms could not be
found IN San Francisco. This shows how
the codlin moth has has got in its dead
ly work in and how necessary heroic
measures are for its determination.
Mr.. Craw and Mr.. MotheraI, in answer
to questions regarding the spraying of or
chards, said the state board OF hOrticul-
ture had only recommended no spraying
where beneficial insects had been placed
where there were none OF these insects
spraying would be useful.
MIR. MOtheral and MIR. Sprague spoke
forcibly in regard to the rapid increase of
the Russian thistle in the southern oor-
tion of the state and the ravages of this
dangerous and formidable enemy which
menaced every agricultural and hortl-
cultural industry. Its presence and dead
ly effect and the rapidity of growth was
causing serious apprehension everywhere.
The necessity Of the state taking prompt
action in the matter of its suppression
was very urgent.
Mr.. berry spoke of the terrible ravages
of the Russian thistle IN the Dakotas and
the northwest, where the people had
been driven from their farms by it; it
will now costImillions of dollars to root
1t out IN that region. Said Mr.. Berry
1T grows as large as a barrel and tum'
bles along before the wind as fast as a
man can go, scattering its seed as 1t goes.
If it ever gets into the San Joaquin val
ley the people may as well move out and
leave their the neOOI6 Of the
northwest have DONE
Felix G. Haven of Riverside read a
paper on The Work of Beneficial Insects,
detailing the manner In which the rhizo-
bus and vedalia had cleared orchards in
his county of black scale and other pests.
His county is practically clear of scale,
effected by predaceous insects that had
been placed, and now fumigating and
spraying are seldom resorted to.
Some of the scale so troublesome at the
south are gradually working into the or
chards of the north to an annoying and