The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-02
DEATH To- PESTS
OF THE ORCHARD.
Growers Of Fruit Hail the
Ladybird as Their
j. Friend.
Declare in Favor of Extensive
:. Colonization of These
: Insects.
Congress Memorialzsd in Behalf of
an Increased Protective
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cation. The sessions are held IN the Sem.
ate chamber of the Capitol building. The
convention moved slowly during the FORE
noon, but in the afternoon it warmed up.
Boxes of fresh and dried fruits and
nearly hayrack full of mountain cherries
on branches are displayed for free.
sampling. High tribute YVES paid by. the
president in. his. annual address to the
efficiency of the beautiful lady birds inn
ported from Australia in destroying
insect pests. =. -.
: President Ellweod Cooper was In the
chair, and during most OF the day on.
either side of him sat William Johnston
of Sacramento and D. J..Fowler of Fres-
ne, who were elected Independents. N.
B. De Long. secretary of the. State Horti-
cultural Society, acted as secretary of the
convention. About 100 fruit-growers are
already in attendance.
An invocation was offered. by Rev. A. C.
. Herrick of the Baptist church. He
prayed that favoring providence rest OF.
the fruit-growers and give them wisdom
from which great prosperity might come
to. California.
He Also invoke d the favor of the God of
N atoms in. behalf of the Cubans who were
struggling for their liberty as did the fore
fathers of this nation.
Mayor II ubbard delivered an: address of
welcome on behalf of the citizens of Sac
,ramento. He said that Sacramento, being
in the midst of great fruit-growing Sec
ton, was deeply interested in the work of
the: convention. for upon the success of
the orchards did the prosperity of the city
largely depend. 1t was. an easy thing to
raise fruits in California, but to raise and
market them profitably required wisdom,
experience and cooperation.
f'From experiments which others have
tried you can show our growers how to
AVOID mistakes and. great losses. The
fruit-growing industry has grown to such
proportions in this State that legislation is
needed, and you are expected to prepare
and present to the Legislature these mat
tiers. 80 that beneficial laws may be en-
acted" he said.
In his annual address President Cooper
said the removal of the Estate Board from
San. Francisco to Sacramento, where Leg
islators could be more conversant with
the work, was believed advantageous.
TIL work of the board had progressed,
.sistance from the State. Many donations
had been made and other assistance given,
which wound enable the board to make a
creditable showing for the year.
He suggested that the Leg islature pass
some radical law. against the growing
tramp danger"
1.-THE beneficial work." he said, that
has been. accomplished by the ladybirds
brought from Australia through the
medium of Albert Koebele, the discoverer,
is of sufficient Importance to justify fur
Their expenditure in that direction.
"As intelligent fruit-growers, it is our
duty to continue investigation. The
struction OF his crops by insect enemies.
1t has been stated that the annual loss by
in sect pests alone in the United States
amounts to over $500, 900, 900.
"Our experience in fighting the Icerya
Purchasii, commonly called the white
cottony cushioned scale, and the Coccus
Cleo, known as the black scale, should be
sufficient to convince us of.our inability to
cope with these terrible pests.
"Now/that we have parasite, obtained
by the expenditure of an insignificant
sum, that Will forever relieve US from any
further fear of loss in this direction, we
should be very derelict of duty to
rest under the certainty of the
approach of myriads :, of other
and may battle all our efforts in
artificial remedies to destroy them.
In Santa Barbara County the fruit
growers have practically abandoned
all spraying and fumigating, excepting
q few persons who have continued to fight
in this way for want of faith
and patience. Results, however, will
soon bring about discontinuance for the
reason that the orchards where the para
sites have been colonized are better grown
and produce more fruit and of finer ap-
pearance than the orchards where spray
ing and fumigating have been resorted
to-
President Cooper recommended the en-
ployment of Albert Koebele to visit every
quarter of the earth where parasites which
prey on and destroy the enemies of the
products of the soil could be procured
and that the fruit-growers should see that
the Legislature made au appropriation
The Governor was with the fruit growers,
but both thought the growers should pay
for the colonies of parasites sent to them.
The last few years had not been profit
able ones to fruit-growers. He recon-
mended that the growers unite and sell no
fruit to middlemen or any body who did
not give fair profit to the producer.
He approved the idea of establishing
houses in the East, managed by fruit
growers, and being independent of mid
At the afternoon session the following
committee, appointments by the chair,
were announced:
Resolutions-John Markedly of Sonoma, P. ].
Shields of Sonoma, r. G. Kells of Yuba CITY.
B. E. Hutchinson of Fresno, P. B. Armstrong
of Acampo.
Legislation-B. F. Walton of Yuba City, Pro-
fessor S. NJ. Wood bridge OF Los Ange les, George
+. Ditzler of Biggs, III. P. Sta bier of Yuba City,
General N. P. Chapman Red Bluff
Marketing, transportation and freight rates
H. Weinstock of Sacramento, f. H. Buck of
Vacavil.e, w. b. Gester of Newcastle.
D. T. Fowler of Fresno, William Johnston
of CORTLAND, Sol Runyon of CORTLAND, H. p
Stabler of Yuba City. A. B.. of Santa Clara.
]. A. Filcher of San Franci = Leonard Coates
of Napa, John Rock of Niles.
Favorable responses were read by the
secretary from California members in
Congress in regard to lending assistance to
the memorials passed at the last conven-
tion of the fruit-growers, urging the
construction OF the Nicaragua canal, and
asking to share IN the distribution of beet
seed and tobacco seed. 1t was found thar
the distribution of the seed had been
stopped.
General N. P. Chapman read an enter
tanning as we'll as valuable paper on the
assigned topic: SHOULD Tree Planting
Be Encouraged or Discouraged If So,
What KINDS, Varieties, etc. ?'
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