The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-25
FRUIT GROWERS MEET
DISCUSSION OF INSECT PESTS ssD
HOW TO DESTROY THEM.
w IT, brown. Inspector for King
County, Gives Valuable InEevma-
ti@n te Those Engaged in the Ia

ne King County Horticultural So-sssy
Has< saturday q the Csameer o. Cerr-
Tsrce and sp@Et al Afternoon II discussion
2 re irust Industry II the state % Vase
1Sf1a- during ths coarse o. whlrh W
= bFoSa- inspector of Insect Pests so-
Aiag county exhibited tree branches and
fr121S covered wita various terms % Insect
ne ard explained the best methods for
destroying t1e pests rs LEISURE vas the
Ie41ars y TIE afternoon ard these present
gained from & aazA helpful Information
me nesting was called % order a. !
celoek ~ Chairman {. w Pr1usv About
tHITtT Eefl-k1oSn ho-r.culturists Of TITS
county were n attendance After rnustc
~ rrof- Ieac1aoE. Inspector E-ewn was
called upo1- Re spoke c. the woolly aphls.
t@e eo1-1n moth. the oyster snsli scale
me San jose blight and atasr varieties
IL Wooliy zpAfS" ne said is called
the American hllght Il infects q per
sent q The apple trees IN this country
c4E < = ar Injustice 20 attribute is orfrfn
g America Il = clearly an iuportzt on
I fls Souln u0tA was brought 70 this state
oy the railroad. Before the first train
came West TIE codlin ra0sh WIS unknown
Sow - PEP cs1s o. The apples SHIPPED hare
from California = Infested with Goblin
moths. The San Jose scale Is not On A tree
n tnis county A pest whsch e rapidly
Spreading n Seattle Is the b4riock A few
49, h~FC Ae@- a. A&tE -aIsL4 NE21 OF
western avenue were 0vsrrun With bur
docks They grew 50 Thick that you could
not run cat across a lot on watch they
were plentiful They spread ID Second
avenue. and now they are growing as far
up as Mad son street and Ninth avenue"
Inspector Brown told q the spread Of
one pest from three trees on Maaisoa
street. which had TOW been scattered
through every orchard in the state. He
was asked by J. c. Merton what method.
other than cutting down ne trees. would
he effective in doing away NTH the pss-S
He replied that the uss OF a strong spray
was sufficient for the trunk and limbs %
the tree. while he would recommend hav-
ing the earth spaded W about tire roots
OF an infected tree and literally mixed
with lime. Norton said that AZ one ne
la order 20 rid the roots, q Young trees
from the wo9lly aphis he had dipped them
IN a vat conta{ ming 4 boiling mixture Of
lime, sulphur salt and concentrated I've.
Ar. Duncan. who has az orchard az
Green lake spoke Of the necessity OF
putting King county fruit on the market
CT such supetfoT quality that II would at
tract attention Fruit should be sorted. he
said. and specked apples should not be
boxed with the large. perfect ores, for the
price was invariably fixed BY the inferior
apple.
James Hart. Of Christopher. supported
Inspector Brown IN his efforts at doing
away with inferior fruit. Riighted apples.
refused BY California buyers and dumped
here. should not Be permitted, he said. 20
compete with the fruit of this county. He
believed 10 the aggressive measures % the
Inspector in coadsnning all imperfect
fruit
The high state of perfection 70 which
fruit can be brought fl this county vas
shown by C. y. Sandahl. president az the
Puget Sound nursery who exhibited A
number OF fire apples and pears. and *
planned the conditions under which they
were grown.
The meeting closed with the reading Of
the constitution Of the society and the en-
rolIment Of several new members.