The herald., 1897-10-28
N Notes

The following, from the Cotton News,
can be heartily indorsed. There is
moth larva that works little in the or
anges, but very little. This has doubt
less given rise to the statement that the
orange maggot is with us. There is no
reason to think the insect is here. If it
should be, the counsel of the News is
most timely: A Los Angeles fruit deal
er, J. Sresovich, tells the Nogales Oasis
that the Mexican orange worm has al
ready secured a lodgment in Southern
California" and, we infer from his man.
ner of making the statement, that he
implies that he should therefore be al
lowed to ship Sonora oranges into South
ern California ad libitum. This man
with the unpronounceable name should
be forced to show the orchard where
these pests exist, or else be proven a
| falsifier of the meanest order If it is
fact that this fearful foe of the or
ange grower has secured a footing in
our California orchards, no time should
be lost in destroying every vestige of it.
This is "a matter that should be imme-
diately and fully investigated by those
interested in the orange.
1t is estimated that the raisin ship
will reach about $50 tons.
-Four carloads of walnuts constituted
the first shipment from Rivera last week.
Another was made the first of this week
The work progresses rather slowly on
account of the cool, cloudy weather.
which interferes with the drying of the
nuts.
The Redands Horticultural club has
been very active of late. They are work.
ing to have some voice in the prices
for the holiday oranges. There have
been as many as 250 at the meetings,
and several extra meetings have been
held.
Milo Gilbert reports that he keeps
gophers from injuring his trees by driv
ing small posts down close about the
tree, which, he says, prevents the ro-
dents from entirely girdling the trees.
Why not poison them and prevent all
mischief?
j. H. Reed of Riverside, one of the
most open. candid horticulturists of
Southern California, reports, through
letter to the Cotton News that the
navels of the large Trust company of
Riverside in a solid block, bear as well
as elsewhere, though here no other va
rieties are at hand to effect pollination.
This practice sustains theory, which it
must ever do where theory is grounded,
as in this case, on indubitable facts.
The navel needs no pollen, is better
without it. and should always be planted
solid.
w. c. Fuller in the same paper, after
speaking of the good work of the farm
ers' clubs and institutes, goes further
and urges a school, like that of Cornell,
TO give the farmers still more and more
scientific knowledge. The farmers can
have it, Brother Fuller. if they really
wish and will ask with emphasis. DR..
Hilgard will always meet the farmers
more than half way
The Fullerton Walnut association has
reduced soft-shell walnuts to S1s cents,
but hotel standards are still at ~.
The following from the Azusa Pomo-
tropic speaks of the Covina orchard re-
Gently referred to in the article on cul-
tivation in The Herald: The orange
crop of S. A. OverholtZer at Covina is
estimated at from 10000 to 1000 packed
boxes of fruit, growing on about forty
acres. The orchard is unique in the fact
that much of it has never been irri-
gated, and the balance of it SO little as
scarcely to count. The orchard has been
well cared for at all times, but taught
total abstinence from infancy, and it has
been a success.
The orange growers of Glendora,
Azusa, Covina and tributatry country
are learning the value of fumigation
In that section there are nine sets of
tents at work. DR.. Dunn of Pomona
is in that part of Los Angeles county
with force of about twenty-five men,
while an Azusa man has four outfits
continuously at work fumigating. OF
such Importance is this matter of fumi- |
eating that in the Glendora country buy
ers are paying 10 cents box more for
the fumigated fruit.
The meeting of the Southern Califor-
mia Dairymen's association, held Octo- |
ber 23d at Compton, was great success. !