Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-28
FRUIT-GROWERS.
Meetings SIimIy Attended.
Interesting Papers By the Professors
-Practicsl Questions.

TIE Fruif gruuers meeting hl1 y
All uru TsesdsF zfssraopn 90 sccoun'
of d.eIisi-sk attend tnoe. and the eTeD-
fnz srssissn Was given uD entirely, al
thouri = usxie lantern exhibit and
literary aud musical pTogrsm hao
hen rrersred for the z1disnce-
AFTERxOoS SESSION.
Prof. C1rdley - the state college
resj paper On tree cultore. More
de,ross 90 ffIiage and fertilizing
than 90 pruning and spraying. We
couId not merely plant, spray aod reap
fruit. The expert pruoer, Who r.
moves branches b. the ton, j. great
enemy of ali fruit-grOwers. We neeo
stryng healthy trees fnst-
He believed ia j15iciOus spraying
A., nrr.da~e = perfect fruit crop. even
On fez trees that vas Dot healthy
aod thrifty from good grOth and good
tflIaxe e.suld not produce good fruit
with ali the spraying in the world.
sprzyiEg ~as Dot the hrst but the
lat essential Of good results 10 horti-
culture
He would FeoOmmen1 the use 81
ouiy the bsst spraying materials ID
der all Circumstances almost universal
den1aDd for cheap sduiterated sprays
mt1e II Necessity for merchants %
supply them II used even With care
AMI at the right time. adulteraie1
sprays left the trees free Of insect
pests. A large amount Of spray did
not always mean good results 10
Leaf Only a mist-like or VapJr-iike
so-zy was ft - - on trees. COarse
spray uzs not o. any yalue. IL must
fdrsy fiat 10 the air 70 kill fungicidf.
TheTs Eas not much bsneht 10 spray
that ran Of the leaves 10 lange drops.
No perfectly satisfactory spray Tor
all pests and diseases has Jet been
discovered. A combination spray 70
bs an universal specific was 20 be dis
trusted. An orchard Infested With
fungus diseases needed a different
spray than one full Of Insects. Apple
sob and Goblin mOtn could be reached
Al the same time BY adding Paris
green 70 a copper sulphate and lin"
sJlutiOn. Receipts for these sprays
were 10 BE- fOnnd in the bulletins OF
the State Horticultural Society.
Winter spraying ~as Indispensable
for San jose scale. wOOlly aphis and
green aphis. The important spraying
however was To be done as the buds
we're opening or just after they have
got through blooming. -Four or five
spr iyings year were necessary 10
produce perfect fruit. The sbest r.
SUITS 10 spraying must be secured by
experience more than by relyiDg upon
California and eastern methods. Prof.
Hedrick aud himself were giving
their attention 70 establishing sys-
ten Of cheap and effective spraying
adopted es ecially 20 Oregon.
A number OF questions were asked
aud answered promptly by the profes-
sor. He recommended coat OF white
was with parish green as the best pre-
Ventiye OF bOrers. There ought TO be
a law TO ptohibit the sale Of adultra-
Ted spraying materials. Sulphate OF
copper sometimes made a blue spray.
sometimes green. showing II was
aduItrated. lt should produce blue
or blush white spray, when mixed
with water Spraying destroyes the
moss OR trees.
Prof. Hedriek said there has been
great injury 70 fruit trees from frost
followed by a hot sun striking the
south side Of the trees aud ninety
percent OF all trees in prune orchards
be had visited were Injured by the ross
last November.
Except in orchards on rolling ground
or trees over two years old. All tie
orchards that were cultivated late
and full OF sap were damaged most
Five years ago the same thing had
happened and OTchards show the ef'
fects OF that freeze. Italian prunes
were hurt more than the Petite. Rev,
George said many OF his trees had
dead roots. They seemed 10 be in good
condition just above the ground. but
the roMs were perfectly rotten. Prof.
HedrlcR said he could no more tell
what allied them, uuless he saw the
trees. than doctor could tell what
allied a patient unless he saw him,
There was must roon that killed the
roots Of trees a white fungus growth
between tie hark and the wood. The
Professor regretted he had never seen
one OF these decayed treFs, be able 10
make diagnosis OF L..
A prune grower, from Aumsville,
reported a'fungus growth on 90 sthai
caused knots OF scales 10 grow under
the ground, some as big as your list.
What is the remedyg
Prof Cordley said there was a remedy
and that was 10 take the roots up aud
cut out these knots aud then wash