The record-union., 1897-09-30

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Bryobla pratensis (red spider) in) al
mond ard prune trees and lecanium hes
peridum on citrus trees. There is also
some trouble in the older citrus or
chards from gummosls, the same as on
deciluous trees. (See agricultural re-
port for 1892. page 23S.)
The orchards in the eastern portion
of the fruit growing section are prac-
tically free from insect pests, and be-
ing divided from the western portion
by the pasture lands and alfalfa fields
of the lower portion of the San Ber-
nardino Valley makes it of the greatest
Importance TO have thorough fumiga-
ton of the fruit picking boxes and of
imported nursery stock, plants, etc, as
there lies the greatest danger It is
our firm conviction therefore, that it
would be a great protection to this and
other localities if your honorable body
would add a clause to your rules and
regulations allowing the quarantine
guardians 10 dsinfect all stock, plants,
shrubs, etc, brought in from any place
known to be infested by pests injurious
TO fruits
To the end that we might be better
prepared to disinfect all infested or
chards our Board of Supervisors au-
thorized the purchase of thirty addi-
tional tents, and we now have 120
tents of various sizes working on full
time in the western portion of our
county. In arranging to purchase ad-
ditional tents We discovered in our own
and other localities a wide difference
in bids for tents of apparently the same
size and description this difference. in
some Instances amounting to nearly 30
per cent, which, upon investigation
proved to arise from the lack of COM
plete specifications One bidder would
secify diameter, hight of sides and
| hight Of center; while another gave
only the diameter and hight at center.
Where tents were made from the lat
ter specification they were convexed
from rear the bottom of tent to the
apex, thus making a very unsatisfac-
tory tent for our purpose. In our ex-
perience from complete specifications
there was very slight difference in the
figures from five different bidders.
Quite large acreage of fruit trees
were planted in orchard form this sea-
son of both citrus and deciduous trees
and n all localities they show good
growth and color.
The prune crop the past season was
very light, owing to the trees drop
ping their fruit. Peaches and apricots
were a good, fair crop. Orange trees
generally have a good setting of fruit.
Lemons are also good crop.
We have seen a few peaches this
season infested with the Goblin moth,
which is new feature in this sec
ton
The food plants of Aspidiotus juglans
regis here are in the order named: wal
nut, cottonwood, pear and almond
Approved by the Board of Horticult-
ural Commissioners Of the County of
San Bernardino, State of California.
and respectfully submitted
s. A. PEASE, Chairman,
ROB'T 7. CURTIS, Secretary,
b. w. CAVE
San Pernardino, Cal, Sept. "a, 1897.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
To the Honorable State Board of Hor-
ticulture-Gentleme 1 have the honor
Of submitting the following annual re-
port of the Board of Horticultural Com
missioners Of Santa Barbara County:
In January 1897, there appeared upon
some lemons at the Lemon Exchange
VI NAAAo NAlS d ShlIi dlSedSR WHICH rem
dered the fruit unstable. 1t was first
found on lemons picked the previous
November, but continued to appear in
later gatherings, and in several or
chards Of varying conditions, as to ele-
walton, exposure, fertilizers and general
treatment. Specimens were sent to
your entomologist, Alexander Craw,
who referred us to Professor Newton
B. Pierce of Santa Ana, and weekly
specimens were forwarded to him. that
he might the better watch its develop
ment. After several weeks investiga-
ton, Professor Pierce wrote US that
he found nothing by which he could
determines the disease, it's cause or
cure.
In April it began to disappear and
soon after could not be found. We
hope it may not visit US again. The
present season has been most favorable
for insect life, and we find nearly every
variety in abundant evidence. The cot
tony cushion Icerya purchasi) has been
found in greater numbers than for some
years past but Commissioner T. N
Snow has bred the Vedalia cardinals in
sufficient numbers to supply all infested
orchards, and thus the pest has been
destroyed. The red scale (Aspidiotus
aurantiD has been found in four or.
chards, and the steel blue ladybird (Or-
Gus chalybeus) has been successfully
colonized in each, and is doing good
work in destroying the scale.
The black scale 'Lecanium oleae) has
been nearly exterminated from the OIL
i've and orange orchards by the rhiz-
Obiids, and the fruit of these is clean.
In the lemon groves there is great di-
versity of results. Some orchards are
/ absolutely clean, without the least
spraying, the rhizobiids doing all the
necessary work. Others are kept clean
/ by frequent spraying-still, others are
! in a badly infested condition. whether
! sprayed or we'll stocked with rhizo-
bids
The San Jose scale (Aspidiotus per-
niciosusl. which has troubled US much
( in past years. especially in the northern
! part of the county, is, by far, less than
usual this year.
! The Goblin moth has been reduced to
/ lower than average per cent. by spray
! ing for several years with paris green,
while the woolly aphis has been kept
| in check largely by various species of
/ ladybirds. which have fed voraciously
upon it.
During this summer the gray cat
/ terpillar Ctuss0ck moth larva) has been
very destructive in the Lompoc Val
ley. and vigorous efforts have been
made by Commissioner Doris to de-
| stroy it.
The purple scale of Florida (Mytilas-