The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-05

to the several question, and quite hall
an hour was devoted to this diversified
exercise.
Miss Jean Loomis of Claremont was
the first speaker, and she gave a Short
but comprehensive review of the scale
insects, in which she differentiated the
several species of scale, gave the dis
tinguishing characteristics of each and
something of their habits. Several
charts with reproductions of the scale
in various stages of development and
decay were pinned to the wall. and Miss
Loomis pointed out the difference be-
tween the Lecanium, the Aspidfotus and
the Mytilaspis, with their subdivisions.
F. Austin of Fallbrook next took the
floor and gave some practical sugges-
tions as to the most .effectual means OF
fighting scale. The old Kerosene wash,
the more modern spraying with various
kinds of insecticide, and the still more
recent and as effective 'lady-bug." each
was treated with explanatory details.
especially those of the habits and char
acteristics of the lady-bugs.
After an enjoyable piano solo by Miss
Clara Bosbyshell, l.. A. Pease of San
Bernardino took up the same subject.
and in a semi humorous way gave a
number of illustrations of various meth
DDS for discriminating scale used in Diff
ferent localities and on different varie-
ties Of fruit. He also went into the
process of fumigation and the advan-
tages of the latter in it's ability to ex-
terminate greater per cent of insects
than by any other method. Judson
Williams of Fallbrook also endorsed the
fumigation process.
A. D. Bishop devoted his attention to
the purple scale which, he said. Is the
most difficult of all the varieties of scale
to overcome, in that the various pro-
cesses of determination have less effect
on that variety.
Mr.. Hall of San Diego county contend
ed that fumigation failed to kill the
scale on the fruit, that certain kinds
Of scale can not be killed by fumigation
any more than chickens would be killed
by killing the hen. The young scale must
be exterminated before the first moult,
and that can best be done by simple
spray. An animated discussion fol-
lowed on scale and scale fighting, and
those Of various localities in particular.
The next paper dealt with the sub
iect of Thoroughbred Poultry writ
ten by v. Tressler Of the Riverside
Poultry association, and read by the Sec
rotary Of the convention. Mr.. Tressler
took the not unusual ground that thor
oughbred stock in poultry. as in other
departments of livestock. proves more
valuable to the owner In the end than
does mongrel stock. By means of sta
tistics Mr.. Tressler showed the con-
sistent and consecutive manner in which
the reliable American hen earns her own
living and that of the family of whom
she is an adjunct. Comparisons were
made between the possibilities of hen
product as q financial agent, and vari-
Gus other varieties Of ranch growth, in
which the former was awarded an APP
parently richly deserved and we'll
proven advantage.
The last paper of the morning was
presented by T. w. Cowan of London.
Eng, who took for his subject Bees
and Horticulture" Mr. Cowan treated
exhaustively certain we'll established
botanical facts relative to sex in flowers.
plants. and fruits, and their varying
methods OF reproduction. The speaker
Illustrated his subject with concrete
examples Of the English primrose ana
nasturtiun. strawberries and raspber-
rios; he dl1afed ~ re man@no1t " pollen
fxnu6f ercnoe Nv re- III of tnc Mind and