The herald., 1898-06-06
DOWN AMONG TIE BUGS
WORK OF THE SAN BERNARDINo
HORTICULTURAL BOARD
It Il Stated That Fumigated Fruit
Will Command the Highest
Prices

SAN BERNARDINO, June 5.-The ex-
pcnses of the horticultural commissioners
for the month of May were s1S2 for theif
salaries; $2S4.75 for salaries OF inspectors
one inspector including the past three
months, and $29 for miscellaneous, making
a total for the month of S495.75. There
have been an additional number of the
colonies of the parasite, vedalia cardinals,
placed in orchards infested with the white
scale, and a number of new localities dis
covered infested with the yellow scale OF
aspidiotus citrinus, which have been fuml
gated as soon as found. Several orcharus
have been found infested with the aspi6-
lotus aurantii, or red scale, which VIII re-
ceive Immediate attention. The lecaniun,
oleae is gaining ground eastward OIL On
tario and the fumigating Will be resortea
to as soon as September arrives, or the
ocrubbing process will have TO be an ad-
1unct of the next seasons orange packing
in that section. The great question asked
by buyers next fall will be, Has your or
chard been fumigated?" and If the answer
is in the affirmative the price of the fruit
will be higher.
Alarm has been occasioned by the ap-
pearance in small quantities OF the lapnyg-
mia fiavamaculata, or olive worm. Reports
come in of good work of the Rhizobius
ventralis outside of the county on the
lecanium oleae on shade trees. but they
are not strongly vouched for.
The lecanium pruniosum. or frosted
scale, is again making its appearance in
some sections of the country on decid-
uous trees, and a few samples of the as
pidiotus camelliae have been found on the
apple trees
Canada now has an iron-clad law against
the introduction of deciduous nursery
stock and roses from California, and the
whole of the United States. Australia, ia
pan and the Hawaiian Islands, on account
of the San Jose scale.
Many orchardists are budding over their
orange and lemon trees to grape fruit. the
acreage thus changed this spring being be-
tween 300 and 500 acres There are 125 acres
of citrus trees being set out in East River
side in this county, and about 500 acres
more in small groves in various sections.
The latest returns from the schools of the
county are the Mill district, F. w. Nish
teacher, $4.37; Bloomington, M, {. Hodge
teacher, sos; Terrace. Miss E. M. Hodg-
kins, teacher. s1.75 making total to date
of s133.S9. Many of the children have been
puzzled in making their subscriptions by
the circulars of a monument to the Maine
that are beinug circulated. The children
think It all one and the teachers here are
turning it all over to the one contribution
the battleship. Cotton. Redlands and On
tario are putting forth great efforts to see
which will raise the largest sum.
The election Of school trustees as far as
returns are in is as follows Arrowhead, j
B. Mcconnell: City Creek. George Covait
and w. G. Spillsbury; Cotton, J. B. Hanna
Highland, d. r. Seeley; Lugonia, S. f
Sessions; Mission, M. D. Easton; Redlan6s
high school, Kirk II. Field; Rialto, ]. B
Tibbot; San Salvador, Pablo Belarde; w
caipa, c. II. Ficke.
Out of over thirty men who enlisted t.
join Company X when the call came fol
twenty-one men, only twelve passed tht
medical examination. The examination
of Troop II is progressing today under the
personal supervision of Col tombstone
Jones and staff. An informal reception
under the direction of Capt Truman Reeves
will be given the colonel and staff this
evening at the Stewart. An attempt was
made to have the dsting uished visitors here
on Saturday night and give an elaborate
banquet. but they could not come until this
but will be large one in numbers. There
are 1874 names on the muster roll of Troop
H of the cavalry.