The herald., 1898-09-07
WORK ON the ' SCALE
HoRTICULTURAL CoM1frnsro,e,n
~sS 49,
Another Campaign Opened on the Enc.
mics Of the Citrus Industry Of
the County

SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. 5.-The re-
port Of the horticultural commission for
August has been handed in to the board
| OF supervisors, and shows the total ex-
pense Of the month In this line to De
$1934.02. with cash received, $12.60. The
former is divided into salaries for commits
sion, SITS; salaries for inspectors, $245;
chemicals, $729. rs; additions to plant In the
way of new tents, $47S.02; miscellaneous ex-
pense, $30S.25. II Is q singular factl not
generally known, that while the commits
sioners can draw daily pay OF n when
| actually employed the inspectors can draw
$3.50 per day all the time, whether at work
or not, until permanently discharged.
The report states: 1.-THE month of August
being devoted principally to the prepara-
tion for extensive fumigation, Is naturally
one Of the most expensive Of the year. In
addition to the amount expended for new
tents there was an expense OF $256 for
cloth and thread for repairing the 12o old
tents, one months labor for three men In
patching, mineral paint, glue barrels. ex-
pense OF hauling cactus and preparing Il
for use and expense Of painting tents. new
derricks, steel pulleys. box covers for
cyanide, extra carboys. hardware, etc. This
leaves 347o.2s as the expense Of the horti-
cultural commission for the month.
"Fcur outfits have commenced work ana
ore more will commence as soon as the new
tents are painted and hooped. About 100
acres have been booked for fumigation 10
direct result of the quality Of our last
seasons work. One year ago at the com.
meEcement Of the last season there was
no, one acre booked for fumigatIon, a.
IonA -A~A. 49,.
considered an experiment.
"A limited number OF trees have been
fumieated for aspidiotus aura ntii, or red
scale. and aspidiotus citrinus. or yellow
scale. and the usual number Of colonies Of
vedalia cardinals supplied for icerya
purchase, or white scale.
'Our field outft for fumigat tion with each
Sc, Of bell tents, consists Of thirty tents, one
foreman. three helpers, table. case Of
cyanide with cover. lock and chain. Gag
boy Of sulphuric acid and rocker, two
graduates, one for acid and one for water:
pitcher. set OF scales. lantern. trayv ana
cups for cyanide. trays for vessels ana
forty-five vessels. This latter allows for
fifteen vessels always at table to be
charged. and enables the men to shift the
tents every forty minutes and yet leave
the tents over the trees the full forty min.
utes. This does away with the loss oe
about twenty minutes under the old sys-
tenn at each change Of tents
ITO sum up the situation. we claim, frst,
tina; 1t Is necessary 10 have fumigation
done under common law that compels the
occasional ranchero to clean up his orr
charI and not to breed scale to reinfsst
the trees OF the thorough orcha ardist. who
spends mis- money that he may have clean
and profitable fruit; second. that the work
CT fuinigat.on be systematically done, to
the end that all may be done alike and by
right methods, killing practically all scale
CT whatever kind that may infest tho trees
and without injury to fruit or foliage. We
invite thorough investigation.
rs. A. PEASE, Chairman