The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-06
FRUIT MEN TALK Of PESTS.
INSPECTOR BROWN's RIGID cot nsE
FULLY INDORsED.
ktns County horticultural Society
Holds Its Annual Meeting and
Considers the Rsvsg~s 81 rruss

The course pursued by County rrui, In
speclor W VI. Brown In the recent con-
demEatlon 81 Wholesale lots Of Infected
California fruit was warmly in1ors ~f at
the annual meeting Of the King County
horticultural Society. held yesterday
morning. The object os the meeting was
% settle an objection which hal been
raised regarding Mr.. Browns action The
meeting was attended by many Of the
leading fruit growers and hortioulturirs
~ this county. All of them united with
Mr.. Brown IN the desire 90 exterrntnafe
the Goblin moth and other pests from the
orchards and markets.
Mr. Brown delivered "a short address, 10
the fruit growers present. giving a syuop-
sis % the work ne has been doing for the
past year. lie siii. Il consider that the
County 90 King IA very well adapted 70
growing fruit. and have tried 10 DO my
best IN Keeping the fruit pests down 1
think ] have been IN a measure successful
ne viii be- seen from the following figures.
Two years ago ! caused % be DESTROYED
500 b0xes ~ fruit. last year z0e boxes
were condemned and this year I have De-
s'rDycd only DO boxes while SO boxes
were sent back 20 the shippers IN Cali
f7rnia. Hut fruit-gr0wers sti1 chip in In
fectei fruit once In awhile
Il mink the severity ~ the measures
taken will soon put a Stop 70 a. as we
cannot nNord 20 let the Goblin moth or other
destructive pests gain n firm foothoif IN
this county. aisp earnestly desire 20 M
prfss upon every orc present tha necessary
81 spraying their fruit trees. Thss arm
giad 70 say. IL being done mum more than
wss IN" case n year or two ago ard the
results ere 20 BE seen IN The better con-
dition ~ The orchards asounf bore"
Mr. Brown gave short sec3unf % re
oTigln - The eoalln moth N the orchards
s.F aE.M a
fret appearance on the Paciar caasf They
frat came here. he said. IN ~v~rsI hu.has.
~ apples cont ~ m ohio srower ., be
exhibited ~ the California state fair sorsA
years aso lie cav the California Sroter.
v~fe ignorant - The terrible p~.t wagra
was 81 Their mldsf ugtii Their orchards be-
nnfh
1afnes Uar', prDrrfrenf ofesa~s'.. -
= hr Tfnphsrs sraEe THRIFTY % fNa esefa ~
cfe1ftbs W TIE county. He ss3 every
srpNer oHEhf - make nTsefaf Effort -
So inst only fhe bor paffeffes = f~ri4s
fresa sfIe peffsl tn f4e f'ytrsns 81 havgs
sna ne ne gnlY, reason n - esfiua-
from eufHifnw any county fn ssa ~sse -
= fruit producer co1d 90 a@rFgf.ef - -
", asa'nsrs ne 90. - ~ 'asi . me Erexsrs
thH nfEeusaffsn = fHe ba~f.sflff4rfs -,
tha' ihey misht = uoitss urou iris sHas-
~ sr1 sr.ife better festiiis fn ne flf4r~
W " siraFE mate a faw re1argn A.,
So sHrns strain - NJ Harf sa,sfas sN.f
sine Sea - gas an04F - rive - ere
hsiFN - fte fFef ttfs - $50 rae snf
county 81 m n fsafs = fWe s-sessfv se.rlff
sniessgf - iwafess Bpar All Hsrrfr.s;s.,r
49, 1a'fywsp an8 s8ficaifn~fsfs SO A..
flsst8lfv = s~r8flnz snd sef<stnx 0raftsfs
- ire sHuf98i hsn.
ne NSFk ~ ffe afsfa aRrf~r8ffst~at ~.r.
tHRe carried e9 ~ ff~es r~van $50 .fa
ess9f sfrs received wnfm - ssssv13 go.
fne a1riefv ~ YER znffio1 - ~ sDser,.gIs
sTnffs sri aHs1 results asfsf~s9F -. 49,
81 tHeiF - teeTrf - asstr ~ -naars a.
tHfir sSl~ri 1ssnfs fle nofflessf4r.~ss =
Ere fwHng
D~ir@-s fsf fHe e~auirw vra~ -n~s ss.e.
- "a ftalHws Precedent " II rX~w-s
*bce grrs~feef A Sfaa~~s $500
9. rHH3sht resegrsr. H9srer fsssH