The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-22
Mr.. Bandmann Unable to Find a
Sound Apple in Butte.
Mr.. COOLEY TAKES ISSUE
Tells the Miesoula Man There Is No
San Jose Scale INSTRUMENTATION
With the Governor Will Be
Held To-Day.

from BoZeman in response to the re-
| quest of Governor Smith that he assist
| Mr. Bandmann in investigation into
San Jose scale and Goblin moth fruit
| pests and to take steps to prosecute
the shippers who have been bringing
infected fruit into the state in viola
| ton of strict law against it. Pro-
fessor Cooley was met by Mr.. Band
mann, who informed him of the fact
that both varieties of fruit pests were
teeming among the fruit shipped into
Butte. The young man at once took
issue with Mr.. Bandmann and de-
clared that there was no San Jose scale
in the state, and said Mr.. Bandmann
had mistaken some other and harmless
kind of scale for the San Jose variety
Mr.. Bandmann submitted a pear with
scale upon it to the professor, and
the latter admitted that it was Of the
San Jose variety, but would not admit
that the scale on the apples found in
Butte We're of that species Professor
Cooley and Mr.. Bandmann visited sew
eral fruit stores, among them the place
where the infected pear was found
The professor did not look for San Jose
scale, but found abundance of fruit
with the Goblin moth and ordered a lot
of apples at several stores to be de-
stroyed. Governor Smith will be in
Butte today and will be consulted as to
what further steps are to be taken.
Professor Cooley said the moth was
much more dangerous to fruit
than the scale. Mr.. Bandmann
informed the professor that Gov
ernor Smith wished them to
prosecute the guilty shippers, but Pro-
fessor Cooley declined to take any part
in the prosecutions. He said Mr..
m nj do H.
he had no instructions to prosecute
any one. Professor Cooley was in Butte
about four weeks ago and Mr. Band
mann told him he should have taken
some action then. Professor Cooley
said yesterday that the matter should
have been kept out of the newspapers
He did not approve of the publicity the
facts of the law violations have re-
ceiVed. Further inspection of fruit will
be made today and a lot more will
probably be condemned
Prof. A. b. Cordley, entomologist of
the Oregon experiment station a we'll
known writer on the subject of fruit
pests, mas the following in his latest re-
port to say concerning the scale, from
which the pest may be readily recog-
nized:
This pest was discovered in San jose.
Cal, about 1870. Where it came from is
not definitely known, but at the pres
throughout the states of California,
Oregon and Washington, and in British
Columbia. 1t has also invaded Idaho
on the north and Arizona and New
Mexico on the south, and within the
last few years has become widely dis
tributed over the eastern states, where
it seems equally at home and equally
Injurious as on the Pacific coast Every
where 1t infests the apple, peach, pear,
plum, prune, cherry, currant, rose will
low and numbers of other deciduous
trees, and is serious pest of each, oc-
curing, as it does, on all parts of the
plant, the limbs, the leaves and the
fruit. 1t does not attack coniferous
trees, nor does it breed upon rocks. as
has been several times reported by OBJ
servers in different parts of the state
The worst feature of an attack by
this pest is the fact that the insect is
so small and inconspicuous that it
often remains unnoticed, while at the
same time it spreads so rapidly over the
branches, leaves and fruit that it is
rarely tree can survive an unchecked
attack for more than two or three
years. The tree may not be seen to
lack vigor, but often the cause of the
disease is overlooked. And yet the San
Jose scale is easily recognized when
once seen. On badly infested plants
the small, nearly circular, gray scales
lie close together even Overlapping enc
another and gives the appearance of
gray, scurfy deposit on the infested
part. The natural. rich red or brown
color of the branch is obscured and ap
pears as though covered with fine
ashes. If this scurfy covering be
scraped, SO as to crush the insects I'M
der the scales, yellowish, oily appear
ance is produced. When present in
comparatively small numbers on
smooth bark or on the fruit, the ap-
- tl,n o1n tic,
characteristic, since each individual
scale is surrounded by distinct, red
ish discoloration. This is so conspicu-
Gus that it is of great use in enabling
one to recognize at the beginning an
attack which otherwise might remain
unnoticed for some time"
An Oregon nursery man and orchard
list on his way East was in Butte yes
terday and became interested in the
local fruit pest fight and having long
been familiar with the San Jose scale
he visited several fruit stores out of
curiosity.
There is no mistake about it," he
said last night, 1.-The San Jose scale is
in your town in abundance. i don't
want to mix in this affair, and don't
wish my name used, because it is no
particular business of mine, but since
you ask me. I'll tell you the fruit sold
in Butte, especially the apples, is COW
had years of experience with them, and
any person who knows the &cale well
will never mistake it for anything else,
but will identify its presence on fruit
at glance.
1--WE have in Oregon a law similar
to the one you have in this state, and
l may say that your law will never
be effective until you maintain a close
inspection at all your cities of entry and
distribution like Butte. After the fruit
is once distributed over the state the
damage is done"
On Sunday a carload of apples was
shipped from Butte to Billings and yes
terday knowledge came to Mr.. Band
mann that the lot was probably infect
ed and he telegraphed his suspicious
to l. D. O'Donnell, president of the
state board of horticulture. who resides
at Billings, and the car will probably
be examined upon its arrival there.
1t was stated yesterday that a num-
Der of the Butte dealers, who are IA
miliar with both the San Jose scale
and pOdlin moth have long known