The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-17
APPLES DESTROYED.
They Were Infected With the Dreaded
San Jose Scale,

San Jose Scale.
Missoula, Aug. 16.-Daniel f. Band
mann, acting for the state board of
horticulture to-day destroyed IA boxes
of California apples that were offered
for sale by some of the local dealers
The dealers made no objection to the
destruction of the apples as soon as
they learned they We're infected with
the San Jose scale. In some of these
apples was also found the Goblin moth.
that has ruined so many orchards in
Idaho and Oregon. All of these apples
came from the Lindsay wholesale house
in Helena. Those which MIR. Bandmann
condemned last week had been shipped
here from Butte house. 1t is matter
of much surprise that the inspector for
the district that includes Butte and
Helena is not attending to his work in
better shape. All of these apples should
have been inspected there and should
not have been allowed to get out of
those cities. The law is very strict in
this matter and should be enforced.
This is the only way that the orchards
of the state can he protected, and I'M
less more careful attention is given TO
this matter the efforts of the state
board will be of no avail
When Mr.. Bandmann discovered that
apples were being sent all over the state
that We're infected, he at once sought
advice from the governor. The local
inspector, Mr.. Harlan, resides so far up
the Bitter Root valley that he could not
be reached; the secretary of the board
of horticulture Is absent from the state
on a vacation trip: the inspector of the
district from which .hese apples had
been sent to Miss Dufa had not attended
to his business n the fruit would not
have been allowed to get over the state.
In this dilemma, Mr.. Bandmann ad-
dressed an inquiry to the governor as to
what should be done in the matter. The
governor 5 reply was as follows:
Dear Sn-Ahsence from the state
has delayed my answer to your letter of
the 10th inst in reference to the prevail
ency of San Jose scale on fruit shipped
into the state. As to what you can do
in the matter, | would say that you
have full authority to have all such
fruit destroyed and to prosecute all
dealers dealing in it, Watchfulness and
care and the enforcement of the law
viii doubtless prevent the infection of
any district Of the state"
Mr.. Bandmann at once took the mat
ter in hand and all the fruit offered for
sale here which was infected has been
destroyed. The same thing should be
done and done al once all over the
state. The danger that threatens the
orchards of the state is great and the
seeming indifference of those who
should be most interested, the inspect
ors appointed by the state board Of hor
ticulture, is inexplicable. The orchard
men should rise up and demand that
the inspection of the fruit be thorough
and that it be made promptly. That
was the purpose of the law that was
passed last winter to make this posi-
BILE. and if the inspectors allow the mat
ter to go by default there should be
some new inspectors selected at once.
The absence of the secretary of the
board from the state makes it difficult
to obtain any information in regard to
the arrangements that have been made