The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-30


opment Of combination 5f 5fentomol-
ogy and agriculture w snabie the
fruit growers Of the West 10 raise 4
fruit neN 10 America ana one of vast
commercial ralue-the famous and ex-
eelient Smyrna ag.
fof many years CaliforniE's fruit
growers have tried ia vain to raise
this particularly desirable fruit. Much
money was wasted for plants ana cut
tihes. experts from Smyrna and the
Aediterranean shores we're brought
here ~ private persons. and time and
labor were expended patiently 10 no
afall When the scientists 0f the
federal government began their inves-
tlgatton the Californians were about
ready 10 abandon the attempt. But
now there seems 10 be hardly a chance
oi failure, ail owing to the microscope
ana the sciengisi with bis theories.
They have done what the practical
crchard owner could not do with all
his experience
lne federal governments experts
found that the smyrna ne would not
grow here because we lacked q little
insect that lived On the leaves OF the
trees In smyrna and. BY flying from
one 10 the other fertillzed them So
at once from Washington orders went
20 Smyrna for some OF these little
bugs. which were christened with the
hard aud undeserged name Of Biasto-
phaga
The question had been studied for
rome time By Dr. Eisen Of the Cali
fornia Academy Of Sciences, George
G. Roedlng 0f Fresno, CAL. and John
Rock of Niles. Cal At Fresno and
Niles many Smyrna fes, as wel as
wild hgs from southern Europe in
which the ferlilized insect develops,
we're started Dr. Howard. the ento-
mologiat OF the department Of agri-
culture. went to California to look
over the ground to learn the condi-
tlons and % settle on the best points
a. which 70 attempt the introduction
Of the European insect Another agent
Of the department. Walter r swingle,
was sent 70 southern Europe. partly
to send 20 this country cuttings Of all
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hs Or the Capri iig. as It IL cille6,
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