The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-12-01
No Worse Policy Possible.

No Worse Policy Possible.
In this issue J. F. Littooy, fruit in
spector for Snohomish county and one
of the most energetic men engaged in
horticulture and agriculture in our
state, has lengthy communication
regarding several matters that are OF
vital Importance to the farming in
terests of the state. The principal
theme, and the one that inspired the
article, is the fact that Skagit county's
commissioners have seen fit to dis
pense with fruit inspector altogether,
even going so far as to refuse to pay
for inspection services rendered Skag-
it county by the assistant inspector of
Snohomish on the order of the state
horticultural commissioner and ac-
cording to law This is very poor
policy on the part of the county COM
missioners. In attempting to save
little money they have proclaimed to
the world that their county can be
made the dumping ground for all man
ner of horticultural pests, and I'M
scrupulous nursery men have not been
slow to take advantage of the privilege
so generously afforded them by the
commissioners to dispose of their in
fected stock in that county.
Snohomish County Farmers Meeting.
J. F. Littooy, horticultural inspector
of Snohomish county, writes The
Ranch that he will begin series of
meetings throughout his county to dis
cuss with the farmers and fruit grow
ers in each community any subject OF
interest and value on agriculture and
horticulture. The subject will be such
as may especially apply to each COM
munity, but the special aim at all meet
ings will be to discuss the broad sub
ject of "How to Best Be Successful
on a Small Acreage" Farmers are re-
uuested to bring questions and to note
them down ahead of time so as not
to trust to memory and forget just
what is especially valuable for them to
know.
The schedule of dates will be made
up according to application for these
meetings, but always on Saturdays so
as to get the use of school houses,
where material is handy to illustrate
talks. Special meetings will be held
in centers of the county and at such
meetings the state college will assist
jects. While there is no state appro-
priation for the above work the county
commissioners will no doubt aid them
as in the past as they realize the value
of intelligent agricultural development.
The dates for the beginning Of this
series will be as follows: Sultan, Sat
urday, Dec. 9, 1870 p. M; Edmonds,
Saturday, Dec. 16, 1870 p. m.
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will be to- form auxiliaries to the
county horticultural society. The
county society endeavors to be repre-
scented in every community that it may
be Of assistance to them.
Attempt to Injure Commission Men.
On November 18th there appeared in
the Wenatchee Advance an article
that purpOrted to reflect on the COM
mission firms doing business on West
ern avenue in Seattle. What was the
purpose of publishing such an article,
and one very far from the facts, we
do not know, but it would appear that
certain fruit growers were suspicious
of the dealings of the Western ave-
nue. houses and one of them set out
in an attempt to verify his suspicious.
He got the Advance to publish what
he supposed was conclusive proof that
the commission men were not paying
the shippers fair price for their
peaches The Advance did wrong in
publishing the article without first
ascertaining that the facts were or
were not as stated. The particular
firm that came in for criticism was
]. B. Powles & Co., one of the leading
firms on Western avenue and a firm
that is strictly honest in all it's deal
ings. The circumstances that brought
out the article in the Wenatchee pa