Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-02
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING
AT GRANTS PASS
On Monday, November IL Every
Farmer o nd Business Man
Should Attend.

A fruit growers meeting will be
held in Grants Pass under the joint
auspices of the Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Union and the State Agri-
cultural College on Monday, November
l2. There will be forenoon and after
noon sessions, the forenoon beginning
promptly at 10 10 q. m. and the after
noon at l 80 p. IN. sharp.
The topics will bear directly on the
development of the fruit industry in
Joephine county and are those that
interest both farmer and the business
man. 1t is the purpose Of the meet
ing to cover all phases of the fruit
industry and to that end the pro-
gram has been arranged to cover q
large number Of topics. Each speaker
will have one particular theme and
can thus fully cover it In the 10 min
uets that will be the time limit.
This plan will make the meeting more
instructive and satisfactory to the
fruit growers than program of but
a few long addresses that would be
tiresome to both speaker and audience.
The only exception to the 10 minute
limit will be the addresses by Prof.
Oordley and Prof. Lewis, who will
each be given all the time necessary
to fully cover their subjects. As
their addresses will be purely tech
nical aud dealing with the planting,
cult vation, pruning, thinning and
general care Of the trees and of eradi-
eating tho pests and prevention of the
importation Of these orchard wreckers,
the fruit growers will be anxious to
hear all that the professors may have
to say. A question box will be a
profitable feature of the meeting aud
pads of paper will be distributed and
those desiring additional information
on any topic will write their question
on slip and place the papers in the
question box. At the close of the
regular program the box will be
opened and answers to the questions
called for from the professors and
fruit growers.
The meeting was set for Monday so
farmers and business men could at.
tend il they desired and not be pre-
vented by the time.honored trading
day of Saturday. 1t is expected that
all who are interested in the building
mp of the fruit industry in Josephine
county will be on hand PROMPTLY at
10 10 II. IN. the hour of opening and
be present for the entire session.
This meeting will be highly educa.
ional and more practical knowledge
can be gained on how to grow SS "a
box apples and s. box pears than
could he had from SIX months read
ing of books and papers The greatest
lack of knowledge with the fruit
raisers of this county is in how to
spray and clear their orchards of the
pests that now render their fruit
The farmer who attends
this meeting and pays attention to the
Instructions ON spraying will be able
to have a clean, profitable orchard
next year. The fruit grower who de-
olares he is too busy TO attend the
or says he knows all about
will get disastrous awaken.
ing from his selfshness and egotism
next Fall when he attempts to sell his
fruit for the Union is determined
that the county fruit inspector shall
enforce the law and every
farmer or dealer who is caught selling
or even giving away scsley, wormy
or other diseased fruit will be arrest
ed and fined the full limit Of $50. II
is certain that the fruit inspection
laws will be made more rigorous by
the legislature that meets in January
and the owner who does not spray his
trees at the right time and thoroughly
will have to cut the trees down or il
will be done for him and the expense
will be collected from off the land by