The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-02-15

Thornber, all of the State College.
Prof. L. B. Judson, of the Idaho state
university at Moscow, gave an excel
lent address and Prof. F. A. Huntley,
our state horticultural commissioner
gave several good talks. He is a
competent man to instruct the county
inspectors and that is very much need
ed in many cases. 1 am fully convinc-
ed that instruction is vastly more I'M
portant than going around with big
stick seeking some one to PUNISH.
When | was in eastern Washington
recently one of the county commits
sioners came to me and asked my adj
vice. He stated that their fruit in
spector would go out among the farm
ers and threaten them if they did not
spray and do what is required by the
law. He said that the people were up
in arms against such treatment and
that he believed that not more than
one in twelve were in favor OF main
tanning such man in office. There is
a hint here worthy OF our attentlon.
The county fruit inspector who seems
to think that his chief duty lies In
threatening people with the law will
soon find himself without a job.
Prof. Brode, of Whitman College,
read a valuable paper at the meeting
of the state association at North Yak
ina on the codling moth and pointed
out very effectively the very thing
am here trying to present. He said
that if the inspector threatened the
grower and made him mad, while he
might go through the form of obeying
the law, he would do his spraying and
other work in such manner that NO
good would be accomplished. We
need a campaign of education. People
as rule will take kindly to instruc-
ton and advice but will resent
threats. Sometimes a wilfully disc.
bedient man should be punished, but
such cases are rare. Nine out OF ten
of the grain and stock farmers of this
state know practically nothing about
fighting insect pests in their orchards
Let them be taught the need of spray.
ing and shown how to do it correctly
and in most cases they will comply
with the law. The great mass of our
honest farmers are law abiding c1t1-
ZGuS anu I0OSuC FSly PAOPOiAJ eAA~
threats that are made to class them
with criminals. My advice to the
commissioner above referred to was
to caution their inspector against such
harsh methods and If he still went
around threatening to smash things
like a bull in china shop, let him out
and fill the place with man who, at
least has common sense, il he has not
so much scientific knowledge.
Prof. Beatty gave us most thor
ough lecture on pear Blight"
have known "Kent" Beatty from his
boyhood and regard him as thor
ough student and clear and forceful
lecturer He is walking well in the
footsteps of his venerable father.
hope to be able to give at least the
substance of Prof. Beatty's lecture In
The Ranch before long. Prof. r. W
Thatcher lectured on fungicides. He
has a very happy and impressive way
Of telling what he knows. He is very
instructive and always impresses me
as a man who thoroughly understands
his subject. The same can be said OF
Professors Melander and Lawrence
Prof. Thornber is new man in Wash
ington. He is the professor OF norti
culture. He came we'll recommended
by Prof Fletcher who formerly filled
the same position. He is not disap-