Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-30
FRUIT PEST LAW
TO BE ENFORCED
County Court Appoints Inspector
Its Now Spray or Cut
Down Trees.

Ine county court, on the recommen-
datlon of a number of the leading
fruit growers of the county, has ap.
pointed the undersigned fruit in
spector for Josephine County. That
such an officer, and one who will do
his duty is necessary for the enforce.
meDt of the state law to secure the
destruction of the pests that are now
making such havoc in orchards that
were there no spraying or other means
OF combating them employed for the
next five years that by the end Of that
period there would not be live fruit
tree left in the county, is apparent
to all who have observed the increase
in the kinds and numbers of pests
within the past five years. 1t will
not be pleasure jaunt going over
Josephine county to enforce the pest
laws judging by the strenuous ex-
periencc of some of the inspectors
In other counties, who have en-
oountered guns, axes, dogs and law
suits but having accepted the position,
intend to see to it that every fruit
tree in Josephine county is freed Of
pests, or Is cut down by the owner
but il not then by the county and the
expense will be collected off the land
by the sheriff under orders of the
court. As the fruit crop of this year
is practically all sold, or so diseased
as to be left rotting in the orchards
the law against selling diseased fruit
will not be enforced until after
January 1, 1907. After that date
any farmer, dealer, or merchant
caught selling or giving away d.
seased fruit of any kind will be ar.
rested and fined to the foil limit Of
the law. Suits brought in other
counties have demonstrated that the
law is constitutional and can be en-
forced with the same rigor as the
law against contagious diseases among
men or stock. The Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Union will back up the en-.
forcement of the state pest law and
persons who think that they can let
their diseased trees stand to be a
breeding place from which pests can
swarm into the neighboring orchards
will get severe awakening from
their Incidence or selfishness
The principal pests that need at
tention now are the scale aud snthrac-
nose, for every orchard in the county
has scale and more than half of them
has snthracnose. All diseased trees
should be thoroughly sprayed this
Fall and then again in February or
March with the lime and sulphur
solution. This solution, when prop.
erly prepared, has been proven by tn 9
Oregon Agricultural College expert
ment station and by many orchardists
in careful experiments during the past
year to thoroughly clear off the scale
and anthracnose. Both salt and Wit
riol have been discarded by the ex-
perts of the Experiment Stations and
by many progressive orchardists.
Prof. A. B. Cordlley, who is conceded
one OF the best posted entomologists in
the United States, in his address on
spraying at the recent fruit growers
meeting in this city recommended
only the lime and sulphur solution.
Prof. Cordloy is getting out a new
bulletin on pests ana sprays that will
embody all the latest methods of com =
batting the diseases Of fruit and trees
These bulletins will be distributed
free of charge by applying to the
Oregon Agricultural College. Copies
can be also had at my office in
Grants Pass. Lime and sulphur will
be all the spray material required
until next May when spraying for