East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-04
THE LAW IS STRICT
FRUIT PESTS MUST
BE VIGOROUSLY FOUGHT.
Law on Spraying and Prevention of
Pests is Very Stringent and VIII BE
Enforced - Prunings Must BE
Burned and Great Care Taken to
Prevent Spread of Disease or Pests.

Prevent Spread of Disease or Pests
Milton. Jan. 4.-(Editor East Ore
gonian.)-I wish to call the attention
of the fruitgrowers of this county to
an act to protect the fruit and hop in
dustry of Oregon. enacted by the leg
islative assembly of the state of Ore
gon and approved by the governor
February %. 1905, which is published
below.
The importance of the fruit indus
try demands a more thorough inspec-
tion of orchards of the county and I
am sure all practical orchard men
generally will cooperate with me in
enforcing the inspection laws.
I will, as nearly as possible, inspect
all orchards in my district I would
advise and insist on thorough spray
ing for the San Jose scale with spray
formula No. T. in spray bulletin No 2.
which will be furnished to any grower
upon application. The same should
be applied as soon as the pruning is
finished.
There is no reason why the fruit of
this county should not equal in quail
ty and price any other section in the
state. and it can be by thorough and
systematic spraying and co-opera-
ton of the growers
An act to protect the fruit and hop
Industry in the state of Oregon.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of Oregon:
Section /. That it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation owning or operating any
nursery, fruit orchard of any kind
hop yards, flower gardens or orna-
mental trees to throw any cuttings or
prunings from any fruit trees, nursery
stock, ornamental trees or hop vines
into any public road highway, lane
field or other enclosure, or into any
water course of any kind; but shall
destroy such cuttings or prunings with
fire within 80 days from the time such
cuttings or prunings are made.
Sec. ?. II shall hereafter be the
duty of any person, firm or corpora
ton owning or operating any such
nursery, fruit orchard, hop yard, flow
er garden or ornamental trees and
knowing them to be infected with any
kind of insects, pests or disease to
Immediately spray or destroy the same
in such manner as the fruit commits
sioner for his district may direct
Sec 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person firm or corporation doing
business in the state of Oregon to sell
paris green, arsenic. London purple,
sulphur or any spray material or COM
pound for spraying purposes, in guam
titles exceeding one pound, without
providing with each package sold a
certificate duly signed by the seller
thereof, guaranteeing the quality and
per cent of purity of said materials.
Sec. 4. Any person, firm or cor
poration selling any of the above ma
terials which do not conform with
the certificate furnished Herewith
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof shall
be subject to a fine of not less than
twenty-five ($25) dollars, nor more
than one hundred (s1OO) dollars.
Sec g. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to import
or sell any infested or diseased fruit
of any kind in the state of oregon.
Sec 6. Every person who packs or
prepares for shipment to any point
without the state, or who delivers or
causes to be delivered to any express
agent or to any transportation COM
pany or corporation for shipment to
any point without the state, any fruit
or fruits either fresh, cured or dried
that is infected with insects, pests or
diseases injurious to trees, shrubs,
plants. fruits or vegetables, is guilty
of misdemeanor
Sec I. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any Of the provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than twenty-five (S25)
dollars nor more than one hundred
(S1OO) dollars.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of the
commissioner of the state board of
horticulture of the district in which
violation of this act occurs, to present
the evidence of the case to the district
attorney, whose duty it shall be to
prosecute any person guilty Of vio-
lation of this act. Which prosecution
may be brought in any of the justice
courts of this state.
Sec 9. Inasmuch as the hOrticul-
tural interests of the state demand
immediate attention this act shall be
in full force and effect from and after
its approval by the governor
Approved by the governor February
% 1905. HOWARD EVANS,
Fruit Inspector for Umatilla County