Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-05-31
FRUIT GROWERS HOLD
EXPERIENCE MEETING
Discuss Important Points in Their
lndustry-Next Meeting
TO Be a Picnic
Continued from last week.


AS for sure preventive or remedy
for gumosis none had been found
was Mr.. Triplett's experience. Geo.
II. Parker stated that Q. 4. Hoskins,
of Gold Hill, noted as Que of the lead
ing cherry specialists of Oregon, told
him that the best preventive to
gumosis was to keep the tree dormant
as long in the Spring as possible, this
to be done by a heavy mulch about
the trees and by boards around the
trunks. j. T. Morrison said all his
cherry trees were killed by gumosis
while on the adjoining farm c. 81.
Sampson had cherry trees as healthy
as oaks. P. II. Hsrth said he had no
difficulty in growing cherries but the
birds got them all. H. G. Sampson
said the birds got all their cherries
and that the worst thieves were the
jays and crows.
Herbert q. Sampson, manager OF
the Grants Pass Cannery, gave short
statement as to the prorgess that was
being made in getting the buildings
up and the cannery in operation for
this Seasons crop. Work on the
buildings was now going on and the
order for the machinery had been
placed and IL was expected to have
the plant in operation early in July.
No large pack would be attempted
this season, but next year the can
merry would handle all the fruit and
vegetables to be had. As to the price
paid that would be governed by the
market but it would be as high as
possible for it would lbe he policy Of
the Cannery Company to get the
gre.test returns TO the farmers so as
to encourage them to engage extern
sively In raising vegetables and fruits
that the csnnery might have an ample
supply. The cannery had taken over
the Sampson spray factory and would
manufacture both the lime-sulphur
and arsenste Of lead sprays. Larger
and stronger retorts would be put in
to enable the making of.she lime-sul-
phur solution in large quantities and
under q higher steam pressure 80 - to
give Q stronger and better solution
When in Portland last week he was
solicited by the manufacturers OF
spray solution in that city to go into
. combine with them and raise the
price OF spray solution to els barrel
from the present rate Of go. This he
declined as it would be the rule Of
the Cannery Company TO put out
spray solutions at the lowest possible
cost to the fruit growers Instead OF
raising the price Of sprays II would be
the plan to lower 1t II possible. Sui
phur and lime would be bought in
car lots 30 ss to insure uniform
strength and the lowest prise Tests
had proven that the Rogue River lime
was Of higher and more uniform
strength than the Washington OF
Eastern lime and the home article
would be used il il could be had A
discussion of sprays and spraying fol-
lowed Mr.. Sampson's talk that
brought out many valuable pointers
to the.fruit growers. From spraying
the discussion ran in TO orhard cutii'
vation and that subject was
thoroughly considered.
The probable fruit yield for this
season in Josephine county and tht
market outlook was presented by
Charles Meserve, secretary OF the
Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union
who stated that the prospect for g
profitable year was most encouraging
10 the fruit growers Of Rogue River
Valley. While the trees were not 81
heavily laden as last year, yet th'
amount Of first.class apples and pears
would be larger than that OF last yeai
by reason Of the more thorough spiay
ing and care Of the trees. All reportl
indicated that hte Ess;egn and South
ern states would have barely half {
crop as a result Of the increasin.
havoc Of the pests and the tremendou
damage that has been done to tn,
fruit buds by the unusual late frost
and blizzsrds too that froze the younl
fruit on the trees in many sections
With a certainty Of 81 a box for first
class. honestly packed apples 1t woult
pay the farmers Of this county to Civ,
extra attention TO spraying and thin
ming their fruit and cultivating thei
orchards this season.
As TO future meetings all desire'
that fruit growers meeting be he'll
at least once in two months hereafte
in this county. II was decided thA
the next meeting should be a picni
affair with a basket dinner and he'll
In q Synft dis.rict uhsve oYchar,