The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01


port by the Business Men and Aer-
chants" H. L. Webster: 1.-The Attitude of
the Commercial Club Toward the Horti-
cultural Association" Guy C. Browne;
1.-THE Troubles of a Fruit Inspector"
S. w. Phillips; THE Experience of
Fruit Dealer in the Early Days" n.
Koran; 1.-THE Duties Of the Political Or
ganization in horticultural Matters"
Henry Grass; THE Duty Of This County.
and How Supported by Other Counties"
]. F. Littooy; THE Glories Of Getting
Medals" B. n Chapman; Difficulties
in Marketing Fruit" q. T. Balch; "Ths
Fluctuation Of Land Values" Captain
A. s. Burbank; Tho Cold Storage
Apple" F. w. Arnold; "The Fruit Sold
to Our Hotels and at the Depot" L. II.
Titchenal; 1.-The Result Of Advertising
the Big Red Apple" A J. Linvtlle;
why We Wear Diamonds" c. B. Reed
The above toasts were handled in very
entertaining as well as instructive man
ner, after which the afternoon session
Of the convention was called.
Rev. F. B. Utter gave very inter-
esting paper on How Shall We Main
tain Our Present Standard Of Fruit?'
and brought out the necessity for watch
ing the orchards daily and keeping
them rid of the pests, and that we
should work to secure an experiment
station here.
J. J. Sharp gave an instructive talk
on the Proper Fruit Pack" meaning
that the fruit should be OF uniform
quality all through the box, and the
better the pack the better price the
produce would command.
Captain McDermott gave a paper on
'The Worlds Ideal Orchard Section"
The following is paragraph from his
paper: IT am asked to speak of the
ideality Of the conditions which prevail
here. Preference in worldwide mar
kets. heavy and certain crops advan-
tageous commercial outlets, highest
prices, magnificent and perfect fruits
are splendid things But ideality as
appealing to the faculties. the tastes,
the conceptions, desires and aspirations
of the highly developed human mind
outreaches them all. The semi-naked
native of the Amazon may gather his
subsistence without labor from the
perenniel fruit-bearing trees which
overhang and shade his rude hut, as did
his ancestors before him. and as his
descendants may do after him. but his
environment and the conditions under
at most, an idle orchardst; not an ideal
one. To adapt, without irreverence,
King Davids impassioned declaration,
Zone might rather be fruit picker in
the Wenatchee valley than a palm
leafed loafer in the Garden of Eden"
"The Prevention of Pear Blight" was
the subject of J. F. Littooy's address.
From what can learn Of this disease"
said Mr.. Littooy, 1T is doubtful If any
section Of the country may lay claim
to immunity from It, Some sections
may lay claim to this because they are
not aware Of it's existence among them,
but they only have to abide their time,
and (like the orchardfsts Of the We
natchee va11ey) work with precaution-
airy measures as preventative to avoid
it, These precautions are: First, care
full inspection of nursery stock; second
intelligent culture; third, thorough or
chard inspection; fourth, perfect system
Of organized effort in infected areas to
combat the disease. Our present sys-
tenn Of inspection is not what 1t should
be, and it Is hoped that the Legislature
now in session will give us a law that
is equal to the requirements.
The principles Of air, heat, light mois-
ture and nourishment bear an important
part in the healthy condition Of plants.
Let any of these principles be suddenly
disturbed, while operating jointly in a
harmonious balance in the development
of the plant, and we may look for evil
results. These principles may apply
not only to the plant, but to the soil
as we'll. The soil must be alive and
healthy, and must have air, heat, light,
moisture and nourishment If 1t is to be
put in fit physical or healthy condition
for plant growth. The soil must be
alive with organisms or bacteria, and
While we despise the word bacteria as