The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01
Chelan County Fruit Growers Meet

ordinary amount Of water, mold at the
STEM"
A novel idea for advertising the fruits
of our section, which Mr.. Peters tried
on his trip east, was to distribute to
grocers in different towns Of the Dako-
tas boxes or crates Of our different
fruits and vegetables, which that gro
Ger was to distribute free to his GUS
toners. This plan proved very success
full, and from that time on, there was a
constant call for that particular kind OF
fruit In shipping cucumbers, many
people make the great mistake of pack
ing the cucumbers in clover when send
inig them in refrigerator cars. This
should not be done because the damp-
ness molds the clover. which OF course
will spoil the cucumbers. Another i'm
portant thing which is neglected by
many Of the new shippers, is to wire
the contents Of car. Sending same
by mail often causes needless delay on
account of poor train service perhaps
only "a hours-but "a hours in the
handling of a car of fruit often means
great loss to the shipper as well as
the consignor. Send the bill OF lading
out Immediately upon receipt OF same
and keep thoroughly posted on the
needs Of the market which you wish to
supply"
Hon. F. M. Scheble, mayor Of the city
of Wenatchee, made an address OF well
come to the fruit-growers Of the county
and expressed the good will Of the en-
tire business community toward the
organization Of the horticultural asso-
citation, and said that the city stood
ready to assist them at all times.
c. B. Reed, D. w. Roderick and VIM.
Turner were appointed a committee on
membership, and at this time solicited
new members with the result that many
new members were added to the regis
tration books. This brings the member
ship of the association up to $50.
s. w. Phillips. ex-county fruit inspec-
tor, gave a very Interesting and in
structive talk on Effective Spraying"
This is subject of very great impor-
tance to the fruit grower of this county
and vicinity and in fact to all parts Of
the state where fruit is grown. The
older the orchards grow the more nun
merous will the pests be, hence the or
chards must be watched very carefully.
Said he: Every fruit-grower should
own his own spraying outfit, and not
have to depend upon and wait for some
one else, which most always necessi-
weeks after the proper time for spray
ing He should use the materials which
have given the best results during the
previous season and do the spraying
himself, not depending upon hired help,
unless thoroughly experienced In this
line of work, and should see that each
and every part Of the tree Is gone over.
Each spring the fruit-grower should
spray his trees with lime and sulphur
wash, which Is good for San Jose scale.
oyster shell bark, loose red spider legs,
peach twig bore, peach leaf curl, peach
mildew and green aphis eggs. All OF
the above mentioned pests exist in diff
ferent parts OF Chelan county. To make
this spray effective. prune your trees as
early as possible. in order that you will
have the least wood to cover for effec-
tive work. For the San Jose scale,
peach mildew and oyster shell bark,
spray just as soon as the leaf buds open.
For the codling moth. I have always