Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-03-08
SPRAYING In PROGRESS.
Do People Want the Law Enforc-
ed?-Facts for Consideration.

estimates that one-tourth the
orchards in Benton county have
already been sprayed. and the
work is progressing rapidly in
nearly all sectious and in a salts
factory manner.
Mr. Fruit wishes to call at
tentiou, however, to certain
facts that are likely to be over
looked. One of these is the ab-
solute necessity for spraying even
where there is apparently little
scale to be found. The recent
freezing weather killed some OF
the pests, but Mr.. French de.
clares that the San Jose scale was
not killed by the freeze and
urges that orchardists be not de-
ceived into believing otherwise.
True, a small per cent of the
scale may have been frozen, but
it is not sufficient to hinder the
spread of the pest nor to prevent
destruction to orchards from it.
Where one man sprays his trees
and a neighbor nearby does not
spray his, the work of the former
is practically in vain because Of
the neglect of the latter, aud it
is such cases that makes the path
of the county fruit inspector
hard road to travel.
AS in all other movements,
there are supporters of the plan
and there are non-supporters, and
the task of awakening the indif-
ferent ones to a sense of their
duty both as to their own or
chards and to those of their
neighbors, is slow of accomplish
ment and beset by many difficult
ties.
The lime and sulphur spray is
almost a specific for San Jose
scale. For a small number of
trees Mr.. French recommends
buying the prepared mixture in
quantities to suit, but for an or
chard of one hundred trees or
more he advises preparing the
mixture at home. The formula
for the spray is known to nearly
all farmers and is easily obtained
if wanted.
''If Benton county orchards
were cleaned up and kept as they
should be the fruit each year
would bring $1oo, 900 easily"
was the declaration of au exper-
fenced and we'll posted man, this
week. "That amount of fruit
goes to waste in Benton county
annually" declared this speaker
land Benton county can never
hope to have cannery located
here until clean, attractive fruit
is available to supply it. No
one would buy wormy f,uit In
cans, and it is impossible to run
a cannery with, say so or Is
employees, and rot have wormy
fruit put in occasionally if it is
there to put in, for I have seen ii
tried aud the result is failure
both for the farmer who has fruit
to sell and for the cannery which
sells second rate goods.'' Thi:
is an idea worthy the attention o.
every Beuton farmer, and shoulc
be another incentive for spraying
and improving his orchard.
Inspector French is anxious te
learn the desires of the people J.
! Benton county in regard to whe
ther or not they want the law
rigidly enforced. He believes
the majority favo:s such enforce
ment, which is simply to secure
the greatest good to the creates
number. However, there is
final aud higher authority in tn
matter than Mr.. French, ant
r whether the people want it o
t not the law may have to be en-
forced to the very letter. Thi:
5 other authority is Commissione
Charles A. Park, of the Wallac
orchard at Salem, who is soon t
pay a visit to Benton county OF
chards, and who will announc
his further wishes as to the mar
e ner in which the work is to b
: carried on hereabouts.
a Mr.. French is very anxiot
II that everyone take an interest
i Igetting the work as well done ;
D. possible before Mr.. Parks visi
'sl Within a few miles of Corvallis