The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-15
SAN JOSE SCALE
DISCUSSED
A Meeting Of Farmers and
Fruit Growers at the Coun-
ty Hall on Saturday.
BEST METHODS OF SPRAYING


The meeting called for county hall
on Saturday afternoon to further con-
slider the San Jose scale, was attended
by about twenty-five men, mostly far
mers from out of town which, consid-
ering the weather was considered good.
Mr.. Lindsey, of New Vernon, pre-
sided, and introduced Professor Dick
erson, of the State Experiment Sta
tiOn.
He said that during the past year
he had been about the State quite
thoroughly, investigating what has
been done to stop the ravages of the
scale. He discussed the three variet-
les of insect pests which are troubling
the fruit growers, and reviewed the
different solutions used for the exter-
mination of the insect pests. He
strongly advised the lime, sulpher and
salt solution for peach trees and crude
oil or soluble oils for old apple and
pear trees. Whale oil soap he de-
clared was good, but hard to work
with. The Bordeaux mixture was also
considered spraying being advised in
the spring and second time after the
blossoms have fallen.
Professor Dickerson told of the gen.
eral improvement of the fruit trees
treated with the mixtures. Know
what you spray for and why; get a
good pump, good mixture and
thorough mix. In response to ques-
tion as to whether the scale is not dis
appearing, he declared that it seemed
to be checked in some places, while in
others he had seen the worst Speci-
mems OF the pest ever brought before
him.
A general discussion followed, the
opinion being expressed that while
the farmers are working az the trou-
BILE. the main source of spread at pres
ent is in the yards of town or village
houses, where there are only a few
trees and the owners do not desire to
make any mixtures. For this one of
the preparations such as Scalecide
was recommended which Professor
Dickerson said could be applied with
squirt gun, but better with bucket
pump. Some of those present thought
better results were attained with this
product than with the mixtures.
1. D. Lum wanted the second part.
of the meeting which was advertised
as discussion of voting machines and
the primary law postponed until a
better day. He declared that there
are too many lawyers in our legisla-
lures. Last year there were twenty
five, this year twenty-four to $500 of
the legal profession in the State and
one farmer to 68, 900 tillers of the soil.
He hoped the time would soon come
wnen a man like John Oliver, who sat
next to him, will be elected to repre-
sent us in the U. S. Senate.
w. f. Ely said he had sent out pos
tails, receiving about fifty replies.
Most of them are against the voting
: machines, all are opposed to the pres
ent primary law. He told of the reso-
lutions adopted by the Morris county
board in 1892 and forwarded to all the
boards of the State. Governor Stokes
at farmers meeting at Vineland
soon after, pledged himself to work
for the cause the resolution stated
and was made by it's advocacy. Soon
after salaries were cut down and
fees abolished as the resolution asked,
but the Republicans coming into pow
er and holding the offices there came
a halt in the work of improvement.
Lay judges were abolished, but now
one lawyer gets more than all the )Sy
judges.
A general discussion followed main
ly on the primary law. Some Of those
present advocated a return to the old
style and others wanted a direct pri-
mary.
An interesting exhibit, at the meet
ing was collection Of apples grown
by D. B. Dickinson, of Chatham. He
picked a crop Of apples from his sour
harvest apple tree in July. In the
fall it was noticed that there we're
new blossoms on the trees and on De-
cember 7, after the snow storm, he
pi cked the apples, the second crop in
one year. Since that time they had
been kept in a warm room and were
not in as good condition when shown
as when picked.
Out OF Prudential.