Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-03

and with best of arseDate
OF lead, bat it was because they failed
to spray at the right time. 1t has
been demonstrated time after time
that a delay of three days will render
useless spraying for codliE moth and
ID has been proven that spraying TOO
soon was equally as useless. AS the
Goblin moth varies in the time Of it,
appearance it takes an expert on its
habits to tell Just when Is the right
time to spray the trees to kill this
pest. The winter and spring weather
conditions affect the period at which
the first brood OF moth hstches out
While one spring the 10th Of May
mi ght be just the right date to begin
spraying for the moth yet the next
spring that date might be five or 10
days 100 soon or too late.
The fruit growers Of jackson county
are to no longer dependent upon
guessing az to the time for the first
spraying for Goblin moth for they have
arranged that their fruit inspector, g..
w. Taylor, observe the development
Of the moth in its lsrva and pupa
state and thus learn at about what
date In the spring the foil fledged
moth will make its appearance and
begin laying its eggs. Mr.. Taylor
las been carrying on these expert
ments for several years for his own
information and he IS held by the
leading frdit growers Of that county
and by Prof. Cordley, entomologist at
the Agricultural College, to be one of
the best posted men in Rogue River
Valley on the habits of the Goblin
moth and now that his services have
been secured by the fruit growers OF
jackson county they will be able to
know the exact date when to begin to
spray for the moth.
The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Association has taken up a similar
work for the fruit growers of Jose
phine county and the recent meeting
Of the Association arrangements were
made with II. @. Bsteham to observe
the development OF the spring brood
of Goblin moth and also the latter
broods and notify the growers as to
the.d date when they should spray. Mr..
Bateham has made the cages and is
securing a quantity Of the oocoons and
he will place them in the normal
weather conditions 30 ttst they will
develop simultaneously with those in
the orchards. So soon ~ he has as
certained the date that moths will
appear he will give notice to the fruit
growers through the county papers
to that effect. II will behoove fruit
growers VINO do not want to suffer a
loss from wormy apples aud pears to
have their pumps in order and sup
ply OF nrsenate of lead at hand 30 that
they can begin spraying promptly on
the date when the most effective
killing Of the pests can be made. Mr..
Bateham 10 one Of the recent arrivals
10 Josephine county and he has bought
a fine tract of fruit land in Fruitdale
district. two miles southeast of Grants
Pass and will soon move to his new
home with his family, they now resi-
ding in his city. Mr.. Bateham Ii
from Hood River where he was one OF
the leading nurserymen and fruit
growers of that famous fruit district.
He was also deputy county fruit in
spector for Wasco county last year aud
he is one Of the best posted men in
Oregon on the various pests that
prey upon the fruits aud berries in
this state Now II the fruit growers
will avail themselves Of Mr.. Bate
hams knowledge they can avoid the
heavy loss from wormy fruit that they
have heretofore suffered and thereby
add very largely to the profits Of
their orchards.