Middletown transcript., 1909-01-16
LITTLE PEACH N THE ORCHARDS
Disease Far More Noticeable Than
Yell0ws

4 AgAtUWD s~tts
The s.li.tle peach" Is new disease
which now affscts or threatens the al
ways susceptible, through precious, peach
orchards Of Delaware. The subject oI
this new disease has been discussed fol
some time IL meetings OF oFchardists, but
II is msntinrd officially in the biennial
report Of the State Board OF Agriculture
which was read 10 both Houses Of the
Legislature.
Little peach" may prove as trouble.
some as yellows or San jose scale 10 re-.
ducing the Delaware orchards or discour-
aging the younger element Of peach grow
ers, but the great Delaware industry pro-
misses to survive this newer disease as it
has overcome the dreaded ecale by syste-
matte and now very general spraying.
Peach yellow, 7 says the Slate Boards
report, "has continued its rayages some
extent, but where diseased trees have
been promptly destroyed the losses have
been no larger than they were during the
previous year.
Little peach" has been present to a
much greater extent than before. Prof.
0. A. McCue, horticulturist at the Della
ware Experiment Station, is familiar
with the effects Of this disease in Miehi-
gan and has made careful Inspection of
the peach orchards in Kent county. He
says: In my inspection, the dam
age caused by little peach during the
past season was even greater than that
caused by yellows.
1T is especially true Of the State from
Harrington, noFthward; the Sussex coun-
ty orchards am not so sure of as | have
seen but little of them this year. AS a
rough estimate of the Kent county
orchards, could say that from 20 to 40
per cent. Of the peach trees showed sigma
Of little peach.
"'This disease l regard as infinitely
more dangerous 70 the peach interests Of
the State than yelloWs. also bslieye, al.
though with no positive proof, that many
Japanese plum trees are suffering from
the same disease
The disease which threatened to wipe
out farm animals and be communicated
to man as weIl-anthFax-is commented
on as follows in the report:
''The very favorable results obtained
this year. OF the 2,l5O animals of all
ages, including horses, cattle and sheep,
that we're vaccinated, only head died,
and several months after vaccination.
The morality is thus seen to be less
than one.third Of one per Centum. No
animals died from vaccinations, nor
were there even dangerous sWellings.
Surely you could not ask for better re-
suits than these. The Board advises
early vaccinations, say about February
Is or March IL
That rayaglng disease among swine, hog
cholera, Is TO be successfully fought Il is
this year by the State Board.
The report says: Hog cholera has occa-
stoned considerable loss in all parts of the
State. The United States Department of
Agriculture has perfected a serum to be
used as preventive OF this disease, and in /
October, DR.. Dawson. veterinarian Of the |
Delaware Experiment Station, went to
Ames, Iowa, to learn the details of prepar-
ing and using it, Arrangements are now
under way for having thisserum made by |
DR.. Dawson at the Delaware Station, SO
thatit will be constantly available for use
in this State. Itis believed that by its use
the fatal disease among hogs can be en-
tirely controlled"