Arizona republican., 1909-04-13
GOOD WORK
 ALREADY DONE Warfare of fHOrtiCu|tura|C0m- missionAgainst Pests
 CURING CODDL|NG MOTH Citrus Situation Well In
 Hand--Purple Scale Discov-
 cred but Marked For Ex-
 termination--An Effectual
 Guard Against White Fly.
CURING CODDL|NG MOTH

Professor R. N. Forbes of the ter ritorial university, secretary and treasurer of the new horticultural commission spent yesterday in Phoe- nix in conference with his associates on matters pertaining to the boards work. The board was organized in Tucson March 30, Foster H. Rock well of this city being the president and the third member Andrew Kim ball of Graham county. At the time of organization the board created two horticultural districts, No. l includ- ing all the irrigated lands between San Jose and Geronimo in the upper Gila valley and No. including all the irrigated lands in this valley be- tween Granite Reef and Arlington In the emergency of the late pas sage of the law creating the board, Dr. J, Elliott Colt of the agricultural station, consented to act as inspector for incoming shipments of nursery stock in district No. ?, the Salt Riv- CT valley. paying particular atten- ton to citrus shipments received from California and Florida. In an interview with Prof Forbes last eve
 
 Tn general the California stock from the San Joaquin valley has been found clean and free from infestation of any sort. The citrus shipments from Florida have been thoroughly defoliated in all cases and free from any danger of white fly. Dr. Colt has also failed to find any red scale although one instance has been re- ported where red scale was believed to have been brought in. The case is of record and can easily be followed up during the summer.
 The purple scale however, has been found in certain cases on Flori- da stock but it is believed that pur- pie scale, as has also been proved to be the case with black scale, stands comparatively little chance of endur- ing the summer in the Salt River valley. This however, does not in future excuse or permit of the i'm portation of purple scale into the valley for in course of time this dan gerous pest is almost sure to become acclimated if given the opportunity Careful record is being kept of the disposition of all this years importa- tions, by Dr. Colt, so the entomolo- gist of the commission, as soon as he can be introduced to the situation can follow up all shipments and in- spect them in the field and adopt a proper program for the total exclu- sion of these pests in the future.
 'The officials of both the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe have shown a most commendable spirit of CO., operation with the commission and the experiment station has done N. in its power to further the work. O, the commission during these first few weeks of its operation.
 one excellent result of the law is already evident in the case of certain eastern nursery which it is known has in years past dumped de- ciduous nursery stock of an inferior character into the valley, stock that was diseased, and especially with crown gall Having been notified of the passage of the horticultural law it is interesting to note that a recent car load of stock from this firm, was found to be entirely free from infes- tation of any sort This incident alone proves the salutary effect of the law, even within the first month after its passage.
 ''The commission has organized campaign against the coddling moth in Graham county and Prof. Thorn Der of the experiment station has started spraying operations and has undertaken to train an orchard in- spector for the work in that district
 "The commission regrets that the time and funds and more than all lack of available trained men in the various districts concerned, has not