The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-04
MUSTN0T SELL
W0RMY
APPLES
COUNTY INSPECTOR DARLING
TON is ENFORCING STATE LAW
FECTED FRUIT.

What to do with the wormy apples
this year is quite a question. Ap-
pies are high and there is large per-
centage of this class of fruit.
Wormy apples have never been al
lowed to be sold in the stores in We
natchee, nor allowed to be shipped
out. In discussing the situation this
morning Mr.. Darlington said:
1T seems too bad that there is
such a large percentage of this class
of fruit and that there is no way of
utilizing it. But under the circum-
stances there is nothing to do but to
enforce the law.
Last year the Wenatchee Canning
company took care of considerable of
this fruit under certain restrictions,
but this year the cannery is not
handling any of this kind of fruit.
There can be no objection raised
to the use of these apples so long as
they are not removed from the place.
But if they were allowed to be sold
on the market in Wenatchee farther
and still farther evasion of the law
would result
1T would seem that the most salts
factory way of using these apples
would be to can them, dry them or
make cider and vinegar from them
On the place.
THE law in regard to shipment of
this kind of fruit is explicit and will
continue to be rigidly enforced.
THE question has been raised as
to whether it is lawful to sell or pur-
chase infected fruit for cooking pur-
poses. While it is impracticable for
the inspector to visit every fireside in
the district, it is not impracticable
for him to visit the market places,
and he has the power under the law
to condemn such fruit wherever he
finds it.
Il see no other way to do than to
enforce the law as this is one of the
best preventatives of wormy apples
in the future"
Following is the state law on the
subject:
Sec. %. If after inspection, as
provided in sections 6and 81 here
: of. the district horticultural inspector
shall ascertain that any nursery
stock, fruit trees, shade trees, orna-
mental shrubbery or horticultural
plants. or any fruit or horticultural
products, or any place where such
fruit or horticultural products is kept
for sale or being prepared for ship
ment or is stored, is infected with
any diseases or pests declared by the
state commissioner Of horticulture to
be injurious to the horticultural in
dustries of the state, such district
horticultural inspector shall notify
the owner or person having in pos
session or charge of such nursery
stock. fruit trees, shade trees, orna-
mental shrUbbery, horticultural
plants, fruit. horticultural products
or places of storage, sale or prepara-
tion for market in writing, requiring
the disinfection of any or all which
is capable of disinfection and the des-
truction of such as is incapable OF
proper disinfection. subject to the
provisions hereof relative to the sale,
disposition and use of infected fruit,
and shall fix the time In said notice
within which the same shall be SO
jisinfected or destroyed as the case
may be, and such owner or persons
having the same in charge shall pro-
ceed TO disinfect or destroy such stock
trees or products as the case may be,
in the manner required by law and
in the manner prescribed by the COM
missioner of horticulture, and within
the time specified in said notice.