The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND oregon
SIX sPRAYINes NEEDED.
Corvallis Man Gives Program for Up
to-Date Orchardists.

Corvallis Man Gives Program for Up
to-Date Orchardists.
Portland Professor John C. Brid-
well, head of the department of en-
tomology at the Oregon Agricultural
college, speaking before the Apple
Culture club on the subject of "The
Insect Pests of Young Orchards, F"
dwelt on the different pests which in
feet the orchards of the Willamette
valley and outlined means for their ex-
termination.
The peculiarities and habits of the
following pests were described: San
Jose scale, woody aphis, apple and
wheat aphis, brown apple aphis, apple
tree borers, grasshoppers and climbing
cut worms. In telling of the proper
sprays to be used in the battle against
fruit tree pests, he said:
"The summer strength lime spray
should be diluted "a times and the win
ter strength IL times. Lead arsenate
should be used in the proportion OF two
pounds to every 30 gallons of material.
ga regular routine of six sprays is
almost necessary to prevent the raw
ages Of pests in the Willamette valley.
The first spray for the scab should be
applied when the petals begin to show
color; the second spray for Goblin moth
and scab after the petals have fallen
the third spray of lime sulphur fol-
scab alone two weeks after the Sec
ond spray; the fourth spray of lead
arsenate about July for the codlir
moth; the fifth spray should be used
in winter strength, after the fruit is
picked.
"The apple tree borers found ir
healthy trees are round-headed. Flat
headed borers are found only in un-
healthy trees. The best way to pre-.
vent the work of the borer is to wraI
newspapers around the trunks of the
trees.
"In order to keep the San Jose scale
from spreading, all young stock sole
should bear certificate of inspection
and all stock not inspected should bt
rejected and not planted.
Will Develop Coal Deposits in Coos
North Bend-G. Gilbertson has sole
his ranch of 83 acres on Kentuck inle
to w. B. Wright, a coal mine operator
formerly of Canada, for $500
There are 20 acres of the ranch,' ac
cording to Mr.. Gilbertson's estimate
which cover veins of coal. 1t is tn,
intention of Mr.. Wright to develop tn
mine, the former owner only having
prospected the place. Mr.. Gilbertsol
states that he has found an IL foo
vein with nine feet of good coal. l
is of fair quality, not as good as tn
Beaver Hill coal, but better than tn
Libby coal, according to investigation
made. It is estimated that there ar
about 24Q, 900 tons of coal which ca
be mined, on the place.
Adjoining the Gilbertson ranch
the big Glasgow tract, ownd by Ser
ator Bourne, the Ladd interests Q
Portland and others. This is yer
large coal area and Mr.. Gilbertson say
that the coal on his land is the edge G
the big field on the Glasgow trac
which has not been opened.
Kentuck inlet is opposite Mort
Bend. 1t will be necessary to tram
port the coal in scows from the mir
to the city where it can be placed
bunkers. Should market warran
the mine could produce, when develol
ed, as high as 150 tons of coal day.
Higher Education Gains Ground.
University of Oregon, Eugene-Tf
annual report of President Campbe
shows that the total registration in a
departments of the university is no
Ito students, of whom $40 are e.
rolled in the colleges Of liberal ar
and engineering. Every county
Oregon, with three exceptions,
represented Multnomah leading wi