Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-24
Morninu Session.

Considerable delay was experienced
in assembling and it was II O'Clock
before President Smith called the
meeting to order.
w. s. Chandler, chief inspector of
The association, gave an interesting
talk on packing and grading. He told
OF methods in vogue in the northwest
fluiL growing sections. The diamond
pack. he declared, was taking the place
Of the square pack. But he predicted
come into general use
A. B. Hoyt former representative.
was then introduced and discussed
many points of interest to growers.
The number of fruit trees shipped
into the county in the spring of 1907
was 542.229 of which only 22.743 were
condemned by the inspector.
There were 200O7 acres of orchard
in the valley OF which more than half
is not in bearing. Each year is seeing
half million trees planted in the
valley.
Too shallow cultivation, he said was
prevalent. Less water and more cult
vation is needed.
Hard spots" in the soil were ex
planned They must be redeemed,
broken mp and thoroughly watered
Pruning and thinning has not been
carried TO sufficient extreme. Too
much wood and not enough quality is
one of the chief shortcomings of our
orchards. Few growers do enough
thinning. Half as much fruit will
bring better than twice as much mon
ey. 1t doesn't pay to raise small fruit
1T is not worth trying to market
Sixtler pears do not pay. they must
be larger.
Insect pests came in for discussion
The codling moth is the worst in this
section The green aphis is present
but not TO the same extent The brown
mite and red spider is coming pest
needing attention.
MIR. Hoyt gave some good advice as
to treatment of pests.
In California the growers who make
the most money are those who spend
the most in care and treatment.
We cannot be too strict regarding
packing. 1t is the only way to insure
getting the best market price for fruit.
Watch your packing house." declared
Mr.. Hoyt, "or you will not have pack
ing done as you want It DONE
Poor fruit is the worst advertisement
for our $1,000 and $4,000 an acre land
1t is impossible for inspectors to
show partiality. Contents must tally
with the associations guarantee mark
on the box.
The speaker took up the La Fean
bill. He saw nothing particularly
wrong with the pack provisions but
declared the grading schedule was
rotten"
Western Colorado does not need a
U. s. standard. We are big enough
10 maintain standard 10 per cent
p'AiSi IMAM "a u
The president lost no time in calling
the meeting to order and introducing
j. II. Sayles of Palisades who declared
he would tell why he loved the Grand
valley better than any other place on
earth.
The people are genial and they hang
together. IF you sting one. you
sting them ALL" He has been here
eight years and has spent forty-seven
years in the fruit business.
We make mistake in planting too
many varieties. Prizes for varied dis.
plays should be cut out.
He told of his recent trip to the
northwest The method of selecting
displays for Denver was explained very
much in detail
Planting Too Think.
We are planting too thick. That is
largely the fault of the nursery agent
who wants to sell big orders. Plenty
OF good stock can be gotten here He
never lost a tree in 300 and planted
them thirty-two feet apart. This he
believed was the reason for the sue
cess. Plenty of sunshine is an essen
tial to color and quality of fruit. -Four
good commercial varieties should be
enough for any orchardist to plant
More than that number would be a
mistake. Pruning in its various rami-
fications came In for extended com.
ment by the speaker.
Cleanliness in orchard care is vital.
le essential. "If man won't keep his
orchard clean he ought TO be locked
up the same as a fellow with the
smallpox" declared Mr.. Sayles in dis.
cussing scale, spraying and horticul-
tural hygiene.
Professor Weldon on Spraying.
Professor George p Weldon of the
local experiment station was then in
troducnd His theme was spraying
in general. While no general hard
and-fast rules can be laid down yet
certain general principles may be OBJ
served.
Intelligence must be behind our
spraying methods.
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