Evening journal., 1910-01-04

iWents OF one year could not be taken !
as a criterion OF the year to follow. as
the following table shows:
1909 1908 1907
stone tons ........-s.......,t.l3 l4la
Matchless tons .............14 il ~;
Greater Baltimore, tons III II II
Success, tons .................14 10 s
Although making the higher yield last
year, Greater Baltimore was not regard
ed as a practical canning tomato. From
the Gamers point of view, Professor
McCue said. the matchless variety was
probably the best. He said the Brandy
wine variety was the Stone under anoth-
er name For canning purpose. he said.
variety should average al least 81
ounces TO the tomato. Success last year
fell off n size averaging only about
AZ ounces. lie was convinced that the
Matchless variety was the best for can
ming purposes.
Fungus Diseases.
In treating Of Fungus Diseases" Dr.
Cook made no effort to name the rene
dies At the outset he emphasized the
fact that plants and animals were the
same so far as their nature and dis
eases were concerned. As an illustration
of bacterial diseases in plants Dr. Cook
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fungus diseases were more common IN
plants than in animals.
In treating diseased plants. he said that
the treatment should be given at time
when the organism causing the disease
was most easily destroyed
Spraying failed largely because Of dis
regard OF this principle. Fungus disease
was one plant growing upon another. he
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stock in preventing plant diseases was
emphasized
The bitter rot Of the apple and the
black rot were illustrated by stemmens
OF the fruit in alcohol The bitter rot
Is known by the presence Of many tiny
orange circles IN the rot. whie the black
rot was known by black circles Fungus
diseases existed not alone in the fruit
but I'm the branches OF the tree. and the
disease extended upward in n cone like
area. Bitter rot alone, he said. caused
loss IN this country yearly Of $4,000. .0OO
] Dr. Cook thought that leaf diseases Of
1 fruit trees should be given more atten-
tion. The disappearance Of leaf curl on
fruit trees was no indication that the
tree had recovered; the disease would
always return the following year Leaf
diseases would always attack the vital
ity OF the tree and affect the quality of
the fruit. II is in the leaf the plant
transformed its starch into sugar for its
nourishment. PIN rot would never attack
the fruit I'm storage unless It had suf-
fcred IN the orchard.
II as important. said Dr Cook. to
clear the field Of diseased plants
The most important disease OF the
grape IN this state. according TO Dr
Cook IS the black rot
In this disease a grain Of from SO ia
$50 an acre was made by spraying Black
rot in grapes was peculiarly an American
disease spraying with bordeaux before
the grapes bloom and again after they
set was recommended. In wet weather
frequent spraying was needed for grapes
In an ordinary season three spraying
were as good as five
Treating Of diseases OF the potato, DR.
Cook said the late blight was a col,
climate disease and was distinguishabl'
by It's odor. Spraying for this d,seas
should be begun when the plant is abou
four inches high Dr. Cook mentioned
potato scab disease in England whicl
( made Il necessary TO plant three barrel
' OF potatoes IN order to harvest half a bar
rel, and he deplored the fact that ther
4 was no law to prevent the shipment OF 20
B tatoes so diseased to this country.
Not a little surprise was caused whe
4 DIR. Cook said potato that resisted dis
ease well was not as good as a potat
that was easily diseased.
Apple to be King.
In beginning his address on "Appl
= Growing" Professor McCue said the ar
+ pie was tho coming Delaware fruit an
i expressed the hope that the Delawar
apple would soon replace the Delawar
peach. The day OF growing apples by IN
Z bulk was rapidly going by. and he saw n
reason why Delaware orchardists coul
4 not soon grow fancy box" OF apple,
thus sending oregon growers back {
n the barrel" Situated as Delaware wa,
: there was no reason why Delaware grow
: ers should not get a price for their ar
pies equal to that received by the Orego
a growers less the price OF transportatio
y II the quality Of fruit could be grow
here. He thought Delaware growers coul
& take many lessons in packing from th
4 Western growers. The Straight pack-ar
q pies on their sides-was recommended fc
Il Delaware packers. their shipment to th
< markets being short The offset pacl
used for large apples OF irregular size an
Il the diagonal packs were illustrated an
n recommended for long shipments.
& A limit Of y OF, an inch in bulge at n
side OF the box slbuld be allowed, permit
q ting slight packing over the top Of N
1 box. The bulge va Is the secrete OF goo
R pack Properly Tlacked not an app
y should be damag1d. More profit could 4
q made he insisted on 30 acres Of apple