The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-09
APPLE GROWERS
TO SEEK EXPERT
WILL STUDY LOCAL PROBLEMS
Meeting at Pine Grove IndOrSeS Move,
ment Dean COrdley Talks on Lime
Sulphur Spray Burn.


Sulphur Spray Burn.
If the movement inaugurated Sat.
urday afternoon at a meeting of apple
growers in the Pine Grove grange hal.
and now in the hands of committee
of Hood River orchardistS is CarrlCC
out there will soon be in expert hortl
cuturist here in the Hood River valley
to study orchard problems peculiar t
this section and in conjunction witt
the Oregon Agricultural College anC
the government experiment station al
Corvallis to have charge of experiment
al work which has an especial bearing
on Hood River.
The meeting of growers Saturday
strongly approved of the idea anC
committee is now working out de
finite and decide plans for the eStab
hshment of the Hood River Apple
Growers Fellowship which may uItim
ately became a u. 5. government eX
pertinent station located in Hood River
with at least three experts and SUI
ported by the government. This
scheme has been in the minds of I
number of the orchardists Of the valley
for some time and the meeting Satur
day was called sby the east side
growers in order to start the move
ment.
A. |. Mason acted as the chairman
of the meeting numerous growers eX
pressed their views on the lines which
should be followed in the organization
of the work. Dean Cordley was pre-
sent from Corvallis and gave his ideas
of how the work should be organized
His views were similar to those eX
pressed by Prof, II. S. jackson, of Q
A. c. in a letter to A. W. Peters whiCl
was read at the meeting. The STATE
college experts recommended that The
best plan was for the fruit growers o
the vail to raise fund by which a
least me man could be supported t,
,.e up residence here and make The
hood River orchard problems study
They said that the Orchardists shoult
be prepared to pay competent man
salary in the neighborhood of $500 I
year aud that plans should be made t
conduct the work for not less than {
three year period in order that result
worth while might be obtained.
While it is probable that aid for tn,
support of this experimental worl
might be gained from the state o
national governments, the securing o
either would take considerable tim
and it is pertinent that the work b
not delayed. If the Hood River grove
demonstrate their determination t
get at the bottom of their troubles al
from the government might come late
and if it is in the form of an expert
ment station it will mean that at leas
three experts would be placed in tn
valley.
E. H. Shepard, editor of Bette
Fruit, was present and spoke concern
ing the plan. He said that he ha
made an effort several days ago t
start a similar movement and had con
siderable money subscribed but tina
matters came up making it i'm
practable to attempt to continue tn
movement at that time. He said tha
money spent for an expert would b
in the nature of orchard insuranc
against new pests which may develo
and would be a very profitable invest
ment for the apple growers. lie spok
of the similar work which has bee
done in other sections and noted tn
fact that p. j. O'Gara, the govern
ment expert, who has been in Medfor
aiding the Rogue river fruit grower
in combating the pear blight, ha
been offered $4,000 to return and cor
tinue his services. In the Rouge rive
country O'Gara had seven assistant
who were engaged in the work. MI
Shepard also told of the patrol whiC
had been operated at Wenatchee
where every tree planted was ii
spected before being set.
The general opinion Of the grower
seemed to be that the funds with Whic
to hire the expert and carry on tn
work should be raised by Voluntar
assessment of all the orchards of tn
valley at so much per acre. If enoug
money could be raised it is pOssbI
that two experts might be secure
as there are many problems which nee
study and there are others constant
coming up. Probably the most in
portant local problem to Hood Rive
= is that of the 'winter kill' and that
- probably what would first be taken W
| The general idea seemed to be thu
| when the funds were secured a joir
committee of the subscribers to I'll
fellowship in Hood River and the e.
perts at Corvallis should be give
charge of the administration Of ii
funds. By working in cooperate
with the Corvallis experts much ma
be gained for Hood River and for the
1 lpp pH Il Ini
desirable.
| At the close Of the meeting a con
mitee was appointed consisting of
S. Davidson, Rae Babson Frank Gu
| Ter, A. w. Peters, DR.. Stanton Ale
M. NJ. Hill, George |. Sargent, f. |
Shepard and G. K. Castner to arranl
the definite plans along the lines whic
had been outlined in the meeting
This committee met Monday evenir
at the University Club and discussC
the various phases Of the movemel
and formed their organization vii
Mr.. Davidson as chairman and M
Peters as secretary. A sub commit,
was appointed consisting Of Messr
Davidson, Peters and Castner Whit
met Tuesday morning and drew /
tentative bylaws and constitution f
the growers organization which WOu
support the fellowship. The fl
committee will meet Saturday to
over the work of the committee
three and when the definite plans a
complete a canvass Of the valley W
be made to ascertain the attitude
the grower in general on the subjec
: Considerable time at the meetlr
of Saturday afternoon was devoted
of the discussion Of the burn which hi
or appeared on the apples in some of Il
m eastsde orchards and which W