The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-01
SAN JOSE SCALE
SERIOUS PROBLEM
Town Authorities Ought to Take
Immediate Action.
FOUND IN ALL PARTS OF VILLAGE
Examination Completed by Experts
Las, Week Showed Tho Pest Present
Hereabou,s in Great Nambem-pelay
Until Warm Weather Dangerous.

No action was taken by the boanl OF
,sle,tmen at IT, mc.iing lasi evening ~
raf,llne the matter 1T appropIiaiins mon
~ 10 destroy the IAN Joe" srale which hAs
h.en found in practically all parts OF ihis
Village. Chairman Calvin stated that
Nhilr H. understood that the state would
apldnpriaie sl.0 toward the work ct
| ,1adiraiing the isesi II the town Ut HAT
tlelara would appropriate money 10 CO.
ol,traie with the state the matter had NO,
| bren officially brought 10 the attention 81
the .sltstmsn lie sald that y. !. French
had informed him that u, l., Martin, state
commissioner Of agriculture, had written
letter stating that such an appropriation
wouh h. made by the state aud that NJ:
French had asked what reply he should
make To- Mr.. Martin Mr.. Calvin ,aid
| thai hs had told Mr. French TO say 20 Nj.
| Martin that the -clectmrn were making.
an investigation 0i the matter and that
| information had been asked oi the depart
mrnt ii agriculture al Washington con
| re,nins the bet methods to bc adopted "a
combating the posi, Both Mr.. CALVIN
and MIR stafford oi the board oi select
men believed that II anything = Ia be
done in the way VI cutting aud burning
| trees aud shrubs a. recommended 10y MI.
/ Martin Il should be- done only after an cN'
,eIi hAs examined such trees aud shrubs
and decided that they ough, to be de
siroycd rather than sprayed. Mr.. ual'in
| .aid that Il has been suggested that
would be- a good investment Tor the town
to own a spraying apparatus which eonld
| l,e loaned 10 persons wishing To nse H.
| lie said that be- had received prices iot
such apparatus. II was pointed out TO the
1 ~clcctmcn that II anything = 10 DE done
4 8..l.s -. In al a.
/ diatey a. warm weather VIII make 'he
| spread Of the pest certain.
Orlando l.. Martin OF Plalnteld. state
commissioner of agriculture, Prof. VI. d.
| Cummings Of Burlington, state nursery m
spector. and Tree Warden George bishop
| completed their inspection of the trees ana
| shrubhery Of about onchalf OF this village
| in their search for the san jose scale In.
day afternoon. ~ told in this paper last
week these men made a thorough examl-
nation Of the territory between the Con
necticut river, the northern and western
boundaries OF the village and southwark
to Milestone brook The inspection
| showed that the scale Is present IN large
number OF places within the lerutoi!
mentioned Friday afternoon and Satur-
day Mr.. Bishop continued the Inspection
| and covered the territory south of Whet'
! stone htuok. ne lbuni NNNtiai ii"''T "
Canal street where the scale is at work
and il was also found on Pine street and
all OF the way down South Main street to
Oak Grove avenue. Below that point on
South Main street several places were
found where the pest was at work on
small shrubs. Prospect hill was found to
have the scale in many places. Thomas;
Prospect, Pearl Washington, Central and
Highland streets all showed places IN
which the scale is at work.
Mr.. Bishop was asked by Mr.. Martin to
name a figure for which he would extermi
nate the pest in this village but was I'M
able TO give any idea OF the cost OF the
work. He has spent a week at hls own
expense in making an inspection and VIII
wait for the commissioner OF agriculture
to decide whether the state Will contribute
funds to carry on any part OF the work
here. Mr. Martin has written during the
week TO a man interested IN suppressing
the scale and asked him TO present the
matter to the sclectmen and lind out II
the town cares 10 cooperate with the
state in wiping out the pest.
Mr. Martin and Professor Cumming.
both advocated the thorough spraying OF
all infested trees and shrubs, but were
of the belief that the most satisfactory
way to handle the pest in this region was
TO destroy all trees infected. Such money
as the state contributes must be used to
destroy the infested trees. Mr. Bishop
has already made arrangements with
many property owners to destroy trees
and shrubs on their premises infested
with the scale