The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
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the scale. The fact was reported to
the Agricultural, Department. and then,
as a result of its experiments began.
the Wholesale spraying which now,
goes on all over the country. Every,
winter or spring the commercial or
chardsitf The United States are spray-
ed with this mixture. The fconcentrat
ed spray is too strong to use after the
leaves have come out, but It does not
injure the trees whilc vegetation "a
dormant. and II applied to every .bit!
of tho bark above ground IL Wines n II
the scale. s5't1 l1,.
Moreover. the San Jose scale has no
wings to ny from tree to tree, although
the young can climb about from their
little homes over the branches, and
oan be carried on tho feet OF birds to
other trees Of the orchard, or; to other
orchards. which may be many miles off.
~ may also be blown blythe wind a
short distance t,;9I| 5sf,l :
me insect has SO spread that there
Is scarcely locality In the United
states which is free from 1t, and the
only salvation OF an orchard is regular
spraying from year to year. The scien-
usts tell me the spraying should be-
gin as soon as the trees are planted,
Tor scale may exist on the nursery
stock and single family which may
start with space as big as the finger
nail of a baby will soon populate not
only your orchard, but also those of
your neighbors. The insects live on
the trees of the forests so that the
only safe method is a wholesale
slaughter each year p Fs
Il. Other Parasites.
spent some time with Professor
Waite. who is now studying the pre-
fention of the rot which develops Ia.
oranges, apples, peaches and other
fruits on their way to the markets. He
TOOK me into his laboratories. where a
number of microscopists and other
scientists were working, and where
thefe were long tables filled with glas.;
Jars, These were SO covered as to pre-.
vent the invasion of bacteria, and they
contained oranges which had been IN
oculased with fungus and given the
riSht conditions for Its development.
saw large number OF glass tubes.
the mouths of which were plugged
with cotton Each tube contained a
species OF fungus. which by the way.
is one OF the lower forms OF vegetable
life. y. I'D. e! ), 2 o., II
Fungus is sort of plant which feeds
MS. 1t is plant cannibal
or parasite. as 1t were is SO small
mat you have to have a microscope 10
examine 1t, but it develops so rapidly
that II soon eats up and destroys any
fruit to which il attaches itself was
shown glass cage. something like
telerhone buoth, which was made by
Mr. Waits that'it might be bacteria
proof This is III order that the men
may work safely within Il. and that
the Fungus they are studying may not
De affected tyitthn other 4lIttIe nests
flying around This booth has a draft
winch forces the air in through sheets
'uf cotton wool, SO wadded togethc.
mat the bacteria cannot go through
thcm. II Is his air that is breathed
by the operator al work in the booth.
Ii In other places they were working
on forms Of fungus which affect lie
leaves and In others upon those which
cate the bark and heart OF the tree.
II was, in fact, a great med cal la bora
tory devoted 10 t!}sc Diseases ind ii,sir,
prevention, ilg3
10 found some similart.thinss In the
laboratories of Professor Quaintancc.
who Ia lighting all sorts. of insects and
worms which attack our orchards. aud
also in the rooms Of Professor Scott. Z
who is ono OF the most famous OF our.
Rcici.tlfic d.otors, as TO the treatment
of fungus disea ses # IA Z h.
insects Which Ent Millions.
1T is impossible to estimate Tho
damage done TO our orchards by bugs
and rot. Theirs nre from flrloen to
twenty insect pests which cost This
country from $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900
q year. The control OF The San Iosu
scale foots up many millions and then
there arc also the coddfing moth. the
plum ourculio.f plant lice and the appis