Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-04-13
A RIGID INSPECTION
No Diseased Trees or Inferior Stuff TO
Be Allowed on the North Side.


Outside nurserymen have found
to their sorrow that the stringent
horticulture laws, passed by the last
legislature of Idaho were not put ON
the books for mere pastime, but in
the hands of State Inspector Me-
Pherson they are being carried out
To the letter. Our citizens and sur
rounding farmers had an example
of this the past week, and they are
now congratulating themselves that
we have an inspector who is. fear
less in the enforcement of the law.
A large shipment OF trees were
received here last week, mostly from
Oregon nurseries, and hardly had
they arrived before Il deputy inspec-
tor was ON the ground, who pro-
ceeded III once To give the trees a
thorough inspection, the result of
which was the condemning of a
large per cent of them, which he
found were afflicted with root gall
and hairy root
The action Of the inspector Great
ed 50 much havoc that the proprie-
tor of one of the nurseries was dis
patched for, and after arriving here
and witnessing the disastrous re-
suits of the work of the deputy in
spector, the presence of State in
spector Mcpherson was sought, but
he declined 10 interfere with the
work of his deputy here, and con-
sequently the condemned trees were
destroyed
There certainly is urgent necess-
ity for these stringent laws, which
are designed to properly protect the
grower of fruit trees from fraudu-
lently inclined nursymen, both in
side and outside the state, and Ia
compel the fruit growers To properly
spray their trees.
The present Idaho horticultural
law should be read and studied not
only by the nurserymen in this and
outside states, but by every grower
or prospective grower of orchards in
the state. The present law went
into effect March Sth, 1911, and
from now on every Idaho nursery
and orchard will have 10 stand for
"A rigid inspection, and it is hoped
that every form of disease and pest
affecting fruit trees will quickly b,
eradicated from this state Al
nursery stock shipped into Idaho
and all nursery stock and orchard.
grown in the state will be inspected
from now on. Severe penalties ar,
attached for violations of the law.
The result of the inspection her,
falls most heavily upon Mr.. Jaycox
who a. agent for the company il
question had put in his time tn,
past year in soliciting orders fo
the stock, and who, we understand
is now deprived of his commission
for the sale of this stock, no
through any fault of his, but through
the action of the nursery in attempt
ing to evade the law regarding dis
eased trees. No one has Il word q
blame against Mr.. Iaycox, who
although financial looser, wei
coined the inspection as much a
any one of our fruit growers.
Another source of great loss T.
him is the refusal of many to accep
trees that were not furnished as or
dered by Mr.. .Iaycox, the nurser
taking the liberty of sending small
er trees, and otherwise of n natur
not called for by the order.
The whole transaction has been
source of annoyance on the part q
the larger purchasers, who had I
seek elsewhere for their supply.
The last legislature, 10y concur
rent resolution, named Oct. 10th,