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Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

dustry in Arizona which more than all others have made possible the success thus far attained in this line These features are first. the early maturity of the fruit. especially the Washington navel orange and the "Clayson" pomelo. and second the freedom of the industry from the heavy taxes levied by the several scale insect and white fly pests which exist in other citrus fruit growing states
 This is unique combination of advantages. The first is due to soil and climatic conditions which are maintained with no effort on the part of citrus fruit growers The second, however. is one that can be main- tained only by means of an organized inspection service and restrictions against dangerous sources of citrus nursery stock supply. with co-opera- ti0n among all concerned in locating the beginnings of infestations that may occur notwithstanding the great est care which it is practicable to exercise"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

dustry MT. Cundiff at that time was commissioner of horticulture for Southern California and a thorough expert of life long experience in the citrus industry. In an interview here he stated:
 It is my candid belief, uncolored and uneXaggerated that this valley will soon become one of the greatest of the citrus centers of the country I make this statement without re- serve, based on the quality of the fruit and freedom from the insect pests that mar the fruit of other localities. The fruit is absolutely per feet in color, flavor, size and appear ance The oranges I have tasted seem a little sweeter than those grown in California, but they are, perhaps, more mature than ours.
 This is absolutely the only citrus district that l ever saw in which | was unable to find a single example of an orange pest. I can see no reason why thousands of acres can not be added to your present area of citrus fruit"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
The Citrus Industry ir
 The Salt River Valley

the 9th of December. comparative prices per box were as follows:
 Car PFE-6651. California Navels
 sizes 96 112 126 150 176 200 Tulip 2.95 2.75 2.S5 3.65 315 3.O5 Car RD-4607 California Navels.
 Sizes so 96 126 150 176 200 Margrite 3.S0 2.75 2.70 2.SO 295 2S0 Car RD-TS40. Arizona NaVeIs
 Sizes 96 100 126 15O 176 200 Desert . 5.75 5.G5 GOO 5.75 5.75 5.65 Tonto .. 475 5.20 5.20 5.25 5.05 5.O5
 The orange and grape fruit have now become staple products of the Valley since the completion of the Roosevelt dam, the only water ques- tion is how much and when shall we irrigate, so there is nothing left in the way, to keep the industry from becoming one of the most profitable and prominent we have. Every year
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
THE GRAPE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
 Joseph T. Trotter,

My six years experience in raising grape fruit in the Salt River valley have convinced me that it is now, and probably always will be one of the most profitable of our many industries.
 From a ten year old tree on the ranch I formerly owned I have sold $9250 worth of fruit and know of older trees here that have produced $50 worth in a season. Although it costs from $500 to $4OO an acre to bring grape fruit to bearing age, I know that at ten years, a profit of $5OO.00 per acre should be made under proper care and normal conditions,
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

cept Tulare and Fresno counties
 Our local nurserymen are now of fering for sale home grown citrus trees. while two counties in California which produce large quantities of citrus nursery stock are exempted from the Arizona quarantine The home grown supply will be more than twice as great as has been used in the state from all sources during any one of the past three years. Tn another year the local nurserymen will have several hun dred thousand citrus trees; more than have been planted in Arizona from the time of the first impOrta- tions. It is possible that some of the cheaper sources of supply are now shut out by the quarantine re- strictions. For all who have per manent interests in citrus growing in Arizona the question is, not HOW CHEAP? but HOW SAFE? The present conditions as regards the available supply from safe sources does not justify any unnecessary risk"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
SOll, Water
 and Sunshine
Three Essentials to Successful Culti vstion of Citrus Fruit in Ideal Combination in Salt River
 Valley.

At the request of the Republican the following general review of the cit rus industry in this valley was pre- pared by Foster H. Rockwell of Rockwell and Rogers. whose orange groves are among the finest here MT. Rockwell has given a great deal of careful study to the various con .3itions that affect the industry. and is one of the prime movers in the Arizona Orange association which ships the greater part of the local orange crop of the valley.
 The orange and grape fruit cult ure in the Salt River Valley is con fined approximately to four hundred and fifty acres situated to the north and northeast of Phoenix within a radius of eight to ten miles. Then. too, there are a few fine groves in Mesa and on the south side of the river
 The normal crop has been in ,fe neighborhood of 50,000 boxes per an mum. In other words the equi salent to one days shipment of California oranges Cruing the height of th4i" season.
 The e:urnated crop of Florida this year IT. gts between six a'id seven millions of boxes. two million being grape fruit. Porto Rico ships hea gily now into the seaboard cities of the Atlantic coast by steamship and the effect of the presence of this Porto Rican orange is being felt in the market. Mexico, Spain and Italy inn port not a little citrus fruit into the states The volume of the ship ments here then. compare with other citrus growing communities is small indeed. But the reputation for ex- cellence of quality, high class color, and appearance of the Arizona orange
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
Keep Pests Out
 of he Valley
State Entomoogist Writes Author itatiVeIy About Conditions and Gives Good Advice About
 Precautionary Measures.

In an interesting and carefully pre- pared article on The Relation of the Arizona Crop Pest Law to the Citrus Industry of the State" by Prof. A. w. Morrill,, State EntomolOgist, he covers thoroughly the advantages of this section the possibilities of insect pests, the necessity for quarantines, and the advantage of home grown nursery stock. Prof. MorrilPs work with the white fly in Florida gave him a national reputation. and Ari- zona has greatly benefited by his local work and study. As the article was delayed in coming to us, We can only quote a portion of it here, and shall endeavor to print it in full later Prof. Morrill, writes:
 Tt is becoming more and more generally recognized that there are two leading features of the citrus in
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
Building Ub
 Am Old Groue
Orange Grower Tells How He Changed Cultural Methods, with Satisfac-
 tory Results, Increasing
 Yield and Saving Labor

The vastly improved condition this year of the H. Leppla orange grove. located four miles east of the Indian School, has been much commented upon, and to representative of the Republican who visited the grove yesterday. Mir. Leppla stated:
 For many years previous to 1909 when I bought the grove, the trees had not received proper care. two seasons they received practically no water, and no pruning or fcrtiiZing had been done. Before coming here I made a study of conditions in Cali fornia. and believed that the methods employed there would surely pro duce satisfactory results here Through the season of 1910 the grove was kept thoroughly cultivated. and after every irrigation the ground was narrowed or disked. The yield how eyer that winter was a great disap- pointment to me, and it was decided to try commercial fertilizer. So in 1911 we used over 25.O00 pounds of fertilizer containing 10 per cent nitrates and 1 per cent phosphates. this being about 40 pounds to the tree, for my grove, although ten acres in extent contains only 66O bearing trees, the balance having been killed out by various causes during the years of neglect and drouth in the days before the reservoir. The same intensive cultivation was continued, and again the yield was not satisfac- tory. In 1911 the trees were also subjected to a severe pruning and cleaning out of dead wood.
 Being thoroughly convinced that
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
Greatest Citrus
 Center M z. s.
California Expert Says Salt River River Valley Citrus Conditions Are Wonderful and Fruit
 Perfect

Although the Salt, River Valley has heen visited by citrus experts from many climes, whose comments and criticisms have been uniformly favor able. il remained for a California horticultuIist to make the most com rlete and authoritative statement on the subject. Four years ago when R. P Cundiff. the gentleman refer red to, was here. many of the groves that are now bearing splendidly were then but two or three years old, and since then hundreds of acres of new groves have been set out, and a marked improvement made generally in the various departments of the in
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

do much to break up the soil aiding the work of the air and moisture in freeing the clements that are so nec- essary to the rapid growth of the trees.
 AS you see. the trees are now in fine condition the color healthy and the new growth strong and well formed. Best of all. the yield of oranges has been wonderfully in creased The 1911 yield was 1900 boxes. while the 1912 total will be over 2So0 boxes. increasing the net income over $2Ooo Not only have | increased the yield and the quality of the fruit. but this method saves us at least one-h half on labor. In Feb ruary the cow-peas. will be turned under and next season their value will be fully realized for they are one of the most valuable fertilizers known, their main help this season being only as d cover crop
 This fs an interesting illustration of how an old grove. sadly run-dOwn by lack of proper handling. can be brought into a highly profitable con dition by efficient methods.
 Ma Leppla is a firm believer in CO., operation between all growers of cit rus fruits and says that only by all working in unison through the Ari- Zona Orange Association can the high standard of Arizona fruit be main tained in the eastern markets, and the buying public protected from the in ferior. off grade products that are sometimes shipped out by short sighted individuals who are anxious to profit by the early markets and the reputation of Arizona's standard oradpS
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

had been trying a wrong method. l decided this year to use cover crop, and so after blowing the grove three ways, leveling and throwing in such a manner as to provide for ample 1r-
 rigatiOn, the place was seeded to cow
 peas. using two bushels to the acre. Through the spring and summer the grove was irrigated practically every run of water in the full about twice a month, the last water being put on late in September. AS result the soil has been kept moist and cool all summer. making it much easier for the myrads of fibrous feeders from the oranges to assimilate the plant food The roots of the peas
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

sees improvements in methods, and the desire to raise the standards of excellence in nursery stock. trees and fruit has resulted in a general better ment of conditions
 The excellent home grown nursery stock has given decided impetus to the industry as has also the thorough protection afforded by Arizona's rigid quarantine and inspection laws. Ev- cry year Sees several new groves in Learing, and the present acreage is sure to be greatly augmented the next few years, particularly in the new south-side district, where much preparatory work has already been done prior to the delivery of water by the Western and Highlne canals. In fact, Roy Goodrich has already purchased Valley grown stock sufficient for 40 acres. which
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

will be set out soon, on his land under the Highline, southeast of the Bartlett Heard nurseries As the production increases the efficiency of the Arizona Orange Association as the controlling factor in the market and as a protective agency for both producer and shipper will be stren- gthened, and this again will react to the lasting benefit of the industry
 The Salt River Valley now offers to those wishing to engage. in the culture Of citrus fruits a combination of what is known to be the cheapest land and the best water conditions in America, and better still an active group of Up-to-date pr)E1 essive fruit growers anxious to see the industry develop anG Slad to welcome and at1 the newcomer to thaur ranks.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

however, is well established. In the market the Arizona navel leads and invariably tops the market With an established reputation and a demand in excess of the supply we naturally look to the possibility of expansion.
 To the casual observer. soil. sun shine and water are available and abundant. We know our semi-tropi- cal plant thrives on these three es- sentials. But further study of the habits of the oranges show that kill ing freezes at certain stages of the growing do considerable damage to citrus trees. The Weather Bureau at Phoenix in the past twenty years has recorded some very low tempera- lures. And we can expect heavy frOsts from time to time in the future. To offset these conditions the winter practice of wrapping the young trees with Kraffir corn and Palm leaves has been found highly practicable. And the burning of oil and coal pots on the cOldest nights is a certain in surance against the havoc of the winters coldest spells.
 Organized frost fighting will be- come here as elsewhere, just as es- sential as irrigation and cultivation in operation of an orange grove.
 Florida has frozen repeatedly, still the citrus industry brings into that state annually F to 15 billions of dol lars. Californa; too, is forced to ad- init very low temperatures and Porto Rico has it's hurricanes.
 And so Arizona admits of no handi
 AtI, orange raising districts. Surely eli matic conditions here will not mi tate against successful citrus culture here any more than in Florida, Cali fOrnia or Porto Rico.
 Being new orange district, so to
 Continued on Page Eleven)
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
The Law and Quarantine Orders
 Under 1t.

"The desire to preserve for the cit rus industry of Arizona it's distinc- tion of freedom from the more ser fous citrus pests was the principal in centive which lead to the enactment in 1909 of the original law providing for horticultural inspection in the
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

I then went to some of the old groves and collected fruit from seed ,fngs of bitter Seville or Florida sour oranges. These were seeded out bE hand and planted under lath in April 1909. From this seed bed 16,00o plants were obtained and made a re- markable growth. Some of these plants measured forty-two inches in height in November. and Were then of sufficient diameter to be budded
 All of these seedlings were sold, except about G.0OO which were plant
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
THE CITRUS NURSERY
By c. I. HELM.

we are firmly convinced of the in dividuliitg of buds both with rela- tion to the size and general thrift of the parent tree and it's bearing proponsities.
 We find the summers here not T hindrance. but really an asset to the nursery business. A California nur- scryman Who visited this valley said that We ought to get twice as much growth here. since We have two days
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

of growing weather to their one. This seems to be true, as our trees are hUdded year younger than is the custom there. but still make an equal growth iH the next year.
 The winter of 1911-1913 was an un- usually trying one and there was much loss in nearly all citrus grow ing communities Our nursery rows were equipped with one gallon oil Iots twelve feet apart around the outside and twenty feet apart in the center. By placing the lids half
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

When I came into the valley, in 1908. the citrus nursery business was decidedly in the experimental stages. Some local authorities even claimed that the young plants could not be grown in nursery form without shade fn summer Some experiments | saw under way at that time. convinced me. however. that it could be done in q commercial way here as well ,as in California and Florida.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

state of Arizona. In 1912 this law was amended in several respects but no material changes were made as far as the citrus industry is con cerned. Under the provisions of the amended law two citrus quaran- tines are maintained. Quarantine order No. relates to the three species of white flies and prohibits the importation of citrus nursery stock from the Gulf Coast citrus growing states. Quarantine order No. relates to the red and yellow scales and prohibits the importation of citrus nursery stock from all sec tions of the state of California eX-
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
December. 1908.

for each and every day that car of our oranges was in the market:
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05
January. 1909.

And then last year in Detroit. on
Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

Continued on Page Eleven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-06
FRANKLIN
WILTON.

Augustus Halmes is dangerously i'll
at lis nome near the outlet at WILSON
lake and is not expected to survive bat
a short time.
Otto Ranger and Willard Hughes
went on hunting trip to Madrid,
last week, returning home, Saturday
Tnurlow Drawn has finished picking
apples fer Charles Green and return
ed to his work at Auburn. THURSDAY.
George Carpenter, who has been as
sisting his grandson, Fred $. Russell,
in the shop, returned to his work al
Phillips, Saturday
The Misses Mary and Lizzie BasS
have sold their apples to Hall and coit
of Boston The Baldwins bring 81 pei
barrel; Harveys. s1.75. They had ~
barrels of fall and winter fruit and me
apples We're a fine lot. repaying the
care of the fine orchard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-06
BELGRADE.

LAKES-Mrs. Greff, family and SER
wants, have left for New York, for
the winter.
Mrs Georgia Travis returned, last
week. from a visit to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Monks of Bos-
ton closed their beautiful summer
home at the close of October. To re-
turn again in the early spring.
Mrs. Jennie Towle is in town for a
stay of few days.
Our State road through the village
is progressing finely in looks and Will
prove to be in service, without doubt.
George Lord went to the Maine
General hospital at Portland, last
week. accompanied by Miss Mary Par
ker, trained nurse. for treatment for
a cancer on his face. An operation
was necessary and was very success
fully performed. He hopes to return
home in week.
The Ladies' Aid viii meet, next
Thursday, at Mrs. Robert Castles.
West road. The last meeting was with
Miss c, L. Allen and a Very pleasant
time enjoyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-06
Sport Writers
Declare,Bout in
Favor ofMandot.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 5.-Wagers
on the Wolgast- Mandot fight here,
last night, We're decided, today, by
opinion expressed by the sport writ
ers of the four local newspapers in
favor of the hackers of Mandot.
The fight, according to agreement
was without a referees decision and
the wagers, running into several thou
sands of dollars, We're based on the
newspaper mems decision. Two papers
gave the fight to Mandot and one call
ed it draw. The opinion of the fourth
will not be known until this afternoon,
but even should it be for for Wolgast,
tho three opinions already made pub
lie, counting the draw as half vote,
as is the custom, gives the bout to the
local boy. ~
Ed. w. Smith of Chicago. who ref
creed the fight, said that Mandot had
narrow escape" in the third round;
that "he weathered the next rounds
up to the sixth; that his clean work
from that to the middle of the seventh,
evened the fight; and that he undoubt-
eddy had a clean shade, during the
last two rounds and a half, and must
be considered a strong contender for
Wolgast's title
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-06
GREAT BRlTAlN,s ATTITUDE.
Sir Edward Grey Says Britain Will
Not intervene at Present.

London. Nov. 5.-The British attitude
in the Balkan situation was explained,
today. in the House of Commons by Sir
Edward Grey. the foreign secretary, who
was loudly cheered when in reply to a
question he said:
No one. in view of the result of the
war up to date, will be disposed to dis
pute the rights of the Balkan states to
formulate the terms on which they are
prepared to conclude peace.
do not think that he great Powers
are more slow than other people to add
just their known views to the march of
events The Powers are exchanging
views in regard to the position in the
Near East, but it must be very deli
cate matter for them to interfere between
two Powers unless they do so at the
request of both.
Asked whether Great Britain could not
follow the precedent of Mr. Roosevelt in
the Russo-Japanese war, Sid Edward
Grey did not reply. Sir Edward Grey
said nothing untoward had yet happened
at Constantnople. The situation tereh
remained as it was yesterday, the city
being In state of apprehension as 10
what might happen. Sir Edward denied
that Great Britain had given a warning
of any kind to Bulgaria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-06

day, when the Norwegian steamer
Noreuga and the Norwegian sailing
ship Glenlui met in disastrous coils
sion at sea, last Friday. The Noreuga
arrived, last night, III a sinking con-
dition, in tow of the revenue cutter
Onondage and is preparing To dock
The man to whom credit is given is
the wireless operator of the Noreuga.
who modestly declined to give his
name and whose desire to avoid no.
toriety was respected by Captain Han
sen.
When the crew were for deserving
the stricken vessel the operator re-
fused to leave his post and continual
TO flash his appeals for help. He fl
nally succeeded in raising both shore
stations and vessels of the Atlantic
fleet. The rescue of the vessel was
accomplished as they We're about TO
founder.
The Noreuga will be repaired at the
Newport News shipYard where her
eleven passengers, including eight wo-
men, and her freight will be transfer
red to the steamship Mexicana, which
has been awaiting her arrival. The
passengers were on board the Onon-
daga.