The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-19
UTAH PEACHES
ARE CONDEMNED
Big Shipment Found Infected
by Inspector Brannon
COULD NOT BE SOLD in
UTAH, SHIPPED TO IDAHO.
Board of County Commissioners of
Twin Falls County Stand by In
spectOr Brannan in the Matter.

SpectOT bFlnIan III tile Natter.
Deputy Fruit Inspector C. w. Bran
nan was in Burley the first of the
week, having been called there on Of
ficial duty, relative to shipment of
peaches from Utah. The fruit in ques-
tion was bought in Brigham City, Utah,
by Mr.. Chas. M Olson, of Burley, and
shipped to that town for disposition,
but were so badly affected with
blight or "shothole fungus" being
fully 20 per cent infected, that it left
Mr. Brannan no alternative but to
condemn the entire shipment-three
carloads, and order same destroyed.
In letters received by the fruit au-
thorities Of Idaho from growers at
Brigham City, it is acknowledged that
peach blight" has infected this years
crop to an extensive and alarming de-
gree, and one grower and dealer there
goes into the details of the matter and
plainly states that although they have
had experts from the agricultural col
lege OF Utah and from Washington.
there to study the conditions, they
have been unable to control the situa-
ton this year in that locality having
been against them, although spraying
was done as many as seven times. A
prominent fruit grower of Brigham
City, from whom this information is
obtained, asks the Idaho fruit inspec-
tors if they intend to strictly enforce
to the letter, the laws in regard to
shipments of fruit here from outside
states, saying it is of great Importance
to him tnsOmuch as he is both an ex-
tensive grower and shipper, and of
course will not attempt to supply Ida
ho markets if the inspectors advise
adversely. Y
In the case just mentioned, where
Inspector Brannan condemned the
Burley shipment, quite little cores
pondence and kilograms were ex-
changed between the interested par
ties and the Idaho officials, finally as
suming such phrase that the Off
cials of the Twin Falls Fruit Growers
Association deemed it imperative to
take hand in the matter, and sent
telegram of remonstrance to Gov.
Haines, against the disposal of the
peaches at Burley. That such mea-
sures were entirely iustifiable is evil
dent from an examination of the fruit
in question and a comparison of same
with the clean, beautiful and perfect
peaches packed here, and the course
pursued in this incident was prompted
from no other reason than protection
both to local consumers and dealers.
and all parties who We're interested
and finally succeeded in preventing
the unloading on the markets Of these
three cars of diseased peaches should
receive the Hearty thanks of every
fruit raiser (and corsumer) in Idaho
TIE ''hlight" or "shothole fungus'
IS the most devastating disease thai
can irfec+ peach orchard> T is sv-
tremely difficult to eradicate, or even
control Bulletin No. 191, issued by
the agricultural college of California
fully describes the disease, and no
measure could possihly be too string
ent in preventing it's spread to the
new and flourishing orchards of
Idaho The following resolutions were
adopted by the board of county COM
missioners of Twin Falls county:
Whe~nas. it appearing on advise
from Deputy Horticultural Inspector
G. w. Brannan that the peach crop in
the state of Utah is infected with FIN
Gus to such an extent as to make the
fruit unfit for the Utah canning mar
ket; and,
Whereas, it further appearing thnt
some growers of peaches IN tho et"-o
of Utah. not able to 5isnoeA Of their
crop to the canneries are arranging
to dispose OF this infected fruit in
Idaho: and,
Whereas, It appears that this fungus
disease of the peach battles the eff
forts of the department of agriculture
and the Utah horticultural depart
ment, from reliable advise, has not
been able to successfully combat It,
Now, therefore. be 1t resolved by .the
board Of county commissioners Of
Twin Falls county. idaho. that reaiiz-
ing as we do the Importance of the
Snake river valley of southern Idaho
as peach growing section and know
ing the sentiment of the fruit grow
ars Of Twin Falls county In the matter
Of raising and merketing fruit Of su-
perior quality and free from h'enisH
we do In behalf of the taxpayers and
the fruit growers of said county here
by condemn the efforts Of unscrupul-
GUS shippers In their attempt to ship
into this. section fruit infected with
peach fungus, and we endorse to the
fullest eytent the action Of DAnuty
Horticultural Inspector C. w. Bran-
nan In -refuaiRg to allow peaches in
fected with fun8as to be cold IA this
md We request that his ac-
ton In this matter b sustained BY |
the state horticultural board.
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