The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-03-05
SPRAY TALKS at
TRACT GROWERS
CLUB ROOMS FULL LAST SATURDAY
Experts Advise Rigid Applications Of
Spray Experiments for Scab Relief
Will be Conducted

The spray meeting at the assembly
hall of the Commercial club drew out a
large crowd Saturday. Saturday af.
ternOon the big room was overhowing
orchardists stood in the doors aud SAT
on the floor around the edges Of the
room.
Prof. L. F. Henderson, chairman OF
the horticultural committee of the
Commercial club, which called the
meeting. presided. The first speaker
was H. G. Frazier, Of Seattle. who ex,
planned the convenience of the new
spray material. Soluble Sulphur Com,
pound.
Prof. II. I. French, of the Oregon
Agricultural College. followed. Prot
French, who was formerly connected
with Prof. Henderson at the University
of Idaho, stated that he had not beel
in the Hood River valley for Is years
"But | a glad to be here again and see
my old friend. Prof. Henderson again
And yet | don't mean that: for he is
the kind of man that never grows
old.
81 am glad TO be out here in a coun
try where such a spirit is displayed; &
spirit of progress. In recalling pio.
neer days of the fruit industry Prof
French paid tribute to E. i. Smith.
Prof. French urged the farmers t
look upon their work as business anC
to conduct it as such. He called at
tention to the field extension work that
the agricultural colleges would con
duct. ''The colleges would not be OF
much account, he said. iii we couldn't
get the information that they are gath
ering to the farmers. We will have
women helping in this work.
81 note that you are taking an inter.
est in dairying here. 1t is a good sign
Over in Idaho ! have found that the
most prosperous orchaTdists have 1
cow or two
G. c. Starring, who has charge Of
the cover crop and irrigation expert
ments of the local horticultural expert
ment station, closed the program oi
Saturday morning. MIR. Starring stated
that the men of tho station were al
ways ready to assist in as much a!
they were able to act in an advisory
capacity, but that it was deemed bes
to concentrate their efforts on prob
lens that were causing a loss to grow
ers.
The program of the afternoon was
begun by Wilmer Sieg, who told of th'
need of controlling the diseases of {
fungus nature. According to MIR. Sieg
local growers should congratulate
themselves because their troubles ar,
such as do not affect their trees. HI
urged cooperation on the part of tn,
growers in controlling scab.
Prof. Jackson followed with an ad
dress, giving detailed information OIL
| the different spray materials that havi
been tested out by the experts of th,
Oregon Agricultural College. Fl,
urged the necessity of frequent appli
cations.of sprays at the proper periods
in order to get satisfactory results
He desires the cooperation of all orch
ardists in spray tests. The growers
will be furnished with blanks on whicI
to record their experiments and thei
work together with that of the station
and the college experts, it is thought
will solve the problems.
J. X. Winston, pathologist of The
horticultural experiment station, be
gan his address in an optimistic vein
"In the east. where they have as mucl
moisture as is had here, he said
''scab is controlled, and we shoult
bring about such conditions. here" H
explained that the station would con
duct experiments in the Upper Vale
and on the East and West Sides.
J. T. Seeley addressed the meeting
explaining the materials used in tn
preparation of oil sprays and in Atomi
sulphur.
At question from Frank W. Cutler
Prof. Jackson said that from observa
tons it had been determined that sea
fungus wintered over on dead leave
that fell from trees. The Maine eS
pertinent station, he stated, had foun
the furgus being carried over durin
the winter on twigs.
A general discussion followed tn
fixed program.
Those who have been indulging in
smoke at the recent meetings were re
buked by the chairman at the openin
of the meeting. 81 was asked, sal
he, "by some ladies who desired to al
tend today's meeting, if it would be
horticultural meeting or a smoker. "