The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-09-30
MIlDfW DIFFERENCES
WERE ADJUSTED AT
CONFERENCE TUESDAY
LIBERAL INTERPRETATION OF
STATE GRADING RULES Sc
CURED. STATE SUPERVISOR
NET WITH GROWERS.

World: After a conference lastin, :.
al! of Tuesday morning between State
Supervisor of Horticulture C. L. Rob
inson and the special committee OF
growers appointed at Saturday
mass meeting, a report was drawn u1
addressed to the growers of the val
ley representing the ideas of both the
committee and the officials.
Samples of mildew affected apples
were brought into the Wenatchee
Commercial Club rooms by the COM
mittee and both Mr.. Robinson and
Mr. Darlington graded them accord
ing to their ideas of the state rules.
1t was found that the growers com.
mittee would have classified the ap-
pies exactly as did Mr.. Robinson and
Mr.. Darlington.
The entire situation as threshed out
in a session lasting all morning and
the general conclusion reached from
evidence presented by the committee
that some of the inspectors have been
too technical In general howeve.,
there is nothing else for the inspec-
tors to do but penalize apples that
show decided markings of mildew.
hut uniform grading is promised.
Mr.. Robinson states that in the
Yakima Valley mildew is worse than
usual but the growers have always
had it to contend with, and make no
objection to the classification made by
the inspectors.
The following report was prepared
by the committee and addressed to the
growers of the valley; Mr.. Robinson
and Mr.. Darlington will confer with
every one of the 40 inspectors on the
local staff and seek to secure absolute
uniformity in thei work for the fu-
ture.
Report of Committee.
Your committee appointed at the
mass meeting Of Saturday afternoon,
Sept "a, on the mldew situation wiz
ed to the state supervisor of horticul
tire, Mr.. c. L. Robinson. This morn
ing, Tuesday, Sept. 27, we met with
him and our district inspector, p. S.
Darlington.
After thorough discussion with
them of the mildew question and thei'
Interpretation of the state grading
rules, as affecting mildew marking
we find that our ideas are not nearlv
50 far apart as VIC had thought.
Many samples of mildeW aifecte
apples were examined and graded By
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Darlington,
ard their grading of these samples
coincided with our own ideas.
The trouble has been through 4
lack of understanding between the
grower and the inspectors force, and
further through the fact that possib-
ly a few of the deputy inspectors
have been too technical of their in
terpretations of Mr. Robinson's rul-
ings and Mr.. Darlington's instruc-
tions.
In order that this lack of under
standing between the growers and the
inspectors force may be overcome
we suggest that each grower before
grading and checking and packin4
his varieties showing mildew blemisa
communicate with Mr.. Darlington and
have him send out an Inspector for in
structions. Get these instructions di-
rect from his office and from no
where else.
Mr.. Darlington on his part assure.
us that where his deputy inspector.
have been too technical in their in
spection, this will be Immediately COZ
rected, and that 50 far as is humanl.
possible, all inspectors will be uni
formly the same as explained to you
committee.
f. F. Thayer. Chairman
c. A. Leedy.
F. b. Utter.
P. S. Darlington.
o. B. Shay