Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-12-23
HOW STATE COLLEGE
HELPS FRUIT GROWERS

Following are excerpts from an
address delivered by President e q
Holland before the State Horticul-
tural association and Potato Grow
ers' conference at Spokane, Decem-
Der Is:
In 1917 Washington ranked fifth
as a fruit state and since that time
has stood either first or second In
no other state of the Union has fruit
production gained so steadily and
in few states have obstacles of great
er magnitude been more completely
overcome.
The story of the development of
the fruit industry of Washington is
most interesting one and reflects
credit not only upon the fruit men.
but also upon the cooperation which
has existed between the fruit grow
ers and the State College of Wash
ington and its experiment station.
A careful study of the meetings
of the Washington State Horticul-
tural association, beginning 16 or II
years ago, shows that there has been
constant cooperation between the
fruit men and the college. From
the first the orchardists called upon
the college for help. A study of the
papers presented before this associa-
ton indicates that in nearly every
case the State College has been able
to help a great deal Since the or
ganization of the horticultural asso-
citation, State College men have pre-
sented no less than 6papers as a
part of the annual programs. These
papers have covered a wide range
of subjects: the growing of orna-
mental shrubbery and plants, the
bacteriology of soil fertilizer, spray
programs for the control of pests,
the planting and management of or
chard cover crops, etc. In fact these
papers have covered practically
every problem of interest to fruit
growers.
Probably the most notable paper
presented in the early years of the
horticultural association was one by
Eldred L. Jenne in 106. JENNIE was
a State College man, and his paper
was entitled when and How to
Spray for the Cooling Moth" This
paper was the result of laboratory
and field studies by young JENNIE,
under the direction of the State Col
lege experiment station specialists
and the more successful forward
looking men in the orchard industry
In this paper Jenne showed by
his charts the life history of the cod
ling moth, including the appearance
proximate spray dates for the con-
troll of the pest. Later investiga-
tions have not modified either his
conclusions or his recommendations,
as to the spray program.
Some ingenious man interested
both in figures and in fruit raising
ought to present some time to the
horticultural ASSOCIATION a conserva-
tive estimate of the amount of money
saved to the fruit men of Washing
ton by the work of Eldred JENNIE.
I am sure that such q report would
show that the increased profits to
the fruit industry amount each year
to more than the cost of maintain
ing the State College, the experiment
station and he extension service
work. And yet we find men who
object to the giving Of enough money
to this land grant college to enable
it to serve all the agricultural in
terests of the state as effectively as
it should. This is another instance
of being pennywise and it is my pre-
diction that it will not be long be-
fore proper recognition will be given
for the work done, and enough money
supplied to enable us to give maxi
mum service to all the agricultural
interests.
1t is interesting to know that the
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