The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-01-13
Vital Problems Affecting the
Fruit Raising Industry Are
to Be Discussed by Experts
and Specialists.

A meeting of exceptional interest
10 all fruit growers in this district
viii be held here Tuesday, January
"A, when number of widely known
aulhori,les on such matters as soil
p.oOlens, piant life, spraying, prun-
.ns, ANA Thinning, dIiilrne.Ins ana SIM
.iar u.es.Ions lii..L cOini ont growers,
"in spean. ine meeting whi De neiu
IA Inc onlc League Dui.uiiis lro.n. Az
u ciOch 10 ciocn.
Orchardists from Tonaske< anu
Loomis as we'll as IN this locality wall
have unis opportunity to near These
eAperls ana invitations will be sem
to fruit growers in British LOiImDia.
from Osoyoos us far north as sum-
merland.
S. Z. Scott, state horticultural in
spectOr of Wenatchee, was in Oroville
ednesday making advance arrange
ments for this meeting and he em-
phasized its importance to this dis
trict. as many vital problems to ORCH
ardists will be discussed and exact
information on how to deal with and
solve such problems will be given.
This, undoubtedly will be the big
gest meeting of the kind ever held in
this part of the county and no grower
can afford to miss the chance that
will be given to hear the experts and
discuss with them the problems that
beset the Industry and which must be
solved correctly before success can
be assured Successful fruit raising in
an orchard district depends not alone
on individual effort, but upon the pre-
cautions. care and intelligence o. all
growers in the district A single trch-
ardist cannot keep his trees free from
disease and nests bv bis own indiiStrv
II his neiShbors permit diseases and
pests to lodge all about him. This Is
the controlling reason why every or
chardist should avail himself of su,h
opportunities as will be given here
tuesday, January "a, to learn all that
experience and investigation can re-
veal as to how best to bring fruit
trees to maturity in full health and
vigor.
The names of the speakers and their
subjects should be sufficient induce.
ment to insure attendance at the
meeting of every grower in this entire
district.
Among the speakers will be Roy
Larson, Chelan county soil specialist,
who will speak on soil and soil prob
lens, subject on which he Is q rec
ognized authority. He will also dis
cuss fertilization. He has made some
important experiments in the We
natchee valley during the past season
and will tell the results of these ex-
periments at the Oroville meeting.
ID. F., Fisher, government plant
pathologist stationed at Wenatchee.
VIII be another speaker. He will dis
cuss mildew and its control. This, Mr..
Scott declares, is a subject of especial
Importance to this district and the in.
formation that can be gained from
this one address will be worth the
time that it may require to come to
the meeting.
+. ). Darlington. district horticul-
tural inspector in charge of Chelan.
Douglas, Grant and OkanOgan coun-
ties, will talk on dormant spraying.
This is timely subject and Mr.. Oar.
lington is we'll worth listening to on
any phase of horticulture.
One Of the most interesting talks
VIII be given by John Peters. a prac.
tical fruit grower who has been en-
gagged in orcharding at Sunnyslope
Tor IA years. He will discuss pruning
and thinning, two subjects that he has
given especial study to in actual prac-
tice and on which he has right TO
talk because of his remarkab BILE sue
cess in developing productive trees.
Another interesting and informative
speaker will be M. l.. Dean. formerly
state supervisor Of horticulture. who
will tell of the recent convention at
Toledo. Ohio. of the American Pomo-
logical society. where Washington
won the highly prized Wilder medal
for apples OF highest excellence.
At least one other outside speaker
will he present who will discuss mar
keting problems.
"