The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-16
Committee Named to Make
Another Effort to get
Expert Farm Advisor
.rnMRELIC OUTLINES
SOME FARM NEEDS
government Will be Asked
to Send Weather Man
Here Next Spring

p. A. Combelic, local horticultural
inspector, has brought the CONNER
cial club back to where it was last
.nr;np when it started a movement
to engage county or district agent
In aid the farmers in working out
their problems
At Thursdays meeting of the club.
Mr.. Combelic submitted an outline
setting forth some of the things
which he thinks could be done to aid
the farmers of this district. He made
It plain that he did not think it ad-
visable for the business men to at
tempt to tell the farmers what should
be done on the farms. He does be-
lieve that the business men should
make closer study of farm condi-
tions and stand ready to lend their
cooperation to the farmers. "What
we need in this community is a res
toration of confidence in the business
Of farming said Mr.. Combelic. Gall
Of us, farmers and business men a
like, need popping up"
Mr.. Combelic's outline of things to
be done to make farming more prof
table is as follows:
]. Growing of Spanish Sweet on
ions, New York head lettuce and
Hearts of Gold cantaloupes instead
Of 50 many early potatoes.
2. Removal of all non-commercial
orchards.
5. Scraping and banding of apple
and pear trees during winter to con-
troll Goblin moth.
4. The ploughing up of all root
weevil infested strawberry beds.
5. More attention to spraying for
San Jose scale and leaf roller.
s. Experimentation in covering
strawberry beds as prevention against
frost.
Z. Investigation of. calcium arsen-
ate spray as control for Goblin
moth.
.. More incentive spraying and
pruning for better pest control.
In discussing these suggestions,
Mr.. Combelic stated that early pota-
% production in this district is rap
IDLY approaching a volume which
cannot be marketed satisfactorily In
the markets of the Northwest. He
said that onions, head lettuce and
eantaloupes offered the potato grow
Or an alternative.
ne called attention to the fact that
san Jose scale which at one time had
oeen practically exterminated in this
district, was again in evidence in
nearly every orchard and dormant
sprays must be applied if the apple
INDUSTRY is to be saved. He said al
50 that results obtained in some or
.nards had proved conclusively that
sae Goblin moth can be controlled if
proper methods are adopted.
Al the general discussion which
nalowed M. M. Moulton declared that
sse suggestions brought the club
gan face to face with the PROPOSE
.on tnat if these things are done,
.sie must be on the job, someone
snose duty it is to do them. The club
--'mers are too busy on their farms
an organization or through its
nttees cannot do them and the
~ devote their time to work of this
as'ure. There must be someone to
aAe cnarge, to organize and direct
rsmpaign,' he stated.
The discussion was concluded by
cue ciuo one more going on record in
,a,or OF county agent and Mr.. Com
'' Mr. Moulton and L. A. Tweedt
-, e named a committee to formu-
some plan to get an agent.
-; suggesting things which the
g. 1o can do for the benefit of the
ner, Mr.. Combelic said it could
f'ain where certified seed pota-
80 ean be purchased, could aid in
.uring the passage of law re-
f that no carrier can accept
~ ' smpment, apples unless the grow
furnishes an inspectors certifi-
20 the effect that the apples have