Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-02

OF PLANTS IS
HIT AT MEET
Move to Halt Alleged
Malpractices of Deal
ers Begun at Dallas
Confab

Farmers In every part Of the coun-
try are frequently imposed upon by
bootleg plant dealers and their sales
men who persist in selling trees and
plants Of noncescript type to them
and stores and representing such
trees and plants to be of varieties
that they do not resemble in any
form or amer Col. +. +. Holland,
owner and publisher Of the Texas
Farm and Ranch of Dallas has start
ed a crusade against these unfair
trade practices on the part of unscru-
pulous plant dealers and bootleg nur-
serymen by refusing to accept any
advertisements except from reputable
dealers and nurserymen. However
he did not stop at that point. but he
is having his editorial staff under
the leadership of I. c. Richardson,
field editor Of the Texas Farm and
Ranch, to start a campaign of educa-
tion against unfair nursery rrac-
tees wherever found and to seek in
every way TO put farmers and dealers
on their guard.
Recently n~urserymen and reput-
able plant dealers from every part
Of Texas and adjoining states met at
the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas upon
the request Of Col. r. T. Holland
and +. c. Richardson and spent an
entire day in going over the matter
and discussing the present condition
OF orchard development as a result
of unfair trade practices.
At this meeting it was stated that
except in limited areas the present
situation might be briefly summed up
as follows:
/. Orchard planting has been de-
clining in recent years in the South
west, but there Is now a trend to-
wards increasing both home and com
mercial orchards.
?. There is an increasing use OF
ornamental planting, including every
thing from dwarf shrubs to large
trees.
g.. Large quantities Of nursery
stock cross the state borders and be-
ing interstate commerce are not sub.
ject to the same control ms stock
within the state. There seems to be
u serious need Of a more rigid and
thorough inspection in most states
and closer cooperation in law en-.
forcement.
The problem or meeting this stu
alton according 70 Col. r. p. Holland
resolves itself into the following
steps:
j. To foster the accelerated move.
ment towards home and commercial
orchards planting by every Legitimate
means assuring the public that il will
get what IL buys and that the stocks
will be healthy and true to name.
,. To bring reliable n~urserymen
and the buyers into relations CT mu-
tual confidence and protection OF
each others legitimate interests.
An interesting program was given
az the meeting in the Adolphus hotel,
Harry ID. Wilson, state commissioner
Of agriculture for Louisiana who was
to have discussed Nursery Inspection
laws and their enforcement was un-
able 10 be present and hat topic was
discussed very thoroughly by j. NJ.
Del Curto, chief nursery inspector
Of Texas and BY r. +. Montgomery.
deputy nursery inspector of Okla
homa. Mr.. Del Curto said that Texas
had enough laws and more inspectors
70 make its inspection work effective.
The trend in Home Orchards, WAS
discussed by j. r. Roseborough. state
horticulturist for Texas and II. w.
FriStoe. extension horticulturist Of
the Louisiana College of Agriculture.
The planters viewpoint and needs
of inspection was the subject of a
general discussion led ~ y. ". Meyer.
agricultural agent for the Missouri