anaheim-gazette 1912-03-21

DRY FARMING METHODS OF WORLD-WIDE IMPORT AMBASSADORS OF MANY NATIONS INTERESTED IN THE CONGRESS China and Siam Aroused—Most Representative International Gathering Ever Assembled on American Continent to be Held at Lethbridge, Alberta Oct. 21-26 to Discuss This Important Subject — Japan and Turkey Are in Line That the whole world is taking a deep interest in dry farming is evidenced by the informal reports that Executive Secretary Treasurer John T. Burns of the International Dry-Farming Congress has made of his recent mission to Washington, D. C., where he met the official representatives of some 50 nations. Secretary Burns is preparing a formal report to the Canadian board of control, which will shortly make public many important plans that assure the congress at Lethbridge, October 21-26 next being the largest and most interesting agricultural convention ever held in the west. In his correspondence with the headquarters staff, Secretary Burns writes: "Ambassador Jusserand of France believes the Algerian department of agriculture will be represented by at least one official delegate, and that France, also, for the purpose of studying dry farming with a view to of Siam, told of the intense interest of his government in the dry-farming congress and its work. He has previously asked for complete reports and files of its publications and he had forwarded these to his government. He believes Siam will be represented by at least one delegate at Lethbridge. "Ambassador Chang Yin Tang of China stated that under the new conditions there it would be quite possible to advance rapidly a better class of agriculture for his country. China depends very largely upon the working out of the dry-farming problems, and the ambassador believes that his country will be represented by delegates direct from China this year. "In each case the secretary of the congress was most graciously received, the appointments being easily made and the ambassadors taking time to go into the matter of dry-farming very thoroughly. It appears that in almost every case the governments have written to their ambassadors at Washington, asking them to tell them of the work of the congress. From conversations with the various ambassadors, it seems that most of the European and Asian publications have from time to time discussed the work of the congress and its possible value in connection with their own agriculture. "I might add that it is difficult for me to estimate the exact result of these various conferences, but, beyond question, I believe that Lethbridge will entertain during congress week, October 21-26, the most representative international gathering ever assembled on the American continent which it forms." The number of tree varies from one and often, if left girdle and so forth working for the earth. Best fitted to ju county of California loss of $100,000 for this insect. Happy distributed in our only in the countr jacent to the San fact that it has b in the Sierra mov originally on a na demissa), of both tains from which our cultivated dr In his correspondence with the headquarters staff, Secretary Burns writes: "Ambassador Jusserand of France believes the Algerian department of agriculture will be represented by at least one official delegate, and that France, also, for the purpose of studying dry farming with a view to adopting the method in the interior of France. 'Hon. James Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain, was much pleased that the convention will be held on British soil this year. He will personally communicate with the heads of the various independent governments of Great Britain, urging that they all participate and that wherever possible official delegates and exhibits be sent to the Lethbridge congress and exposition and to the various divisions of the congress, but at this time it is impracticable for him to state if he can do so. "Count von Bernstorff, ambassador of Germany, stated that the methods advocated by the congress were of great importance to his country, and that the report of Consul Phlen of Denver, who had attended the last congress as a representative of Germany, had aroused considerable interest in his country. He believes that Germany will send one or more official delegates direct to Lethbridge this fall. "The ambassador of Japan not having arrived in Washington, Mr. Hanihara, first secretary and charge d'affaires, expressed his deep interest in the plans for the convention, stated that both Manchuria and Formosa are greatly in need of the development of the dry farming system of agriculture and believed that Japan will be represented by one or more delegates at this year's congress. It is also possible that there will be a delegate from the agricultural college of Japan. "Ambassador Pacha of Turkey expressed the belief that the congress would be of untold benefit to Turkey in the development of its agriculture. A large proportion of his country is what would be know as semi-arid land and the percentage of irrigation is very small, indeed. The ambassador believes that Turkey will be represented by more than one delegate and that hereafter the congress will have the active co-operation of his country." BORING INSECTS By A. J. Cook, State Horticultural Commissioner. Strange it is, how insects in their evolution, have sacrificed to gain safety. The several borers that are often so frightfully destructive are ready to feed continuously on sawdust pudding that they may hide in their wooden tunnels. Their slow development as larvae proves their diet lacking in substance. There are five orders of insects that furnish these miners: The Hymenoptera give us boring bees (Xylocopa) and wasps (Pemphredonidae), ants (Componotus), these last two are really innocuous, and the horn-tails (Sericidae). A species of this last family works in the canes of raspberries, etc., in the foothill counties, and will soon be discussed in this Monthly Bulletin. Strange as it may seem, we find some of our most destructive borers among the Lepidoptera. Yet all caterpillars are mandibulate or biting insects, and their strong jaws fit them to act as gnawers, par excellence. The wasp-like moths, Sesiidae, are all borers and exceedingly destructive. The larger and more robust Cossidae are always formidable though fortunately not numerous. The Coleopterous order gives us three families of very pernicious borers: the Buprestidae, or big-headed borers, the Cerambycidae, or round-headed borers — the longicorns, and the Scolytidae, or bark beetles. Some other species of weevils are also borers. The white ants, order Isoptera, family Termitidae, are among the most extensive borers and not infrequently do no little mischief here in California, though it is in the tropics that they work their greatest havoc. The California Peach Borer.—This insect, which is a western species, peculiar to California, Nevada, and Oregon, is a serious pest of all stone trees. Most fortunate the borer is not butted in the peace. The same peculiarity the eastern borer a wonder, and a luck, that the Me got has not gained ifornia orange grove and will not abate fort to keep it out we or shall we fence against this it has failed to it. It is a danger grower. No nurse nor nurseryman seetspector permit it city, no county counts entrance or saction Again, here, if ally here, the finding shipment woundedrer is sufficient to the entire shipment seen, the borers are that the keenest ability detect htm. ous a pest for usble risk. Were ard I would not any cause for sushe trees were at In Michigan, whisperence with them our peach borer July was the time the moths emerge stage. There, as out process was method to success borers. The oozle easier to find these were not found mounding of the tually failed to give factory results. times in the year was practiced; two again as many ti "Ambassador Pacha of Turkey expressed the belief that the congress would be of untold benefit to Turkey in the development of its agriculture. A large proportion of his country is what would be known as semi-arid land and the percentage of irrigation is very small, indeed. The ambassador believes that Turkey will be represented by more than one delegate and that hereafter the congress will have the active co-operation of his country. "Marquis Confalonieri, ambassador of Italy, shows with pleasure files containing considerable correspondence between his country and his office in regard to the work of the dry farming congress. They have given the matter considerable attention and have had one or two important debates in the Italian congress upon dry farming and the possibility of adopting its methods in Italy. The Marquis believes there will be one or more delegates representing his country in attendance at Lethbridge, and says that hereafter the Italian government can be depended upon for official co-operation. "Ambassador Bakhmeteff of Russia who has only recently arrived and taken charge of his office in Washington, was deeply interested in the subject and stated that Russia was of course distinctively a dry-farming country as a whole, that it was generally recognized there that the better methods of tillage, seed breeding and conservation must be adopted, and he believed that while Russia has been represented during the past several years by one or more delegates each year, that there will be a larger and more active delegation at the congress this year. He further stated that the report of Dr. Kryshtofovich to his government had created a deep interest in the movement. Mr. Sanpakitch, charge d'affaires..." ANAHEIM GAZETTE which it forms. It may be found in varying sizes, from a mere speck to an inch in length, almost any time from November to May. Mr. Moulton, in his admirable bulletin, says it may be found a half inch long almost any month of the year. Only last week, February 10th, I found larvae, hardly large enough to see and others in the same tree more than half an inch long. When the larvae become full grown they form a cocoon of chips, frass, and silk, much the form of a cartridge, line it with silk and soon pupate. I found in studying the eastern borer that the longevity of the larvae vaired greatly. I think this depends upon the character of the tree as to the health, the heat, and, I dare say, the soil and soil moisture. In summer, from May to September, the pupae emerge from the cocoons. They push about halfway up when the moth escapes. The male is smaller and more dainty colored than is the female. The number of caterpillars per tree varies from one to seventy-five, and often, if left undisturbed, utterly girdle and so destroy the tree, and working for the most part just beneath the earth. It is said by those best fitted to judge that a single county of California suffers a yearly loss of $100,000 from the attack of this insect. Happily it is not widely distributed in our state. I know it only in the counties immediately adjacent to the Santa Clara valley. The fact that it has been taken high up in the Sierra mountains and worked originally on a native plant (Cerasus demissa), of both ranges of our mountains from which it has migrated to our cultivated drunaceous plants ma- sect or other affection of the roots. There are two excellent bulletins treating of Peach Borers, one that of Mr. Moulton, published by the department of agriculture, and that by Professor Slingerland of Cornell university. SIX SUPER-DREADNAUGHTS U. S. Battleships on Building List—Two are Rapidly Nearing Finish Washington, March 20.—The names of the super-dreadnaughts Ok'ahoma and Nevada, for which contracts recently were let, made their first appearance on he monthly progress report issued by the bureau of construction and repair yesterday. This makes a total of six battleships on the building list. Two are rapidly nearing completion. The report also shows that on March 1, the Wyoming was 93.5 per cent and the Arkansas 90.9 per cent completed, the New York and Texas respectively 26.8 per cent and 56.1 per cent completed. HEAVY LOSSES Here is an item taken from a Los Angeles daily newspaper showing damages sustained at Ventura during the recent rainstorm: "At midnight it was raining steadily in the mountains, and ranchers along the San Gabriel wash and the Rio Hondo are watching the rising waters closely, though they are still well within the banks. Engineer Olmstead of the San Antonio reclamation district, is in personal charge of 150 men patrolling the section of the Rio Hondo north of Downey where $50,-000 has been spent on protection." best fitted to judge that a single county of California suffers a yearly loss of $100,000 from the attack of this insect. Happily it is not widely distributed in our state. I know it only in the counties immediately adjacent to the Santa Clara valley. The fact that it has been taken high up in the Sierra mountains and worked originally on a native plant (Cerasus demissa), of both ranges of our mountains from which it has migrated to our cultivated drupaceous plants, makes me feel sure that it can live and thrive in all our deciduous orchards, where stone fruits are grown, if once introduced. It is a curious and most fortunate circumstance, that the borer is not more widely distributed in the peach growing counties. The same peculiarity characterizes the eastern borer in Michigan. It is a wonder, and a species of wondrous luck, that the Mexican orange maggot has not gained lodgment in California orange groves, yet we do not and will not abate our hardest effort to keep it out. No more should we or shall we spare any pains to fence against this peach borer where it has failed to gain lodgment. It is a dangerous foe to the fruit grower. No nursery should harbor it. no nurseryman send it forth, no inspector permit it to leave his county, no county commissioner permit its entrance or sale in his county. Again, here, if anywhere, and surely here, the finding of any tree in a shipment wounded by this peach borer is sufficient cause for rejecting the entire shipment. As we have seen, the borers are often so minute that the keenest inspection will hardly detect them. They are too serious a pest for us to take any possible risk. Were I setting an orchard I would not buy trees if I had any cause for suspicion that any of the trees were attacked. In Michigan, where I had much experience with the near congener of our peach borer, I found that early July was the time when the first of the moths emerged from the pupa stage. There, as here, the digging-out process was the one and only method to successfully combat the borers. The oozing gum makes it easier to find the borers. The washers were not found reliable. The mounding of the trees with earth usually failed to give any very satisfactory results. There were four times in the year that digging out was practiced; twice in the fall and again as many times in the spring. At midnight it was raining steadily in the mountains, and ranchers along the San Gabriel wash and the Rio Hondo are watching the rising waters closely, though they are still well within the banks. Engineer Olmstead of the San Antonio reclamation district, is in personal charge of 150 men patrolling the section of the Rio Hondo north of Downey where $50,000 has been spent on protection work. A cloudburst at Ventura has flooded the streets and did damage amounting to close to PBJ, JJJ." LEONARD EVANS Attorney-at-Law Special Attention Given Probate Matters Notary Public. 105 E. Center St. Pacific Phone 246J Anaheim, Cal H. V. Weisel Roger C. Dutton WEISEL & DUTTON Attorneys and Counselors at Law SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN PROBATE MATTERS German Language Spoken Notary Public 2d Floor Mullinix bldg Phone Main 110J Anaheim, Cal F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellows' Block, Center Street Anaheim, Cal J. JANSS, M. D. Physician & Surgeon 523 W. Center St. Anaheim Office Hours, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Both Phones Phones, Main 135 R Home 140l DR. JOHN H. BOEGE DENTIST Office 200½ East Center St. Hours 9 to 12; 1 to 4 Evenings by Appointment GEO. C. BRYAN, M. D. Successor to the late Dr. Rich, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA OFFICE HOURS— 10 to 12 a.m; 2 to 4 p.m.; 7 to 8 p.m. Phones, Pacific 45; Home 62. Dr. W. S. 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Boys in the high school were secured to do the work. This frequent digging was required as it was desirable to catch them as soon as their size attracts the eye, and to repeat the quest that those too little to be deected at any search may be captured as soon as they could be discovered. In this way the pest was really exterminated in some of the most important peach growing-districts of the state. In orchard practice attention to detail "wins out"; this digging out, "in season,and out of season," is an all-important detall. There is a custom among some nurserymen of "puddling" the roots of nursery stock before shipping to protect them from drying out. In case of any trees subject to affection like drupaceous trees subject to attack of borers, apple trees which may harbor the woolly aphis, and almost all rosaceous trees and plants, and many others that furnish home and food at the root for the root gall nematode, etc., this puddling should be cause sufficient for refusing nursery stock thus treated. It makes it well nigh impossible to detect the pest. One of the largest and most cautious nurserymen of the state told me this past week that he never puddled any tree but the fig, which, so far as he knew, had no in- Bakery Sectionery ISTLER, Proprietor Kes and Pies daily. Chris colates and Bonbons refresh, on hand. City Hall Anaheim Bakery Syre, prop. Bread es and Pies akes and Cypress Sts. Wines, Liquors Ligars, at Wisser's Saloon er on Draught nia Halle A splendid Lunch every day. Best brands of Wines, liquors and Ciars for those deiring them. 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