anaheim-gazette 1912-06-20

WAR ON DISEASES OF PLANTS Walnut Blight to be Attacked with Fungicides (Correspondence of The Gazette) Berkeley, June 17, 1912. The plan of campaign for the University of California's war on the plant diseases and insect pests of Southern California during the coming twelve months was adopted by the Regents at their June meeting, as provided by the laws. Walnut blight will be attacked in a new way—by direct spraying with fungicides. That walnut trees can be rendered immune against the blight which has caused such heavy loss of nuts has been proved by the University's work at Whittier, Anaheim, and elsewhere. The method is to graft on the old trunks walnut stock which is resistant to the disease. Heretofore it has been regarded as impracticable to fight the disease by spraying, since the spread of the foliage is so great. New England experience in attacking the gypsy moth on shade and forest has resulted in the devising of new arrangements for spraying very large trees which Thomas F. Hunt of the University staff now will try in fighting walnut blight. A monograph on the walnut in California by Professor Ralph E. Smith and his associates will be published in the near future. Crown-gall of fruit trees has now pathological Laboratory of the University will be H. D. Young. There at Whittier he will carry on an elaborate series of experiments to explain and control characters of citrus fruits which affect their commercial value. He will study the relation of soil moisture to certain plant diseases, to determine whether they may be controlled by regulation of irrigation, either in amount or method of application. He will use specially constructed growing tanks, with provision for absolute control of moisture, drainage, aeration, etc., and with facilities for observation of roots in place. The regulating and observing conditions will probably excel anything of the sort ever before used. Desert agriculture and its novel and important problems will be investigated at the university's new 40-acre agricultural experiment station on land given by the supervisors and the citizens of Imperial county, near Meloland. Farm and station buildings have just been completed, and fencing, tools, and farm livestock is supplied, and the land planted to field crops and fruits. Walter E. Packard is in charge. He has carried on agriculutral investigations for the university in the Imperial valley since 1909. The station will study the adaptation of various plants and methods of culture to the conditions prevailing there, and will investigate soil, insect, plant disease, and livestock problems in the wonderfully rich lands reclaimed by irrigation from the desert. These agricultural investigations of the University in Southern California are an important addition to the great work of instruction it carries on at Berkeley, where a thousand students take courses in agriculture. ECONOMIC WALK OF THE LAKE Batting Average of Soon to be Made It is only natural that with its well developed grain industries should be with all sorts of pests economic importance, initially come first. Anything which tends to keep in great hordes of injurious must be considered a direct Probably next to insect pests are the most important in checking the increase. This brings about an immediate solution of what the least is difficult. Side we have certain birds as checks on insects and her side the same birds as siderable loss by their own in the orchard and grain. One of the most noted being to this general class dowlark. That its depressed grain fields are rael must identify when it is known last two legislatures bills introduced taking protection from this bird because of tion to sprouting grain. Al complaint against this cheers and the strong defender by others caused Game Commission to take entific investigation into bit. As the only fair test of the foliage is so great. New England experience in attacking the gypsy moth on shade and forest has resulted in the devising of new arrangements for spraying very large trees which Thomas F. Hunt of the University staff now will try in fighting walnut blight. A monograph on the walnut in California by Professor Ralph E. Smith and his associates will be published in the near future. Crown-gall of fruit trees has now been explained by the discovery by C. O. Smith of the organism which causes the disease. By artificial inoculation he has demonstrated its character. Now he is testing various available fruit-tree roots, in the endeavor to find varieties naturally resistant or immune to the disease. The University's Plant Pathological Laboratory at Whittier has shown the lemon growers that the "brown rot" which was a serious injury to the marketability of fruit may be prevented by disinfecting the lemonwasher. Now E. E. Thomas will continue at Whittier experiments to show how other spots, blemishes, and forms old ecay in the lemon may be prevented and their keeping quality bettered. Root-rot of fruit trees will be studied by Professor W. T. Horne. Diseases of the watermelon, onion, tomato, and sweet potato will be studied by S. S. Rogers. How the health of fruit trees and other plants is affected by various soil characters and conditions will be a special field of investigation at Whittier, by E. E. Thomas. There also the walnut aphis, the citrus red spider, and various other insects of much economic harmfulness will be studied by Professor H. J. Quayle and J. D. Neuls. P. H. Timberlake of the United States Department of Agriculture will continue his investigation of insects which are parasites upon injurious insects—especially those affecting citrus trees. Several important bulletins on harmful citrus insects have been published by the University during the past year, these being the work of Professor Quayle. The enlargement of the University's plant disease laboratory at Whittier just completed (the Legislature had made a special grant for this purpose) has much increased the facilities for such researches as to the alliments and natural enemies of the trees and plants, and made it possible to bring about co-operation with the United States and State investigators. For instance Professor H. DEATH OF OLD SETTLER John T. Carpenter, Orange County Pioneer Passes Away The death, Tuesday, of John T. Carpenter closed the career of an old settler one closely identified with the early development of this section. Mr. Carpenter passed away at a hospital in Los Angeles, his death being assigned chiefly to advanced age. He was in the neighborhood of 70 years old. Coming from the east in his boyhood, Mr. Carpenter settled in Los Angeles. He was at one time jailor of that city, then a comparatively small town. Later he moved to this vicinity and acquired large holdings. He was the owner of a large cattle ranch north of Los Angeles and the Carpenter tract in the Santiago Canyon comprised hundreds of acres. Half of the water supply from the canyon was controlled by Mr. Carpenter and the El Modena water company still bears his name. He also owned property in San Diego county. Until several months ago Mr. Carpenter resided on a ranch at Olive which he relinquished to purchase property at Watts. Shortly after moving there, he was taken ill, and was removed to a Los Angeles hospital, where he remained until his death. The widow and six children are left: Mrs. Carpenter with two married daughters and two sons, Bennie and William, are in Los Angeles. Frank Carpenter resides at Ocean-side, while the other two sons, A libert and Andrew, live in the county, Andrew at Villa Park and Albert at Orange. The funeral was held in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. These agricultural investigations of the University in Southern California are an important addition to the great work of instruction it carries on at Berkeley, where a thousand students take courses in agriculture, and to the farmers institute, correspondence, and publication work, and which brings results of agricultural science home to the common use of the farmers. Abundant proof of tions of the meadowlark fields has been afforded mach examination. Bird ringing the winter months contain little else than many as thirty kernals enough hulls to account more grains have been single stomach. In theigation it has been four birds prefer oats and o siderable damage to a f lly where the birds are a amount of grain sm deed astonishing to see way in which the bird drill, and digging down sprout, pull out the ke fact that meadowlarks field only when she coming through the soil ter it has reached a hel three inches, makes time during which dam done of short duration that oats and wheat grains damaged to any minimizes somewhat th e damage done. After the presentation of the bird's life the qually arises: Can the mostibly pay for the damage destroying injurious insects would also cause a loss cher. The investigation gressed far enough to n al answer. However statements can be ma value of the meadowlark troyer of injurious insect Stomach examination the food of the meadow The enlargement of the University's plant disease laboratory at Whittier just completed (the Legislature had made a special grant for this purpose) has much increased the facilities for such researches as to the alliments and natural enemies of the trees and plants, and made it possible to bring about co-operation with the United States and State investigators. For instance Professor H. S. Fawcett, plant pathologist of the State Commission of Horticulture, will investigate there certain diseases of citrus fruit trees, with the advantage of experience in Florida in the same line of work. Work has begun on a commodious laboratory at the University's Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside, the funds for this building and for the site on which it stands having been especially appropriated by the last Legislature. The new laboratory will be thoroughly equipped, and will become headquarters for some of the wrok for advancing the interests of the orange and lemon industries herefore carried on by the university at Whittier. The United States department of agriculture will co-operate with the university at Riverside, stationing there agricultural experts who are dealing with some of the serious problems of the citrus industry. Questions as to proper treatment of the soil in orange and lemon orchards will especially be investigated. In charge at the Riverside Citrus Experiment Station will be Professor J. Ellot Coit, who will go there to live, and who will carry on citrus investigations along pomological lines and co-operate with the national government's scientists. In charge at the Whittier Plant BILLY WALLOP IN RUNAWAY Jumps from Buggy as Horse Kicks And Runs Away Throwing two hind shoes at the same instant, with a broken bellyband and severed breaching strap thrown in for good measure, Billy Wallop's fiery untamed steed did pyrotechnic stunts on East Center St. some afternoons ago. Billy had driven into the east country to get a grapefruit tree, and was returning at about 6 o'clock when, as he reached a point near Kroeger street, traveling at a fast clip, things went wrong. The horse threw her hind shoes, the harness collapsed, the horse began kicking, and Billy jumped. The shoes struck the frightened animal, the shafts rose over its back, the buggy ran up against it when the breathing broke, and out went Billy in record time and distance. He landed without injury, while the horse plunged ahead, striking a telephone pole directly, relieving itself of the buggy and bolting down the road. It turned into Kroeger street, then into Broadway, where George Dutton caught it at the corner of Olive St. Billy came up, took possession of the nag, ran the buggy into a blacksmith shop for repairs, and took the grape fruit tree home and planted it. The widow and six children are left. Mrs. Carpenter with two married daughters and two sons, Bennie and William, are in Los Angeles. Frank Carpenter resides at Oceanside, while the other two sons, A libert and Andrew, live in the county, Andrew at Villa Park and Albert at Orange. The funeral was held in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. As a destroyer of cu grasshoppers, the meadow bably unequaled by any As many as sixty-six have found in a single as many as thirty pairs of grasshoppers. When that the time of digging insects is only two to it becomes very even number of these injuries stroyed in a day is thus appears that the same locality where they later on perform a vav in exterminating insects well known as destroy It will be noted that been no attempt made er side of the question simply state facts knowledge of the food meadowlark which will when the investigation will certainly furnish dence as to the real bird. Conkey's Poultry Boars to anyone. Free this ad to H. H. Gardner Los Angeles street. ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE LARK Patting Average of Bird Is Soon to be Made Known It is only natural that California with its well developed fruit and grain industries should be troubled with all sorts of pests. In order of economic importance, insects naturally come first. Anything therefore which tends to keep in check the great hordes of injurious insects must be considered a direct benefit. Probably next to insect parasites, the birds are the most important factor in checking the increase of insects. This brings about an important problem the solution of which, to say the least is difficult. For on one side we have certain birds which act as checks on insects and on the other side the same birds causing considerable loss by their depredations in the orchard and grain field. One of the most noted birds belonging to this general class is the meadowlark. That its depredations in grain fields are rael must become evident when it is known that in the past two legislatures bills have been introduced taking protection away from this bird because of its destruction to sprouting grain. The continual complaint against this bird by ranchers and the strong defense of the bird by others caused the Fish and Game Commission to take up a scientific investigation into its food habit. As the only fair test of the va- ECONOMY IN STATE GOVERNMENT Board of Control Lays Down New Rule for Office Holders Under a ruling of the state board of control the members of the state highway commission and the state board of equalization will not be allowed their living expenses while attending meetings at headquarters in Sacramento; the state industrial accident board will suffer likewise for attendance at meetings in San Francisco. Neither will these officials be allowed traveling expenses to and from between their homes and their places of official business. The saving to the state is indicated by the fact, for instance, that members of the state board of equalization pass about four months of the year in Sacramento, and from time immemorial their hotel bills while in the city have been footed by the state. Some of the officials came long distances to Sacramento and San Francisco, and they must now pay their own railway fare. FEDERAL HIGHWAY TALK Counties Convention Will Discuss Matters of Great Interest Advices received by the California Development Board indicate that the Seventeenth Semi-Annual Counties Convention of that organization will be attended by considerably more than one thousand delegates. The ever-increasing interest shown by county officials in matters of State-wide interest is a marked advance over the attitude shown in similar cases a few years ago. The San Jose meeting, which is to That its depredations in grain fields are rael must become evident when it is known that in the past two legislatures bills have been introduced taking protection away from this bird because of its destruction to sprouting grain. The continual complaint against this bird by ranchers and the strong defense of the bird by others caused the Fish and Game Commission to take up a scientific investigation into its food habit. As the only fair test of the value of a bird to the people of California is a thorough knowledge of the food habits of the bird throughout the year, it was determined to obtain this knowledge by field work supplemented with stomach examination of birds taken in many different parts of the state each month in the year. Many interesting things that have been demonstrated in the work thus far are of general interest. Abundant proof of the depredations of the meadowlark in the grain fields has been afforded by the stomach examination. Birds taken during the winter months are found to contain little else than grain. As many as thirty kernals of oats with enough hulls to account for as many more grains have been found in a single stomach. In the field investigation it has been found that the birds prefer oats and often do considerable damage to a field, especially where the birds are numerous and the amount of grain small. It is indeed astonishing to see the skillful way in which the birds follow the drill, and digging down beside the sprout, pull out the kernel. The fact that meadowlarks damage a field only when the sprout is just coming through the soil and not after it has reached a height of two or three inches, makes the period of time during which damage can be done of short duration. The fact that oats and wheat are the only grains damaged to any extent also minimizes somewhat the amount of damage done. After the presentation of this side of the bird's life the question naturally arises: Can the meadowlark possibly pay for the damage done, by destroying injurious insects which would also cause a loss to the rancher. The investigation has not progressed far enough to admit of a final answer. However some definite statements can be made as to the value of the meadowlark as a destroyer of injurious insects. Stomach examinations has shown the food of the meadowlark to be... of the bird's life the question naturally arises: Can the meadowlark possibly pay for the damage done, by destroying injurious insects which would also cause a loss to the rancher. The investigation has not progressed far enough to admit of a final answer. However some definite statements can be made as to the value of the meadowlark as a destroyer of injurious insects. Stomach examinations has shown the food of the meadowlark to be made up largely of beetles, cutworms, grasshoppers, crickets, ants, and wood crickets (commonly called Jerusalem crickets.) As a destroyer of cutworms and grasshoppers the meadowlark is probably unequaled by any other bird. As many as sixty-six cutworms have been found in a single stomach and as many as thirty pairs of mandibles of grasshoppers. When it is known that the time of digestion of these insects is only two to three hours, it becomes very evident that the number of these injurious insects destroyed in a day is very great. It thus appears that the birds in the same locality where they do damage, later on perform a valuable service in exterminating insects which are well known as destroyers of grain. It will be noted that there has been no attempt made to take either side of the question but rather to simply state facts. The thorough knowledge of the food habits of the meadowlark which will be available when the investigation is completed will certainly furnish abundant evidence as to the real value of this bird. Conkey's Poultry Book means dollars to anyone. Free if you bring this ad to H. H. Gardner Co., 114 N. Los Angeles street. The delegates in attendance at the San Jose meeting, as indicated by correspondence on file at the offices of the California Development Board, will consist of officers and directors of chambers of commerce and other promotion organizations from all sections of the state, supervisors of each county, leading agriculturalists, manufacturers and merchants. The second part of the program, which will include a discussion of "The Efficient Local Organization," will be of great value to chambers of commerce men in attendance. An effort will be made to stimulate the smaller chambers of commerce in California and to increase the efficiency of each organization. California has over 356 chambers of commerce and promotion organizations—probably more than could be found in any other state in the union. 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