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planted the past winter, and many acres of her choice lands 

 for the apple and pear are now being sold, and another year 

 will see vast orchards of apples and pears planted in this 

 county. Douglas has such a vast acreage of choice apple 

 and pear lands that are so well adapted to growing this fruit, 

 that in a few years it will be the leading fruit section of the 

 State at the present rate of planting. 



InsT^ector Stearns of Klamath County writes me there has 

 also been unusual activity in that county the past winter in 

 planting commercial apple orchards. With railway connec- 

 tions now had at Klamath Falls horticultural development 

 will be rapid. 



The pear blight that threatened the oear and apole orchards 

 of Jackson County is now under control. Through the teach- 

 ings of Professor O'Gara our fruit-growers have learned 

 how to meet this dreaded disease. Inspectors Taylor and 

 Smith of Jackson County have been active, and taught grow- 

 ers how to combat this disease successfully. 



Orchards that would have soon been destroyed by the 

 germ were treated by cutting out the diseased parts, and 

 saved. To treat the pear blight with success when the trees 

 are dormant the grower must know how to identify hold- 

 over blight, and cut out all diseased parts. I confess when 

 the blight was first discovered in the orchards of Jackson 

 County, I looked upon it as a serious problem, and it was 

 a serious one, but with the aid Professor O'Gara gave us we 

 have been taught how to successfully handle it. 



A. H. Carson, 

 Commissioner for Third District. 



OCTOBEE, MEETING, 1909. 



To the Honorable State Board of Horticulture: 



I respectfully submit the following report of the horticul- 

 tural progress and present conditions of the fruit industry 

 in the third district for the past six months. 



At the beginning of the growing period this season prom- 

 ises for a record output for all kinds of fruits were flattering. 

 As the season of growth advanced it became apparent these 

 promises, owing to abnormal climatic conditions, were not to 

 be realized. From the middle of March until late in Septem- 

 ber the rainfall was practically nothing. Usually in all nor- 

 mal years during April, May, and June the Rogue River Val- 

 ley has ample precipitation to stimulate the growth of all 

 kinds of fruits and agricultural crops, but this year during 

 these months we had no rains, with cool north winds prevail- 



