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conditions were right for them to multiply and then develop 

 a hold-over for next spring-'s infection. 



Second, any practica! horticulturist would cut out the dead 

 terminal twigs, for the reason a dead twig cannot be any 

 benefit to the growing trees, as it absorbs some moisture from 

 the growing tree and cannot give anything in return from 

 being there. Then, too, it is surely an unsightly object on a 

 healthy tree. 



SPRAYING. 



There is not today a fruit grower in the Valley but under- 

 stands the benefits derived from spraying for insect pests, 

 and fungous diseases. Contrasting the hard work this board 

 had to get the fruit grower to spray to protect his fruit and 

 trees from injurious insect pests and fungous diseases with 

 his willingness today is a gratifying proof of the value of the 

 board's educational work to induce spraying and production 

 of better fruit. We are now seeing the results in every section 

 of clean fruit in our local markets. The results of spraying 

 for the codling moth has reduced the loss from wormy fruit 

 from 50 to 75 per cent a few years ago down to at least two 

 per cent at present. 



Spraying the peach while in foliage last sprin? for the 

 peach blight with the lime and sulphur Compound (one to 

 thirty) in Ashland was unfortunate, as the trees were 

 defoliated and the crop on the trees rendered worthless. This 

 spraying the neach while in foliaee is risky at any strength 

 of lime and sulphur, and especially at a strength of one to 

 thirty of the Compound. 



INSPECTION WORK. 



The county inspectors in Coos, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, 

 Klamath, and Lake have been active and have accomplished 

 much good work towards bettering orchard conditions in these 

 counties. Inspector P. M. Hall-Lewis, since his appointment, 

 has proven an active, intelligent worker for better methods 

 and conditions in Coos County; while Inspectors F. A. McCall 

 of Douglas, J. F. Burke of Josephine, and W. J. Myers, 

 assisted by several deputies given him by the county court 

 of Jackson County, have done good work in their respective 

 counties. The people of Jackson are alive to the necessity of 

 protecting their large acreage devoted to fruit. It was found 

 impossible for one or two inspectors to cover the orchards 

 of Jackson, and the fruit growers of that county asked the 

 court to aDpoint a number of denuties, with the approval of 

 the commissioner, to do the Dolice work in Controlling the 

 blight, which the court readily granted. For the past six 



