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results by careful spraying to control insect pests and fungous 

 diseases has gone, and now they know they have control of 

 these pests and can save their fruit by the use of the spray 

 pump. 



While this year, owing to the great moisture and cool 

 climatic conditions that have prevailed, has been favorable for 

 the development of apple anthracnose the growers have learned 

 by repeated experiments that Bordeaux mixture sprayed on 

 the tree as soon as the apples are gathered is sure to prevent 

 new growth of the fungus the winter and spring following. 



INSPECTION. 



The fruit inspectors in the third district have been active, 

 and through the authority given the State board by the law 

 through these inspectors much of benefit to the fruit industry 

 has been accomplished. 



Inspector J. W. Myers of Jackson County, with several 

 deputies, J. F. Burke of Josephine County, F. A. McCall of 

 Douglas County and P. M. Hall-Lewis of Coos County, have 

 been active and done careful inspection work that has been a 

 benefit to the fruit industry of their counties. At the 

 beginning of their inspection work they did not have the 

 co-operation of the growers they should have had. Now the 

 Opposition has ceased and the growers see that the inspectors 

 are an aid to them in suggesting how to identify insect pests 

 and fungus diseases, and the proper remedies they should use 

 to free their orchards of pests and fungus and make their 

 trees healthy and vigorous. 



COOS COUNTY. 



Last June I spent two weeks in horticultural work in Coos. 

 I found the demands of the people of that county so insistent 

 for horticultural knowledge that I could not ignore it. I held 

 a number of meetings in the county and was surprised at the 

 interest shown on best methods to develop fruit-growing m 

 that section by the liberal turn-out at these meetings by all 

 classes. 



At these meetings I was fortunate in having the assist- 

 ance of Professor Jackson on plant diseases and Professor 

 Wilson on insect pests, both of the Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Corvallis, and Professor Reimer of the experimental 

 Station at Medford, Oregon. Many fruit-growers of Coos 

 County were with us in the orchards, and this gave the 

 Professors an opportunity to teach them how to identify 



