AppEXDix. 169 



THE DUTIES OF COUNTY FRUIT INSPECTORS. 



Mr. E. C. Armstrong, county fruit inspector for Marion and Linn 

 counties, read the following paper on "The Duties of County Fruit 

 Inspector," at the summer meeting of the Oregon State Horticultui'al 

 Society, Salem, 1906: 



In opening this subject for discussion, I will not attempt to read 

 much of a paper, but simply suggest a few thoughts that may lead to a 

 free discussion of the subject, so that farmers, fruit growers and in- 

 spectors may have a better and more mutual understanding, that we 

 may better work together for the benefit of each other and the good of 

 the community and State. 



No inspector can stand alone in this work. If he is successful in any 

 •degree he must have the moral support and co-operation of those in the 

 community who are interested in the work. It might be well, and I 

 suppose it will be expected, that I quote some extracts from the horti- 

 cultural law that refers to the duties of the county inspector. 



The last session of the Legislature passed a law, from which I will 

 •quote a few items: 



Section 1. That upon a petition of not less than twenty-five residents 

 and fruit growers of any county in this State, the county court of said 

 county shall appoint a county inspector, whose duty it shall be to 

 inspect the apple and other fruit orchards of said county and enforce 

 the laws now in force and that may be hereafter in force in the State 

 applicable to the fruit industry and to the growing, handling, and 

 selling of fruit, fruit trees and other nursery stock. 



Section 2. The county inspector shall perform his duties under the 

 general supervision of the State District Commissioner, to whom he 

 shall make reports in the manner prescribed by the State Board of 

 Horticulture. 



Section 7. It shall be the duty of the several members of the Board 

 and of the secretary or the county inspectors under their director, 

 whenever they shall deem it necessary, to cause an inspection to be 

 made of any orchards, nurseries, plants, vegetables, vines, or any fi'uit 

 packing house, storeroom, salesroom, or any other place within their 

 district, and if found infested with any pests, diseases or fungus growth, 

 injurious to fruits, plants, vegetables, trees or vines, or their eggs or 

 larvae liable to spread to other places or localities, or of such nature 

 to be a public danger, they shall notify the owner or owners or persons 

 in charge of, or in possession of such articles, things or places, that the 

 same are so infested, and shall require said persons to eradicate or 

 destroy said insects or pests, etc., within a certain time, to be specified 

 in said notice. 



It might be interesting to quote a few more extracts from the lav/ 

 that relates more to the grower: 



Section 1 of a law entitled an act to protect the fruit and hop 

 industry of Oregon: 



