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worm when he does come . Of equal importance with spray- 

 ing is the destruction of the full-grown worm to prevent the 

 breeding of more moths. Pigs or sheep should be kept in 

 the orcliard to eat every apple as soon as it falls. The plan 

 of banding the trees is also of great benefit. This is largely 

 practiced in Idaho and has proved a very important help. A 

 piece of burlap is tied around the tree below the limbs, and 

 as the worm crawls along hunting a place to hide away and 

 spin his cocoon, he finds this and immediately crawls under. 

 The bands can then be removed and the worms destroyed. 

 As it takes only a few days for the moth to emerge, the bands 

 must be examined every week or they will prove only a pro- 

 tection to the worm. Houses in which apples are stored 

 during the winter should be screened to prevent the moths 

 emerging in the spring. With these precautions carried, out 

 all along the line, the codling moth would soon cease to be 

 a terror and Oregon once more become famous as the land of 

 big red apples. 



WILBUR K. NEWELL, 

 Commissioner First District. 



FINAL REPORT. 



FIRST DISTRICT. 



To the President and Members of the State Board of Horticnltv.re: 



Herewith I submit my first biennial report. I have served 

 as a member of the board for a year and a half, my commis- 

 sion bearing date of April 22, 1899, and this report will cover 

 my work during that time, together with such suggestions as 

 may have occurred to me. I was appointed to fill out the 

 unexpired term of Mr. Henry E. Dosch, who resigned as 

 commissioner, to become tlie secretary of the board. 



My district comprises Multnomah, Clackamas, Yamliill, 

 Washington, Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook counties, a 

 section entirely too large to be covered in the time, or witli 

 the means,] at my disposal. I have endeavored to put my 

 time to the best advantage, giving the nurseries my first and 

 most careful attention, bestowing the remainder of the work 

 on the most important fruit sections. Tillamook County, I 



