44 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To the Honorable President and Members of the State Board of 

 Horticidture — 



Gentlemen: Herewith is submitted my report for the biennial 

 term ending December 31, 1904: 



All semi-annual meetings of the Board have been attended by 



the members, each furnishing a \^Titten re- 

 port of conditions in his district, the same 

 being placed on file in the office of the Board. 

 Discussion of the various horticultural prob- 

 lems had at this time, from the standpoint 

 of experience, result in much good to the 

 fruit industry in this State, an excerpt of 

 these meetings being published in the daily 

 and horticultural papers. 



More interest is being taken in horticultu- 

 ral matters than formerly. Every orchard- 

 ist should become familiar with his insect 

 enemies, as well as approved methods of cul- 

 ture. We find them more alert and observ- 

 ing. If anything new in the form of an insect heretofore unob- 

 served by them has been discovered, it is immediately captured and 

 forwarded to this office or the Experiment Station for identifica- 

 tion, to make sure whether he be friend or foe. 



The reputation of this office as a bureau of information has been 

 well kept up in the past two years. Not alone from within our own 

 borders do the seekers for information come, but from our sister 

 states as well. There is a growing inquiry from the east for in- 

 formation on the fruit-growing industry in Oregon. All letters 

 receive prompt reply, accompanied with printed matter to cover 

 the subject. 



The Seventh Biennial Report issued by the Board has been 

 widelv distributed to the fruit-growers in this State and sister 



