THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 669 



NOTES FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 



By Geo. P. Weldon, Chief Deputy State Commissioner of Horticulture. 



Butte County. 



Mr. Earl ]Mills informs the office that the report in the last Monthly 

 Bulletin that black scale occurs in commercial olive orchards in his 

 county is wrong. He states that black scale does not occur in a single 

 commercial orchard. 



Humboldt County. 



Geo. B. Weatherby is making arrangements for a series of meetings 

 among the fruit growers early in September. Professor Van Normen, 

 Dean of the University Farm School at Davis, and Geo. P. Weldon, 

 Chief Deputy State Commissioner of Horticulture, are to address these 

 gatherings. 



Kern County. 



K. S. Knowlton is conducting a vigorous campaign against the 

 Russian thistle in his county. 



Lake County. 



Mr. G. A. Lyon, Horticultural Commissioner of Lake County, reports 

 heavy planting of trees the past season. Bartlett pears are the main 

 crop. They are netting the growers $32.00 per ton this season in spite 

 of the fact that there are no railroad facilities and the nearest shipping 

 point is 25 miles distant. 



Mendocino County. 



Mr. J. R. Banks, County Horticultural Commissioner of Mendocino 

 County, has deputized Mr. E. M. Dutton, who graduated from the 

 University of California, class of 1913, to help him in his work. The 

 apple crop of the county is reported short for the season. Bartlett 

 pears are fairly good and are bringing a good price. 



Modoc County. 



O. E. McManus, of Alturas, writes that pear blight is abundant in 

 his county. 



Stanislaus County. 



A. L. Ruthford reports a milliped injuring lawns in the vicinity of 

 Modesto. 



Sutter County. 



County Commissioner Stabler of Yuba City has issued a circular 

 giving instructions for the use of the flour paste spray in controlling 

 red spider on beans. This pest has been doing considerable damage 

 of late in bean fields of Sutter County. Mr. Stabler 's method of 

 publishing and sending out specific information at the opportune time 

 to those who are interested in some problem of insect control is to be 

 commended. 



