February, ipso 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 41 



Returns with Valuable Data About Pear Blight 



THE seriousness of flre blight which 

 threatens the pear industry of Ore- 

 gon and which has already wiped it 

 out in certain sections of the country 

 and how the Southern Oregon branch 

 experiment station hopes to be of serv- 

 ice through the propagation of blight 

 resistant varieties, was told by Prof. 

 F. C. Reimer, superintendent of the sta- 

 tions during Farmer's week at the Ore- 

 gon Agricultural College. Prof. Reimer 

 has just returned from his second trip 

 to China for the purpose of obtaining 

 pears which are blight immune. He 

 brought home between 40 and 50 new 

 varieties, and these will be tested at the 

 station next spring and summer. 



Prof. Reimer told of oriental customs 

 which were not altogether to his liking. 

 "Chinese hotels," he said, "should be 

 called Chinese hovels. Donkeys, goats, 

 pigs, chickens, and all the vermin God 

 ever made are there. There is no bed, 

 no bedding and no stove. It is a real 

 experience to spend a few nights in one 

 of these places. 



"Fifteen to 30 Chinese all sleep in the 

 same room. The Chinese are kicking 

 each other all night long and they snore 

 like a rhinoceros. The noise of the 

 donkeys in another part of the inn is 

 terrific, but when I was given the choice 



of sleeping next to the Chinese or the 

 donkeys, I chose the donkeys. 



"It is a common experience to find a 

 hog in your room rooting in your bag- 

 gage. One must carry his own cot, bed- 

 ding and food. The Chinese inn is be- 

 yond description." 



Prof. Reimer returns with what is un- 

 doubtedly the most complete collection 

 of oriental pears in the world. He has 

 also found several species which are 

 practically immune from blight, and by 

 using this type for the root and branch 

 structure, and grafting with the more 

 edible Bartlett, Bosc, or Anjou, it is be- 

 lieved that a pear will be evolved which 

 will not be affected by blight. Profes- 

 sor Reimer is also interested in creat- 

 ing a new species of pear tree entirely 

 by a process of cross fertilization, using 

 the Chinese and American varieties, 

 which would produce a commercial 

 pear, suitable for the table and free 

 from blight infection. 



Prof. Reimer's experiments and dis- 

 coveries are of far reaching importance, 

 pear growers in all parts of the country 

 being intensely interested in them. In 

 the near future Prof. Reimer will give 

 a lecture on his experiences in China 

 and the result of his research work to 

 date. 



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