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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



and encouragement that we see these men capture enormous crops aud staj with and 

 increase their business, in spite of blight. This season we could lind scarcely a 

 visible case of blight in Mr. Gammon's orchard, and yl he stated there was a bad 

 blight attack in the spring. lie immediately i>m on men 10 cut it out, having as 

 many as 25 employed in the work at one time, the entire job costing $1,500. This 

 sounds a big expenditure, but when we know that lie sold a big crop of pears 

 at a good figure, it was comparative!; small and the orchard was left in good con- 

 dition for another season. 



The cutting-out method is by no means satisfactory, but so far is all we have. 

 Experiments have been made in inoculation, lending to tree immunity, hut so far 

 unsuccessfully. Let us hope that eventually such experiments may lead to success. 

 Last summer some promising investigations of pear blight bacteria were made by 

 ( '. Laughlin, a pharmaceutical chemist having an orchard in Lake County. 'Work 

 was done with artificial cultures and tree inoculation, the idea hoiug to 

 produce immunity, either whole or partial, against the bacteria. Our control 

 methods "in a nutshell" at present are: close inspection of all apple and pear 

 orchards just after blossoming time; notification of owners or tenants wherever 

 neglected trees are found and coercion if necessary when cases arc unattended to; 

 disinfection of tools with corrosive sublimate, 1-1,000 (retaining same in glass or 

 applying with swab) ; keeping water sprouts from growing at the base of trees and 

 keeping lower limbs free from fruit spurs; special clean up of any carry-over in the 

 fall before regular pruning and while leaves ate siill on the trees; and general 

 vigilance in the orchard at all times. 



HORTICULTURE IN LASSEN COUNTY. 



Bj A, li. Taylor, County Horticultural Commissioner, SusanvIUe, Cal. 



Lassen County, near the uortheast corner of the 

 state, but little known by the state at large, is a 

 laud of large possibilities that are slowly but surely 

 being developed. An agriculturist passing through 

 it is charmed by its large fertile valleys, covered as 

 they are by a deep and very productive soil that 

 makes large returns to those who cultivate it, even 

 as it is done at present, in a rather primitive 

 fashion. 



The grains and grasses are successfully grown, 

 and alfalfa especially is a money-making crop. It 

 is largely grown here for seed, is taking first rank 

 in its class and is eagerly bought by those who want 

 only the best. 



M v fW As an apple producing section we rank among 



.^^^ \ W^^±. ""' '"'*'• i)nv ;,ltit,ul '' ranges from l.tHMl feel up- 



^^m V ^"-' S*rC* - ward and our soil and climate combine to produce 



Bk an apple thai for color, size, flavor and quality is 



M ^^ ' £ ^B Ml second to none anywhere grown. This may look like 



a strong claim, but we have the fruit in abundance 

 to support it. Other fruits, especially under favor- 

 able conditions, are becoming well known aud find a ready market, abroad as well 

 as at home. 



We can also raise remarkably fine potatoes. Who would eat a valley grown 

 "spud" when the fine stock raised in the mountains can be had. Again nature aud 

 location work together to give us the best to be had in the market for table use. 



With these, so briefly mentioned, and many other advantages that can not now 

 be touched on. our county well merits the slogan adopted for the P. P. I. E. — 

 Lucky Land of Lassen. 



