THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 37 



Insect Pests and Parcel Post. 



AViiEREAS, Many plants, seeds and fruits are transported through the 

 mails and the danger of introducing plant diseases and injurious insects 

 is serious, notwithstanding much aid secured from the postal authorities 

 by the State Commission ; therefore, 



Resolved, The postal authorities at AVashington be requested to 

 further aid in protecting the fruit industry of the country, and that 

 the matter be referred to the legislature committee for further con- 

 sideration. 



Table Grape Standardization. 



Whereas, The State Board of Viticultural Commissioners has called 

 to the attention of the forty-third Fruit Growers' Convention, the 

 serious injury to the table grape growers, brought about by the picking 

 and marketing of sour, immature, unpalatable grapes; and 



Whereas, The fruit growers of California are desirous of enlarging 

 the markets of all California deciduous fruits, and conserving the repu- 

 tation of California for honest dealing ; 



Resolved, That Ave approve the purpose of this investigation by the 

 State Viticultural Commission : and in order to assist in remedying this 

 condition, by legislation, standardization or otherwise, we request Dr. 

 A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horticulture, to appoint a com- 

 mittee of three fruit growers or shippers, to confer with the secretary 

 of the State Board of Viticultural Commissioners, and to report progress 

 at the next State Fruit Growers" Convention. 



The resolution oft'ered by the State Board of Viticultural Commis- 

 sioners is in line with the hope of every thinking grower and shipper 

 in attempting to better conditions surrounding the shipment of table 

 grapes, but the methods advocated to bring this about have been tried 

 for several years and have failed. In the opinion of your committee 

 the time for decisive action has come, and we recommend that the whole 

 subject be referred to the committee on legislation, with the request that 

 they formulate a bill defining the percentage of sugar that table grapes 

 shall contain before they shall be deemed suitable for shipment, and 

 that the committee present this bill at the next session of this body for 

 its consideration. 



Commission of Horticulture. 



R( solved. That fullest endorsement l)e given to our State Horti- 

 cultural Commission, for the etHcient quarantine service maintained in 

 this State and along the Mexican border. The menace to California's 

 greatest industry which represents more than a half billion dollars 

 demands the continuance and every possible strengthening of this 

 valuable service; 



For its successful campaign for a federal quarantine which was all 

 too tardy in its enactment and only made a possibility because of 

 vigorous work by this State and especially by the Horticultural Com- 

 mission of this State ; 



For the methodically arranged library and documents, and especially 

 for the collection of mounted insects and instruments which are of great 

 educational value to county horticultural commissioners and fruit 

 growers ; 



