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GENERAL NOTES. 



EMERGENCY POTATO CONVENTION. 



An emorj2:eney potato convention Avill be held in Stockton September 

 8th and 9th. 



In June, 1913, the following Avas received from official sources in 



Oregon : 



"I am today giviiiff notice to all ajrents of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company 

 that all shipments of potatoes originating at California points must be held for 

 inspection. This order has been given because a shipment of jjotatoes from Cali- 

 fornia was found to be infested with the potato tuber moth O'hthorimaa opercti- 

 Iclla)." 



I at once communicated with all of our State quarantine guardians, 

 urging the most thorough inspection of all potatoes shipped to other 

 states. Large shipments of potatoes from California to Washington 

 were also destroyed for the same reason. The Chief Deputy Quarantine 

 Officer of the Port of San Francisco wrote again in October to all State 

 quarantine guardians to take the utmost care that no affected tubers be 

 shipped out of the State. Notwithstanding our efforts, affected potatoes 

 continued to be shipped to northern states and to British Columbia. 

 Later Idaho and British Columbia issued quarantine orders against 

 California potatoes. Other states are contemplating similar action. 



We have extensive areas where potatoes are grown. These quaran- 

 tines are very damaging to our potato growers. Yet as long as we 

 ship infested tubers to other states, endangering their horticultural 

 interests, just so long will we be menaced by these expensive quaran- 

 tines. Our only protection lies in such absolutely thorough inspection 

 that no infected potatoes will be sent out of our State. I am now 

 awaiting a response from the Attorney General of the State to an 

 inquiry as to the legal authority to require such inspection. 



In view of the serious loss that is likely to come to our growers, the 

 emergency convention is called at Stockton September 8tli and 9th. The 

 first day will be devoted to visiting the great delta region and inspect- 

 ing the large plantings. On the 9th ways and means will be discussed 

 whereby the danger and loss may be mitigated. It is hoped that dele- 

 gates wdll be present from all potato growing sections of California 

 and from surrounding states. — A. J. Cook. 



FORTY-FIFTH STATE FRUIT GROWERS' CONVENTION. 



This convention will be held at Los Angeles November 9th to 14th 

 inclusive. 



The Davis convention was phenomenal in both interest and value, 

 pronounced by many to be the banner for the whole United States. I 

 have heard only two criticisms : Attendance disappointing, though more 

 than 1,000 were present, over 800 at one time ; and too ample a program, 

 its magnitude being bewildering, yet its exceptional excellence was 

 universally conceded. 



We are promised 1,000 at the opening of the convention at Los 

 Angeles, and while the program will lose nothing in excellence, for the 



