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LAKE COUNTY. 



To the Honorable State Board of Horticulture: 



Gentlemen: I send you a report of the results of one year's labors as 

 Horticultural Commissioner. Last winter I sprayed several orchards 

 that were about ruined by San Jose scale. Now the owners meet you 

 with a hearty welcome and say, "You have brought relief to my 

 orchard; come again this winter and make a final job of it." 



The Lake County Commission had quite a debate on the feasibility of 

 spraying apple trees with Paris green. They did not spray, but I did. 

 I sprayed a number of large orchards, others bought sprays and did 

 their own work. All are highly pleased with the results, as the moths 

 are very few this fall, while some orchards that were not sprayed are 

 almost a total loss. I am already engaged to spray apple orchards next 

 spring. I sprayed several pear orchards for cut-worms and slugs, 

 destroying the same instantly. There are many old orchards here 

 owned by parties not living in the county; these are rented by parties 

 that take no interest in them. Between the owners and renters they 

 make every effort to baffle me, but I intend to be more strict in the 

 future so long as I am doing good. 



Yours, 



S. GRAHAM, 

 Horticultural Commissioner District No. 1, Lake County. 



TEHAMA COUNTY. 



To the Honorable State Board of Horticulture: 



Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report 

 as Horticultural Commissioner of Tehama County for the year 1894. 



A great deal of interest in the way of planting orchards in the last 

 year has been manifested, and a decided improvement in the condition 

 of orchards all over the county in the last two years is reported. Hav- 

 ing examined orchards all over the county, I find all varieties of scale 

 disappearing, from some cause unknown to me. This summer I dis- 

 covered some ladybirds, but not sufficient in number to do the work. 

 The codlin and peach moths, red spider, and yellow mite are taking a 

 strong hold in the county, but orchardists all over the county are mak- 

 ing preparations to disinfect their trees. The spraying throughout the 

 county is principally done with the salt, sulphur, and lime with bene- 

 ficial results. In my own experiments I have found no remedy to excel 

 it for scale insects. The climate and altitude of the county are such 

 as to produce all varieties of deciduous fruits, as well as oranges and 

 lemons. 



The Sacramento River forms the county boundary, and the valley is 

 bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Coast 

 Range mountains. The water supply cannot be excelled; it is sufficient 

 to irrigate all the valuable land. 



The fruit industry in the county has brightened very much during 

 the last two years, and it will not be long before this county will be 



