MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE,
MEDFORD, OltKCiOX. WEDNESDAY, MAT 31, 3910.
3
PEAR BLIGHT AND ITS CONTROL
UPON THE PACIFIC COAST
This Is tho Fourth of a Series of Articles That Will Do Printed Dally
Until Sulilcct Is Completed Every Orchardlst In tho West Should
Save Thoso Issues for Futuro Rofcrcnco, as Thoy Contain Valu
ahlo Information.
KISS ALL YOU WANT!
II WON'T HURT YOU
"Bacteria? Bosh! Only tho Heart
Is Affected," Says Harvard Pro
fessorPuts "0. K." on the Art.
My I'KOKKHHOH O'UAItA,
AhmIiiIiuiI l'nlli(i(i;lHt United HtatfM
Di'imrtiimiit of AKrlcuHirit. Writ
tti 'nH'cliilly for tlio Mi'tlford Mull
Tritium-. CopyrlKlit. 1010, by tho
Mcdfoid Mall Tribune.
(ConllniMMl from TtM'niliiy, May 10.)
Tln llacllliiN anil Km l,lfo IMMory.
Tho ;'IIM ciuihliiK thin iIIhoiihh h
nnnitid hy ImctorloloKlHtH "IiiicIIIiih
aiiiyUivoniH." Kor our jmrpoHo of
ilixriiKHion wo may cull it tin' jicur
IiIIkIh liai llliiK, tho pnar IiIIkIH r.orm
or tho pi'iir lill;lit iiilcnilm, all tlumu
tortiiH ini'iinliiK practically tho hiiiihi
tliliur TIm'ho jhtiiih ii h you probably
know, an amoMK tho imohI mlnuto
of llvliii; thltiKM. ll:u'torl:v or K"niiH
aro voj-niiiii. nri;anl'iiiH and aro aH
truly platitn iih tri'OH, ktuhhch, utc.
llownvor, thoy an vory low down Itt
tin- Hcalo of tho vi'KtiliIo kingdom
Klnro thoy ro'iiilnt of :i hIiikIo coll,
which may ho elliptical or red lllto
In form. Thoy multiply hy length
tiliiK a llttlo and thn plnchliiK In
two. ThlH h tl.o only way In which
tlny may lncrou.o tholr niiinhcrH.
Thin pioccnH cm. tnlto plnco within
half nn hour or loan, mid tl In I
havo proven hy ohnorvatlon In a
liunrMiiK drop culture iiudor tho ml
rroficopo. AlthoiiRh thoy aro ox
tromidy iiilttuto. thoy may ho tnons
iiroi) hy incniiN of ml ronroplciil up
piirutiiN. Tho Htandard of iiiouHunt
incut for th fdo inlnnto obJcctH In tho
i.ilciot'illllmotor, and a u'llllmotor Ih
aliout mo twonty-flfth part of an
IihI Tho poar IiIIkIiI Korm Ih from
two-thlnU to throofoiirthH of a
tiilcro-iiilllliiictc- wide, and from ono
tn one and oiio-tinlf nilcromlllinicti'rH
ton k whun It hni reached Its mttiiro
hIhko. Ah r.nolhcr lllunt-tlo:i hIiow
liit; tholr inlnnto nine I may nay that
If L'fi.UOO pear IiIIkIiI kohiim wore
placed end to end they would Hcarcely
mof.Htiro an Inc'i In loiiKth. Curloim
ly oiiohkIi, tho youiiK KorniH aro
loiiKor than the older onew. When
thoy nro j;rowln(j- rapidly their de
velopment In ImiKth room on more
rapidly than tholr dlviilo.i. ThlB
Kern forviK no Mporon, and for thin
roon can not live over In tho dry
KcaH'Hi, Hiich nr. tho KomiH f an'hrax
which form upores. The poar height
Kerin Ih vory boiihUIvo to d-ylnK nnd.
In fact. Ih r vory ohort lived Rorin.
Tho fact that It iIooh not forn, HporeH
Ih highly Impo twit, an Mpore-formliiK
bnctorln aro capable of IIvIiik over
In 1 nut whk'h may he blown about
by tho wlndH. Tho (jorm dies rap
idly In the bllKhteil (Ihriioh. nn noon
nn 'he t Ihhuoh have beconio fully
killed. t cMinot wlthHtnnd drying.
iiHii.'illy dying wltl In two woolen or
to. It Ih hilled by e.xpomiro to di
rect HiiiHhlno In a very few inlnutoH,
iiMiinlly not moio than ten minutes
unless protected by (lie bark or twin.
It rapidly iIIoh when it Ih wnnhed
Into the noil, ;,!nf'. It can not longer
pot tho noccsenry food for itn exinl
enco and multiplication. In fact,
the pear blight KcruiH dlH.tpponr and
die vury Hhortl. afnr they aro oxuded
.ir waHhed out by tho -ilim from tho
twist and branchoH. It iiIho iIIoh
when tho blighted hark drlen up. It
can only llvo :ilong the advancing
margin of the iIIhoiiko In tho thick
flojhy bark or cauihl.tm which linn
boon Invaded by tho Imctorln. and
which doon not havo time to dry
out until tho cool weather np
proaehoM. Tho thick bark of the
largo llmtiH, brnnehoH and root h.vh
leiu rouialiiH molKt during a long
period, oHpoclnlly In tho winter. Hy
thlH method, the Importauco of which
v( will hIiow later, tho gorniH are
ahlo to carry ovor, or llvo over, from
ono wouhoii to another. As a matter
of fact, it Ih only by thin ineaiiH that
Hie pear blight germ can llvo over
during Hie dormant period of the
liven. The gorniH aro killed by high
temperature, they aro wholly do
Htroyeil whon Hiibjec.led In ll(iild cul
ture to tho temperature of 55 do
green centigrade for ten mlnutOR.
They nro wholly uninjured, on tho
other hand, hy any degroo of cold.
Temporal utVM of 10 degreeH below
zero have no effect whatever. Thoy
may bo found to bo frozen at thlH
temperature, hut thaw out Immed!
ntely when plunged Into warm wa
ter and go on with their iicIIvIIIoh
uninjured. Cold retardH their de
velopment, but It (iIho proIongH tholr
life. I.lko othor vogetablo organ
Ihhih, cold Hlorngo Iuih tho effoct of
prolonging life over a long period of
time. In tho laboratory tho orgnn
Ihiii Hvoh for a relatively Hhort time
tit room toinpomtureH, while If tho
cultitroH nro jiut Into tho Icebox tho
germs may llvo for montliH provid
ing tho culture medium doea not dry
out.
I.lfo History of (lie fJenu,
In the llfo cycle of thlH genu, IiIoh
Bom blight tuny bo conoldnred na tho
flt-Ht step, nt leant, thlH Ih tho first
Htep In Hh llfo cycle that Ih noticed i
by tho caHitnl ohnerver. Kor n long i CAMHHID0K, Miibb., May 11.
time It wan a great puzxlo where tli ! flirvar,i ), officially put her 0. K.
gorniB came from that produced tho kiHHinir. Dr. A. M. WortUington
flrt bloBMom blight In tho Hprlng ofi((f thu I1L.,jicui o), n export on i
tho year. Thin one link In tho chain, Jltotorin. not oHCtilntion, Biiya Unit
wiioro tno gorniH remained during mo lhor(J i(J no rcnaon wmlcVor why
ilormaiit HoaBon, win nilcHlng. No l(!nlliy n,i wo Jntcntionod couplcH
one know how tho flrat bloBHotnn ' Wouldn't indulKO in kiasini? to their
became Infoited. Given a number Jl0(irB contcnt. Incidontnlly, hint
of blouHoniH Infected, It wan compar-'tnl(!munt Gutters the theory nil-!
atlvoly eay to dlHcovor the moiiioiiH vtulc0( mnny ti,nCB hy profcssorB of
by which the I'.erniH wore carried ,,,,. ,injvorKitjeg that kiHHing is
aliout. Not only In natural Infoc- ,innrn0 v,n,I1Bn if mnlfim n rwio
IIoiih, but In thoHo artificially pro- ()). In.r(,)()8 ,ui iUnCKH in one or
ducod with pure cultures IiibocIh ))th piirticB lo ti,0 uion 0fte f.
wore found vlnltlng the blighted ,U.B .....i, (ii..nrif.iiB. Sniil Dr.
bloNHoniH. Tho germ multlplloH In 1 Worthington :
the tieetarloH of the blouHoniH iih "KiHeitiK ImnnfulT Certainly not !
readily iih It doe In n culture mo- j.( Hir! T,oro is n0 1)0HHi,0 rca
dium, Kinee the nectar glnmlK exude nun in tho world, or proof in the
a miliary nolutlon which furnlBhcH tho WOrlcl, why whon two ficlf-rcfipcoting.
organlHin the neceBsnry food Biipply. wli0CBorno crf,onB meet lip to hp
The enzyme or ferment given off an jy cnn,t brclk nwy witIl0,lt
a by-product by tho gortn dlBBolven H,,ttinK ,1k. l,,.t(.rinl balance. Per
nio delicate coIIh beneath, permitting ,m(1R 0 0I)lv fioriolls danger sprinK
llio gi.'nn to panH downward with the inj from Hitch n union would affect
greatoHt of eaHt. Ordinarily, the en- thf hoart only."
tire penr tree la Boaled up with nn I)r. Worthington nNo ably defend -air
tight ami water tight cuticle com- r!( our friendH tlio "microbes," re
pone,! of a thin layer of tho Bnrno ferring to thorn in other circuin
compoNltlon iih cork. Rven tho minneoH. Ho asserted flint if bacto
brouthlng pore are plugged up dur- rin were driven from the land the
lug the dormant hi'iihou of the tree world would become a desert scat-
m iih to prevent evaporation from tercd with tho world's dend. Germs!
the Milieu. Thin cuticle eepH out nrt. lmtiiblo in their needs, hut stu
tho pear blight germ eiilnim It Ih In- pcmlouR in their life work.
Jured or brokon. Tho nectary I not
covered by cuticle rind Ih. therefore, HOUSEHOLD CARES.
an easy place for the gorniH to enter.
Tho gummy exudate pontic out of Tax tho Women of Medford tho Same
Two
Essentials
livery hoiiHowife knows that she must have good
flour and ffood fof'fee. These are the two essentials,
and we know that
Pure White Flour
and
Golden Gate Coffee
will fill the bill every time. Telephone your order
and we will do the rest.
ALLEN & REAGAN
202 E. MAIN ST. PHONE MAIN 2711
In Case of Sicliness
PHONE 3641
MEDFORD PHARMACY
Near Post Office AllNight Service Free Delivery
the Infected IiIohhoiiih adding to. or I
even taking tho place of the nectar;
and honey boon, wild boon, vunpn, i
flics, and perhapH f0 other upcclcH of!
IiihocIh visiting tho poar IiIohbouih or
apple bloHnouiH carry the rjorm-lnfoet- '
oil material. When or.ee tho liiHoctH"
as Elsewhere.
Hard to attend to household duties
With a constantly nchine; bnck.
A woman should not havo a bad
back.
And she wouldn't if the kidneys
mouth pnrtH and feet aro Infected. . Wl.ri wii
blofnouii. which It vIhUh thereafter 1m- I)oun.s Kidney I'ills make well kid
roinc, In turn, Infected iih tho Innectn noyH
drop off a few geruiH Into the nee-, nro is n Medford woman who en-
tary. The blight vlnu being aluo Ht(jorii,,s (i,j8 cHi,n:
Htlcky material and UHiially recjulr-, Mrs. Mnrv Winterbaldor. near W.
Ing a considerable mass, sponklng Jackson strect( Modford, Or., anys:
from the uilcroHcopIc Mnndpolrt. have used Doan's Kidnov I ills my-
produce Infection. U not blown by;M.f wil, K00,i rosuits while suffer-1
the wind. Of courHo. tl.o negative) from ki(ncy ,rouble nilll j k,10W
of (tuch a proposition Ir hard to provo 1 0f other )urHonB who have taken I
concl.iHlvely. hut experlnientH haxe,them wJth tl,0 same beneficial effect.
1 11 '""''i' t 'Icclde thin matter : since I took Doan's Kidncv I'ills
covering blowfoniH with mosquito not- ,,, n Ycnr Jp0f j ,.,vo ,irt hiul ,
ting along Hide of artificially In- ifc. tmMo from mv ki.liu.vK. This!
f Graduation
Presents
A Fine Collection
MARTIN . J. REDDY
w. s
S rne Jeweler
g NEAR THE POSTOFFICE.
found that the uncovered flower v lu
lled by IiihocIh contracted the blight,
while those covered hy bag, mos
uulto netting and other material
remedy deserves my hearty endorse
ment." Tor sale by all denlers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Huffnlo,.
X V.. sole npents for the United !
which tiopi oiu inHeciH reniaineu irco;g(n(ea(
from tl.o dlHonHc. Occasionally, a I ieIcmher the muue-Donn's and '
buiuinlng bird vIhUh the infected bios- ilnj0 0 0ther. '
oii.h. ThlH Iuih been oliHerved In n '
number of
IrstanceR. Doubtless. FOOT IIIIjIj IjA.N'I).
blnU get the gummy material on , 100 Acres foothill land 11--' miles
their feet and carry the blight long from Phoenix, very best doop froo
distance. However, we look uponUoll; 30 ncres In benrlng trees; 13
Insect distribution iih by far the most ncroH of which are Spltzonburg
Immediate means of Infection, espe
cially. In blossoms; In carrying tho
blight from flower to flower, treo to
apples, promlolng a big crop this
year; 10 acres In alfalfa; good house
and barn. It's nhovo frost lino with
tree and orchard to orchard, although n beautiful view of the valley. This '
doubtless occasional long dlstnnce'is Idoal fruit proposition nnd wo1
distribution Is accomplished by birds j ate In a position to make excep-j
or some other agencies, Including tlonally easy terms. Call nt our of
man himself. After tl.o blossoming i fke for nartlculars.
period Is over, or even before It Is
entirely finished, blight may bo!
found nttacklug the tender twigs.
Our common Insects havo been found '
to bo nctlvo nconclos In not only tho
distribution of the disease, but In
puncturing the tissues and thereby in
troducing the germs Into them.
While It Is easy to provo that In-
AYI.OU & HARNETT,
Next to Mnll Tribune Office.
City .Property ;
flood (i-rooin hou-o on North c!
! street, lot .r3xl00, enM front; n good
sects cause some of the Infections of ! buy at fr'J-lOO, one-half enMi, halun-e 1
some of the twigs, it Is not nbso-jono year nt 7 por cent. !
lutely certain that they do all tho ' , , , ,.
, , ., , . ,. .Mullein (-room hou-e on 1 out n .
Inoculating. Twigs aro soniotlmes , ... ,n ia, i
, , ., U ree , lot 100x100; n line home at
found with blight started In the axils . ' i
of the leaves or in tho tender bark !r,JUU ,onns' j
whore no punctures can bo found on! Modern 7-voom hiingnlow, elo-e ti
Do You Wish
To Buy a Home
ARE YOU WANTING- A HOME?
WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN TAKE ADVAN
TAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE'S MISFORTUNES?
Parties are compelled to leave the city, and offer a
fine new two-story, eight-room house, completely
furnished, with high-grade furniture, hest light and
plumbing fixtures, lawn, cement walks and curb,
south front, street to be paved. This is a beautiful
home and is located on one of the best streets in the
citv. Price is verv low, with or without furniture.
I Modern Cottage For Sale
A neat, modern, five-room cottage, close in on Oak
dale, east front, fine lawn and shrubbery, cement
walks and curb, paved street, large range goes with
house, large barn; lot 50x145.
New Five-Room Cottage
New five-room cottage, south front, lot 50x150,
near South Newtown; price $2000, terms.
J. W. Dressier Agency
WEST MAIN STREET
careful examination. It Ih possible
that the germ may enter In dump
weather through growth cracks
where the cuticle Is ruptured expos
ing the tender tlssuos.
t 'ISi he Continued.)
CHARGE DOCTOR WITH
CRUELTY; IS TRANSFERRED
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May 11
It has become known that Dr. Dun
lop Monro of the United Siatch ma
rine hospital here has been tn.ii--f
erred to Malliniore. Hospital ol'li
ciiiU intimate thai the (rmnfor.
which was made very unietly, wn
tho roMilt of protests uguiuM Dr.
Monro, alleging eruelly. Dr. Moore
U accused of shipping it dying pa
tient at tlio hospital. While ship
ping is souiutimus considered a prop
er form of modioli! troatinont, the
Sailors' union took up the eine and
charged that it was, in this instance,
brutality.
Ilnsklna for Honltn. "
West Main street, lot flOxUl'J, J?.iO (
rniigo connected with hot-water tank!
goes with the property; price for n
short time. $2o00. I
Ten lots on West Second street ;
thco lots nie worth $!IOO each; im
provements on properly worth $;00,
iimkintr n nlue of .!!S00, (lint can be
bought nt $'27!)0. j
Modern 7-voom house, close in, on I
South C street; east front, lot r0 I
ItiO; this property brings a rental ot
.tl.r) per month, pays 17 per cent not j
on investment; price !?l!100, terms. ,
We havo tho best line of business
property in the city and our prices
nvo right. Lot us show you.
XV. T. YORK (SL CO.
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO
Office: 201) Wwl Mh. St., lUtdionl, Or.
THERE MUST B,E A REASON
;for tho onorinous snlo c
RARDON'S BREAD.
I Your grocer sells it.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
Animal Insurance
We Insure Horses and Cattle Against Death From Accident, DIs-
east or Fire.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
i. E. Tull, Agent, Medford.
WAJSiTBD
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SUEVE-YING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co,
MEDFORD - - - - OREGON
Office in Jackovm oounty Bank Upstairs
!
I P., RNYART, President
JOHN S ORTh
J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
W B. JACKSON. Aan't CnHliiV
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
UAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
Wo solicit your patronage.
REAL ESTATE
Farm Land Timber Land
Orchard Land
Orchards and MininGlaims
Medford Realty Co
Room 10, JaGkson County Bank Building
l SB,BllllHill"QS
Any Landlord Can
Improve His Property
By wiling his house for electric light.
Tenants arc demanding this modern con
venience more and more - and premises
which do not have it are out of date. We
are furnishing the G.E. MAZDA lamps
to our customers who thus save money
and get better light. We will give you
all the information you need.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
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