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PEAR BLIGHT AND ITS CONTROL
UPON THE PACIFIC COAST
1 Tills is tho Twelfth of a Sr.rics of Articles That Will Be Printed Dally
Until Subject Is Completed Every Orchardlst In the West Should
Savo These Issues for Future Reference, as They Contain Valu
able Information.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 23, .19.1.0.
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every ovonlns tills week, nnd also on fl fl ft H HIM IT
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ami LI Mill kAI I Al
Friday afternoons, Tho muslo un-( UUUU UflLL. 111
dor tho directorship of Mr. Grey la
oxcollont and attracted many pcoplo
to tho services who would not bo
reached otherwise
Tho force of employes handling tho
business of tho Eapoo at tho depot In
this city has been Increased by ouo
more Clarence, Pnnkoy who will
assist In tho freight department.
By ritOFKSSOB O'OAIIA,
Assistant Pathologist United States
Department of Agrlcuturo. Writ
ten especially for tho Medford Mall
Tribune. Copyright, 1910,' by tho
Medford Mall Tribune
tContlnuod From May 21.)
Irrigation ns a Factor.
Tho wliolo subject of Irrigation Is
so broad that It will only bo dis
cussed hero In Its connection with tho
control and eradication of pear
Wight. While Irrigation cannot bo
considered In tho samo light ns rain
fall, since It Is merely water applied
to tho root systom, It Is, neverthe
less. Important to understand It
thoroughly, especially In connection
with blight control. It has been
pointed out that perlodB of rainy
weather during the spring and sum
mer produce, what has been termed,
Infection periods, through tho wet
ting of the trees and thus permitting
a spread of tho Infection through
Infected trees, nnd making It pos
sible for tho germs to bo more read
ily distributed over a considerable
area In any district. The warm,
muggy weather such as wo find com
mon in tho cast following rainy
periods further tend to Influence tho
-spread of infection. Irrigation In
no way Induces any of tho above con
ditions, but, on tho other hand, Its
-effect is noted in the tendency of
the trees to push very rapidly under
a normal water supply and to be
come sappy and less resistant to
blight It Is well, therefore, to have
this la mind, nnd to apply no more
water than is actually necessary for
the production of tho crop or the
maintaining of a healthy condition
In tho tree. In cases whoro a se
rious infection has mado itself ap
parent, the w:.tor should bo imme
diately turned off and kept off
Juntll tho blight is under control.
It is Bafe to say that in all irrigat
ed districts somo harm usually re
sults from over-IrrigaUon rather
"than under-Irrigation. Tho ten
'dency to apply too much water is
especially tho great fault with be
glnners in Irrigation. To Irrigate
properly and scientifically, one
should lenow soil conditions, soil
depths, and drainage. Another Im
portant factor Is a knowledyo of tho
duty of water; by this it is to bo
understood the amount of water
"which should bo used to produce the
"best results. Tho Roguo River Val
ley is so situated that a minimum
-amount of Irrigation should be used
In certain well defined districts, or,
perhaps I might say, very small
areas. Generally, pears era ho well
grown without any irrigation what
ever; and with good cultivation and
proper soli treatment, apples will bo
able to get along fairly well with
-much less water than 13 generally
supposed. It is well known tent the
destruction of tho pears by blight
an the San Joaquin "Valley, In Cali
fornia, was duo as muc to malntaln
2ng too vigorous a growth by Irri
gation as It was through lack of the
Important detail knowledse of flght
ilng It scientifically. Not only were
tho orchards lost, but valuable soils
wore practically ruined by over-Irrigation.
It is a well settled fact ttat Irri
gation is to bo practiced moro or less
gonorally in tho Rogue River Vnlloy,
Taut I wish to sound this note of
warning in regard to tho matter of
-over-doing It. It Is doubtful If the
heavy, black, sticky soils of tho val-
lay floor are at all benefited by lrrl
gatlon; I might say that It has boon
proven that they may bo Injured.
Cover Crops.
In tho eastern states It Is a vory
common practlco to sow a crop of
cow peas, sorghum, or, somotlmes,
even Indian corn In tho lato spring.
This Is done to tako up the surplus
moisture of ,the soil from tho trees
which hn3 a tendency to chock luxu
riant growth and henco acts to check
pear blight. It must be understood,
however, that tho abovo practlco
would not bo at all advlsablo In most
Pacific Coast districts whoro thoro
Is a shortago of soil moUturo. Thoro
are localities, however, whoro it may
become necessary to mako uso of
cover crops In this way. Tho uso of
cover crops on tho Pacific Coast
should be for a wholly dlfforont pur
post; namely, to add fertility to tho
soil as well as to chango Its physical
condition, In fact, the uso of cover
crops may be considered to servo tho
samo purpose as stablo macuro In
making the soil moro easily tilled
and rendering it into better condition
for giving up plant food. Cover
crops of vetch or cow peas of course,
add nitrogen to tho soil, and, from
this standpoint, it Is perhaps bet
ter that theso liguminous plants
should be used In preference to rye
or any of tho grains or grasses. On
spmo soils such" cover crops as rye
or wheat do not glvo tho best re
sults, especially on the ctlcky soils.
It usually takes a great deal of labor
to produce a good soil mulch after
turning under a crop of rye.
Tho rule In tho pear orchards of
the eastern states has been to keep
the trees in a half-starved condition
for fear blight would destroy them.
Orchard treatment of this kind natu
rally renders the fruit less luscious
and with a distinctly poorer flavor
than fruit grown under good culti
vation. While I would advise a good
deal of caution In producing too
vigorous or sappy a tree, when there
Is serlouB danger of destruction by
blight, I would not advise the pear
and apple growers of tho Pacific
Coast to strrvo or uadorcultlvato or
underprune their trees; but I do
mean to say that they sLould prac
tice moderation in all these thlng3.
This Is especially true In districts
where the blight is new to them,
and where they are not thoroughly
acquainted with the methods of erad
icating it from their orchards and
keeping it under control. Pear
blight is so different from all other
orchard diseases, which respond so
readily to spray treatments, that It
has been the general rulo for whole
communities and even states to lose
all their orchards before being
brought to a realization of tho neces
sity for studying tho dlreaso care
fully and obeying to the letter tho
Instructions for combating It.
(The following chapters will give
a history of tho eradication work In
California and Southern Oregon. It
Is my intention to give lr. detail the
difficulties encountered in this work,
as well as the failures and successes.
Failures there have been becauso it
Is very seldom that communities as
a whole feel a common interest in
any work which seems to be moro
or less public In nature. Tho last
few chapters will also glvo a resurao
of all tho preceding ones, bringing
into condensed form the important
things that should bo known about
pear blight.)
(To Bo Continued.)
CENTRAL POINT NEWSLETTER
C. W. Jeffors and wifo, who have
heen spending tho spring out on their
liomestend, returned last Thursday
'evening. They will go back again
3n a few dayB.
Mrs. Myra Roberts, who taught the
seventh grade during tho school year
Just ended, haB accepted a position in
tho Ttalent publio school for next
year. Roberts was one of tho most
faithful and conscientious of tho many
good teachers employed in our school
Hast year. (
Tirs. Dan McKlllop entertained tho
ladles of tho Presbyterian Missionary
socloty last Wednesday afternoon at
hor pretty homo on the fine McKlllop
ranch Just west of town. About 15
ladies woro present, including sever
al visitors, and at tho conclusion of
tho business nnd study hour straw
borrlos nnd cream cako and punch
woro served by tho hostess.
Tho closing exorcises of tho high
.school were very largely attended last
Friday evening in tho opera houso,
avon standing room near tho doors
oiitsldo being at a premium. Tho
program was unusually fine and ev-J
ry number deserves special uituniuu,
Miss Merle Ensley, the one member
of tho graduating class, acquitted lier
solf well In tho delivery of hor ora
tion, "Footprints on tho Sands of
Time." Miss Ensloy Is pretty, win
some and Intel igent and suggests In
her personality tho vision of Queen
Eleanor by Tennyson, "A daughter
of tho gods, divinely tall, and most
divinely fair." Tho morabors of tho
eighth grado graduating nlto tho high
school were as follews: Cassia Jones,
Martin Wltto, Oscar Griffith, Hart
loy Austin, Mark Heathorby, Clifford
Hatfield, Margaret Ross, Ella Hay,
Frances Shields, Manry Hanloy, Luko
Peart, Fred Pope, Brlco Nichols, Roy
al Stewart.
W. IIT. Norcross will lay cement
walks along tho block recently pur
chased by him In the soutl wost part
of town, and other proporty owners
In that locality aro also considering
tho samo Improvement.
Rev. Robert E. John3on spoko to
a largo audlonco Sunday morning In
tho big tabornaclo, all tho churches
In tho city having waived their morn
ing services to attend tho taborna
clo mooting, Mr. Johnson will speak
TWENTY-ONE YOUNG
GET JOBS
MEN
IN ARMY
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 23.
Twentyono young civilians who
passed tho examinations for commis
sion ns second lioutonnnts in tho
army threo months ago will bo nom
inated for officers in tho coast ar
tillery ns soon ns tho sennto con
firms tho nominntion of n formerr
class to nu advanced grade. Tho sec
retary of war has presented tho nom
ination of tho ndvnnco class to tho
sennto nnd confirmation is expect
ed this week.
This will make tho vacancies for
tho twenty-ono successful students
nnd their nominntious will go to the
sennto ns soon ns tho vacancies are
created.
SHARP TEMBLOR IS
FELT THROUGHOUT UTAH
CENTRAL POINT
Medford Wins by Scoro of 4 to I
Splendid Gnmo Is Greatly Enjoyed
by Spectators Many Brilliant
Plays aro Mado.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23.
Cracked walls, leaning chimneys
and broken crockery nro today's evi
dences of a sharp littlo temblorr that
rocked this section of Utah Sunday.
Tho seismograph at tho stnto uni-
verrsity recorded throe soparalo
shocks within n period of thirty sec
onds. Only one shock, however, was
felt by residents here, tho othor two
being so light ns to bo unnoticeable
here.
The area affected was fifty square
miles. Slight damago was dono m
towns within that radius from here.
COUNT DE LESSEPS TO
TRY A SECOND FLIGHT
CALAIS, May, 23. Count Jon-
quuin Do Lcsscps announced today
that he would attempt soon to make
a round trip ncrinl flight ncross tho
English channel. Tho nvintor said
that probably ho would mako the at
tempt this week.
Do Lcsseps was provented from
making n round trip from Englnnd
nftcr he had crossed tho cannel
from here Saturday. Tho aviator in
tended to return nt onco nftcr land
ing near Doverr but higlit winds f ms
trntcd his plan.
A. MUTT AND CO. A HIT
For an ovonlng of unalloyed enjoy
ment go to tho BIJou this weok, An
audlenco that was packed In as solid
as sardines in a box greeted A. Mutt
and his companions In Funlnnd last
night, and to say that thoy woro do-
lighted Is to put it mildly. Thero was
not a mediocre number on the entire
bill and fun and laughter reigned
sunreme from tho tlmo Zanfrotta and
Mansflold (Oh you crazy messenger)
mado their appearance until A. Mutt
and Co. closed tho festivities all was
hilarity. A visit to tho BIJou this
weok Is money well spent, and abovo
all tho house Is delightful! cool.
BIG BAND INSTRUMENT
MANUFACTURING PLANT BURNS
ELKHART. Ind.. Muy 23. Half u
million dollars, it is estimated today,
will hardly cover the damage to the
C. G. Conn Musical Instrument fac
tory partially destroyed by fire last
nicht. Tho bier factory, tho largest
in the world for making bnnd instru
ments, will be rebuilt as quickly as
possible, it is nnnounced todny. Hun
dreds of men have been thrown out
of work by the partial destruction of
tho plnnt.
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jgf "uiiu pure uiiu
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H4ani CinltctUntry C., Kin., rtrtliW, 0W
It was a strenuous game Sunday
nt Central Point, not only for rllio
players, but also for tho spectators,
and tho Ceutrnl Point tontu outside
of n fow bobblos played roal ball.
Tho game wns won in tho first
inuing, when a three-bagger by lleu
seltuan, nu error by Koss on short,
which gave Miles life nt first from
where ho promptly stole second, and
n hit by Isnacs brought Hcnsehnau
in. Shorty scored on Wilkinson's hit.
That mado two scores and threo hits.
There wns nothing doing for Medford
in tho ran lino until tho fourth frtuno
when Colcmnn scored on mi error, n
hit, i walk nnd another error. In
the ninth another run enmo ncross,
making four nil.
Central Point also scored in the
first by n hit by Sanderson. Stono
man's snerifico and Hopkins' three
bagger. It was curtains nfter that
for tho C. P. team.
In Lux tho Central Point team has
a strong pitcher ami .Marshall bohind
the bat is showing up well. Hop
kins on first is ns good us tho best
of them. Tho infield could bo helped
somo with practice. Tho trouble is
that tho bovs nro a littlo bit too
anxious nnd make fumbles which
should not occur.
Hetiselmnti wns spiked in tho sixth
in a mbcup nt third nnd retired.
Burko went from catcher to third,
while Music put on tho mask nnd pro
tector. Tko fans are particularly ravenous
nt the Point, kit thoy couldn't out
root the bunch that enmo down from
Medford.
Strain is gotting stronger at that
second bag nud besides ho is wallop
ing tho ball.
Did you notice that two-sackor
Blnckington got?
Coleman mado half ns many hits
yesterday as tho Central Point team
made off his delivery, one single nnd
a two-snekcr.
The score by innings:
Medford
Runs 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -1
Hits 3 11110 0 0 330
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Phone Main 1451.
Central Point
Runs ....10000000 01
Hits 2 10 0 10 0 0 1 Q
Summary :
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Medford ..-I
Central Point 1
Buttorios Colomnn nud
Music, Lux nnd Marshall.
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Heehf,
their footing in n now laud without
fiuniioial assistance.
"So wo hnvo tho extraordinary sit
nation of n British colony, won by
British blood, protected by Uritish
anus and ships, financed by British
money and dovoloped to a groat ex
tent by British toil, closed to Britbb
emigration."
At Jacksonville Grants Pass won
0 to G.
BRITISH LABOR BARRED
FROM GOING TO CANADA
LONDON", Mny 23. An appenl ou
behalf of London labor organizations
and others interested in tho solution
of tho English problom of tho unem
ployed has been mado to tho colonial
offices to sco whether concession!)
cannot bo secured from Canada in
tho lattor's battle against "assisted
immigration."
Cnnndn's now rulo rofuses ndmis
sion to nil assisted emigrants who do
not go out as farm laborers or in
somo exclusively ngrriculturnl capac
ity. Tho London Star declares tlm:
the real purpose of tho rulo is to lirr
from Cnnnda British artisans. "Not
many British workingmen," it says,
".can crosB tho Atlantic nud find
OLD EMPLOYE OF CHICAGO
P0ST0FFICE ARRESTED
CHICAGO, Ills., May 23. Albort
C. Gordon, a mail carrier, who has
boon connected with tho Chicago of
fice for seven yonm is under arrest
on suspicion of robbing tho mails.
According to PoHtoffico Inspector
Stewart, who ordered his arrest, Gor
don has coufossed. Tho nllegodd
robberies covered a joriod of four
years. Tho disappearance of reg
istered lottors canned an investiga
tion nud ended in Gordon's arrest.
BRIDE OF THREE MONTHS
PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT
LOS ANGKLES, Cnl.. May 23.
Mrs. George Figuerea, bride of three
months, is in tho Santa Monica hos
pital today probably fatally wound
ed. Neighbors who heard a shot m
tho Fiirueroa homo shortly before
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midnight, summoned a polleom.in,
who found tho woman lying nt t.iu
foot of hor bod with a bullet wound
in her head.
George Figuerea, hor husband, was
taken into custody. According to
the officers ho rufuned to mako n
statement oxcopt to doclnro that ho
know nothing of tho affair. Tho po
lice rao looking for n man who was
reported to have been scon near the
placo nt tho time of tho tiliooting.
m:i)uci:i) iiatks I'-on aviation"
MKICT.
Tho Southern Pacific company has
announced a rate of a faro and a third
for round trip, points Roaoburg to
Anlhnnd, for tho aviation moot to bo
hold hero Mny 27, 38 and 20. Tick
ets returning good up to nnd Includ
ing May 30.
NOTION TO HTOCKHOIilMCItH.
Notlco Is hereby glvon that tho
annual mooting of stockholders of tho
Pacific nnd Knstorn Rnllwny will bo
hold at tho office of tho company,
in Medford, Oregon, on Monday, Juno
G, 1010, nt 10 o'clock a. in.
Hy ordor of tho Proaldont.
O. P. IIUMPIIRI3Y,
Socrotnry.
HnHkiiiH for Honlth.
EAGLES HOLD
BANQUET
The local F. O. E. will
hold a big banquet on
Thursday evening, at
their hall. All Eagles
are cordially invited to
be present.
The Pasadena
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People of refinement; people with moans; ro tired business men; professional men;
college and university graduates, are coming to the Rogue River Valley by tho score.
Within the past two years almost a hundred Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, pcoplo have
' purchased homes near Mcdofrd, and nearly every one of them has a friend or two
whom they hope to induce to come and locate in tho valley.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and many othor eastern cities are almost if not
quite as well represented, while St. Paul and Minneapolis have moro representatives
here than any other several cities combined.
Think these statements over and get your thinker going. Write to the undersigned
or the Medford Commercial Club for detailed informtaion about tho country, and you
will never have cause to regret it.
Bearing Orchards
Near Medford
Most of the producing orchards have beon held In largo holdings until recently.
few weeks ago tho Eden Valloy Orchard, containing 605 acres, was placed on the
L, , jnarkot in any desired acreage. We have boon authorized to offer the bearing apples
and pears for sale, and if you kiior anything abwt t) country and want a desirable
block of bearing trees, write or come soon. During the past week over $150,000
worth of tho proporty has been disposed of. It is located within two miles of Medford
at an elevation of about 100 foot abovo the city and is one of tho best kept orchards in
the world. Parts of tho orchard offered for sale have paid tho owner over $600 por
acre per year for four years straight.
Do not come unless you aro prepared to stay, for just so sure as you do come the com
bination of fat soil, grandeur of scenic beauty and Italian climate will stoal you, body
and soul. After one visit horo you will bo miserable any othor placo on earth.
John D. Olwell
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