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FOR FISCAL YEAR
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Report of tlic PntlioloRist for Jnck
poii county for ttio fiscnl yonr lie
glnnirig'July 1, 1012 nnd ciuliiif; June
ao, 101 :.
To the honorable county court of
Jnckon ceunty:
In nccorilnncc with the uiunl cu
loin, I ii in herewith tendering the nn
mini report of the work done by the
pnlhologint'8 office duriiii; the fipenl
year beginning Jnlv 1, 1012 nnd end
ing Juno HO, 1013:
Tlieidutics of tlie pathologist conic
under the following bends: 1. In
bpcctioii. 2. Office nnd librnry
work. .1. Laboratory investigation.
I. Meld investigation, fi. Weather
service. 0. l'ublicntiou of bulletin!:
nnd papers.
Inspection
The work of inspection include?
supervision of orchard inspection to.
gethcr with thnt of nursery stock,
seeds nnd plants both imported nnd
exported. Orchnrd inspection con
sumes nn enormous ninonnt of time,
so much so thnt if every tree now
growing in the Koguo river valley or
chnrd were Riven bnlf n minute of
time, the four inspectors working ten
hours a day, nnd allowing no time for
trnvel, could not make the rounds i:
less than two years time working
every dny of the year. Fortnnntely,
we tire assisted in n very great degree
by the large number of deputies, nnd
by many of tho large orchard own
ers whoso interests in their own wel
fare nnd thnt of the valley are such
that they can be depended upon for
help.
Careful nttention is given to the
inspection of nursery stock, seed?
nnd plants. Owing (o tho fact thnt
vco have found potatoes shipped in
from Cclifornin points infested with
the dangerous Tnbcr Moth larvae, nil
potatoes for consumption or planting
are now held for inspection. We
have also received co-operation from
the California authorities in this mat
ter. Alfalfa nnd grass .seeds hnve
been inspected nnd tested for purity.
Office and Library
Office nnd librnry work is very
heavy duo to the inrge correspond
ence nnd the receipt of numerous
bulletins nnd other publications which
must be properly catalogued nnd in
dexed so as to be available for ref
erence. Tho librnry receives every
publication of the 17. S. Department
of Agriculture, together with the
publications of the Stufe Agricul
tural Experiment stations. Publica
tions nre also received from many
foreign countries. An exchange lUi
is maintained, and nil publications is
sued by the pathologist's office nre
sent to tho vnrious offices mid in
dividuals on this list. In this way
nil pnrts of the world may know
what we nre doing in a horticultural
way in the Itoguc river valley.
Laboratory
Laboratory work includes the ex
amination of Inrge numbers of speci
mens of fungi, insects, etc., sent in
for examination. In ninny cases, de
termination can bo mnde only after
the cultivation of the organism, which
entails careful work. lireeding cages
for vnrious insects, such as for cod
ling moth investigations, cherry fruit
Miw-fly, peach bud moth and peach
crown borer, nic always in use.
The chemical examination of fun
gicides nnd insecticides necessitates
much careful work. We nro con
stantly testing new comounds and
brands in the laboratory and in the
field in (ho attempt to increase the
efficiency of spraying methods.
During the past year such materials,
as dry arsenate of lend and r.ino nr
senile have been tested by field ex
periments. All of this work linn for
its aim not only the matter of in
creasing efficiency in spraying, but
in lowering the cost.
Boil testing in co-operation with
tho U. S. Imrenu of Soils has also
been n part of the work. This con
stitutes lnrgely the matter of deter
mining tho presenco of deleterious
substances. Soil fertility investiga
tions hr.vo also been carried out by
field investigations.
Investigations
During tho last year, continued
work has been done in the matter of
fertilizers nnd cover crops. It has
been shown that cover crops may be
readily grown in the Iloguo river vnl
ley. In the growing of cover crops
in the orchnrds, nitrogen and humus
is added to tho soil at the lowest pos
sible cost. Tho pliysicnl character of
tho soil is also changed, muking it
easier to cultivate. It has been
shown that formers should not upend
loo much money in the purchase of
commercial fertilizer. Ky tho grow,
ing of cover crops, nitrogen is added,
and, lit the hiiuio timet, unavailable
plant foda nro made nvailnblo duo to
tho presenco of humus and the in
crease of ilio bacterial flnrn. In Itoguo Hivcr Vulley,
Jliu jawing of elfulfu it hug bctm B)
found thai tho addition of phosphate
fertilizer in t.ho form of superphos
phates has increased the yield front
50 to 100 per cent.
The will disease of potnto nnd to
mato plants has nlso been under in
vestigation, nnd co-operative work
will bo continued with the U. S. Hur
rnu of Plant Industry.
The discovery of the presence of
the Cherry Fruit Saw-fly in the vnl
ley necessitated work along the line
of its control. This office was the
first to publish the fnct that this in
sect not only attacks cherries but
plums nnd prunes, the latter very
seriously. The insect has been con
trolled by spraying with arsenate of
lead.
Important work has been done mi
n disease of the apple known ns
''Water Core." The cause of this
trouble has been determined and
methods of tnking core of the or
chards and the fruit so as to reduce
the amount of injury have been de
vised. Uulletiiis have been pub
lished for the purpose of acquainting
growers with the trouble. The two
bulletins published by this office are
the first published in the United
States on this subject.
Work has been done in investigat
ing the rusty leaf mite of the pear
which had. heretofore, been injurious
to apples only in the eastern United
States. About thrre years ngo. this
mite was introduced into the Kogue
river vnlley, and instead of attack
ing apples seriously, it at once be
came injurious to pears. It is ens
ily controlled by spraying. The eri-
nose mite of the grape has also been
found nnd is emit rolled by lime-sulphur
spray.
A fungous organism heretofore
unreported in the United States was
found on the wild chokeeherry. This
fungus is being investigated ns it
may be of economic importance to
the stone fruit -industry.
, The Local Wcntlier liurcnu
Waler Com of Apple. (Uiilletiu
No. tl.)
Spraying Calendar for U1K1. (Hul
lotin Xo. 10.)
Studies on the Water Core of Ap
ple. (Hulletin Xo. U.)
Prwi ttultctlus
The Grasshopper nud How to Con
trol It. (Press Uulletin Xo. l)
The Potnto Tuber Moth. (Press
Uulletin Xo. I.)
Circulars
nud Its Making.
The key station nt Medford is now
fully equipped, an anemometer nud
triple register having been installed
during the year. With this instru
ment, wind directions nnd velocities
nre automatically recorded. For the
first time we nre getting accurate
data on winds which play an import
ant part in the climate of the valley.
In addition, the office is equipped
with njnecuric barometer, barograph,
maximum nnd minimum thermome
ters, thermograph, psyclirometer nnd
rain gngc. Besides tho key station
at Medford, there nre ten other co
operative Motions in the conty. The
stations nt Jacksonville, Ashland,
Siskiyou nnd Prospect were estab
lished n number of years ago. Tho
new stations nre the Gardener ranch,
nnd Lone Oak ranch, Talent; Hill-
crest nnd Hollywood, Medford;
Woodlawn, Central Point; nud the
Oaks Orchnrd, Table Rock. The co
operative observers nt each of these
stations tuke maximum, minimum,
temperature readings, instruments.
The Hollywood and Hillcrest stutious
are equipped with bluermogrnphs, in
addition to the regulnr equipment.
The seven new stations, with Med
ford ns the key station, were cstab.
lished entirely through efforts made
by the pathologist's office. A need
was felt for more accurate data in
studying conditions relating to spring
frosts. The proper representations
were mndo to the district forecaster
who recommended to the chief of the
weather bureau the establishing of
the seven stations. The co-operative
observers report directly to the key
station nt Medford, nlso sending in
to the district office at Portland the
monthly summary. The greatest
value of the large number of co
operative stutious lies in the securing
of data which muke it possible to
forecast frosts more accurately than
heretofore. During the pnst season
every district received daily tele
phonic advice as to the probable
weather conditions which might oc
cur during the next 24 hours. All
frosts were accurately forecasted.
not only ns to their degree, but the
hour nt which firing would be neces
sary. That this district enjoys tho dis
tinction of being the foremost in
making a study of exact conditions,
devising methods of economic orchard
heating, etc., is evinced by the fact
that the pathologist in charge has
prepared for the New American Kn
oyclopcdia of Horticulture, edited by
Dr. liniley of Cornell College, the
chapters on frost forecasting nnd
frost prevention.
Publications
Tho publication of bulletins, circu
lars nnd papers has been nn import
ant part of tho work connected with
the office. Wherever information of
n nature directly beneficial to the
public is needed, timely publications
hnve been prepared. Much informa
tion in the matter of spraying, or an
available form. The fanner or fruit
grower cannot take tho lime to memo
rize the various formulno time of ap
plication, etc., therefore he is fur
nished with up-to-date information
in n form readily understood.
The vnrious publications issucA
during the fiscal year are:
IlulletJiiN
Cover Crops for Orchards in the
(liullctiu No.
Cider Vinegar
(Circular Xo. 1.)
Gardener's Calendar nnd Planting
Table. (Circular Xo. 2.)
PajH'rs
Urophlyctis nlfulfae, n Fungus
Disease of Alfalfa Occurring in Oregon.
Economic lmpnrtntuv of the Mile
Phyllocoptes schlechlendali, Xalcpa.
(Iltisty Leaf Mite of the Pear.)
The Cherrv Fruit Saw-Fly nud How
to Control It.
Organization and Methods of Con
trol of Plant Diseases. With Special
Reference to Pear Wight.
Frost Forecasting and Orchnrd
Heating, Methods Used in the Roguo
River Vnlley.
Resides tho nbove papers, a Inrge
number of others of more or less im
portance have been published both
in the local press nud elsewhere. An
immense amount of data is nt hnnd
and is being worked up preparatory
to the publication of a number of
verv important papers.
Off lev KK"!1CS
The expenses of the office have
been borne lnrgely hv the pathologist
in charge, the same being paid out of
his personnl funds. The expenses
borne by the couutv have been office
rental, pnrt of the xstoge, express,
telephone nnd telegraph, and an oe
ensionnl stiinl sum for livery bin'.
The printing bills have been paid in
pnrt by the county. The sum of
$100 per month wns allotted for of
fice exjienses, but this wns by no
minus sufficient to carry the office
expenses.
During the course of the year it
wes found iicccssnry to purchnso a
now microseopo with accessories,
chemicals, laboratory nnd office fur
niture, books, together with nn out
lay for printing nnd binding. In nd
dition to the nbove it wns found
ncccssnry to meet the expenses for
exlra jostagc, telephone, telegraph
nnd express. Railroad fare and liv
ery h'.re for official work were prac
tically nil met by tho pathologist.
Furthermore, insurance of the con
tents of the office, library and labo
ratory, and heavy discounts of comi
ty wjp'ncts received ns salary added
to the iv;jwnse of maintaining tho office.
The iictiinl amount paid out of (he
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HOTEL ROBBERS
UKRLIX, duly 8.-The German
provincial police ore endeavoring to
ivumlnp a gang of bote llhieves work
ing an entirely new trick variously
known n "The Magnet" or "Tthe
.Moth nud the Caudle'' Hotels me
selected in the provincial towns
which have lio electric lights nud few
even among the best, have that.
Casually a rich farmer or linveler
U picked out as the victim. A beau
tiful young w-omaii, culled the ''mag
net" rents mi adjoining room, Lute
at night the victim, is uwakeucd by a
light knock on the door nud u shy
but sweet voice stniumers out that
lb owner Is lu dlri'ieiilly. Hot
audio or gits' light has been exting
uished. She has no mulches.
Tim victim can't resist that voice,
lie rpciiH the door of his loom and
sees lu the dim hall, a picture in be
witching negligee, downcast eyes and
blushing checks. The victim,, whether
young or old, feels that gallantry de
innnds ho should aid beauty in (lis
tless. Xo, he deiutiis ul giving her
(untitles. He insists upon going lo
her loom mid lighting her caudle or
gas himself, The bulv stands at lli
door of her room; rarely will she cu
ter while the chivalrous fanner is
tin re. She is cry modest, The vic
tim Is in no hurry (o leave.
When he awakens In his own room
;ic morning In, finds he has been
robbed of money nnd jewelry. Con
federates of the "ningucl" slipped
into the room while the "iniiguel"
wns having her caudle or gns lighted.
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PANKHURST
Kdward Sheldon's play "Itotniuico'
will reopen In Now York curly lu tho
fall.
PAYS $10 FINE TO
ESCAPE PRISON
l.OXDOX, duly HV- Set emus of dc
fiance were Imilcd ul Loudon utithoiL
tics in Mow Slice! court lime today
when SyMa Piiukliiirsl, daughter of
Mrs. Ktuinclluo Paukhtirsl, and .die
KnieiHon. the American suffragette
wcie given prison tonus, When
Miss Puukhiiisl wits uiiested last
night for speaking on Ihe slice! she
fiercely resisted Ihe police.
The mint demanded lluit Miss,
Pankhuist give bond for good ho-
liaxior. She flatly icfused. A three
mouths' sentence was then iuiHiscd.
"I won't stay in lull," she scieamed
"mid you cannot cep mo llieie. I
will .stmt u hunger si i Ike."
MInm I'!uici'hoii wiin sentenced lo one
moutliV Imprisonment at hind labor,
She was convicted of resisting an
officer,
Later Ihn magistrate iccalled Miss
llmcisou nud gave her the option of
paying u $10 fine or going to jail.
She paid the fine.
PROTEST TFIEATMENT OF
AMERICANS AT QUAYMAS
LOS AXGKLKS, Oil., July K
Piolests of lieatmeut ueconlcd
Americans lu Souoia huvo been scut
the Hl'ilo depnrlmeiil today by C, I).
Tii.vlm, United Stales consular agent
ii' tluaMuas. Tii.ilor iinsciIh that i.
M Moiiisou of PolNdum, X. Y was
held prisoner for three mouths, uud
Iben compelled to walk fifty tulles
win ti the Momcuii fedetals evacuated
the (own of 'I'm in. A. P. Hrowuiug
if Aiizoiiu, ii (liiavtuuN commission
agi'iit, til-.ii was subjected to haul
ships, TuWnr alleues.
HORSES HORSES HORSES
MARES MARES
For Sale
JUST ARRIVED
or Trade
$!)(), a chunky black horse, ago ten
weight lino, I wo weeks trial allowed.
years,
pathologist'? salary for maintaining
Ihe ofticc wns .lfll8..")0.
Respectfully submitted.
P. J. O'UARA.
Pathologist for Jackson county.
EASTERN TRAINMEN TO
STRIKE FOR INCREASE
XF.W YORK', July 8. Announce,
ment wns made here today that 91
per cent of the conductors and train
men on enstern railroads have voted
lo strike unless their demands nre
acceded lo. A general increuso in
wages is asked.
Mrs. FlBke will tour tho Canadian
northwest this fall.
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SUFFERED
AWFUL PAINS
For Sixteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable
Compound.
Moretown. Vermont "I waa trou
bled with palna and Irregularities for
sixteen years, and
was thin, weak and
nervous. When I
would He down it
would seem as if 1
was going right
down out of sight
into some dark hole,
and the window cur
tains hod faces that
would peek out at
me, ami when I was
out of doors it would
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20 head of horses and mares all right out. of
hard work. Have finished contract and must his
disposed of. $225, a well matched pair of chun
ky marcs eight and nine veal's old, weight 2700,
with iiico flowing manes and tails, they are good
fast walkers and true workers, kind and gentle, in
or out of stahlc. This price includes their heavy
butt chain breeches harness all for $22") with two
weeks trial allowed.
$7J3, a 'chunky brown marc 8 years old, weight
3300, will work single or double, two, weeks trial
allowed.
$150, a pair chunky mares about nine years old,
weight2-100 and their brass mounted harness and
collars with two weeks trial allowed. Would go
out audiiuake any man a good living.
$210, a chunky team six and seven years old,
weight 2200, well matched in size and 'color and
arc well broke single or double or under tho sad
dle. This price includes their harness and col
lars and 2-Yi inch wagon, till in fine shape, will
sell separate and allow two weeks trial.
$7f, a handsome bay mare six years old, weight
llfiO and with nice flowing mane and tail, broke
double only, two weeks trial allowed.
$50, a chunky black mare, eight years old,
weight .1lfi(), good worker, two weeks trial al
lowed or will trade.
$lf, a good stock saddle and bridle.
$05, a good side spring mountain wagon.
$25, a sorrell mare about, ten years old, weight
.1 KM), two weeks trial allowed.
$10 or best cash offer, a .'Jersey cow. .
$25, a heavy butt chain buchcr harness and
collars.
Missouri Mamalt Jack fivo years old and a
sunt foal getter, will sell cheap or trade for
horses or auto.
WE HAVE TAKEN THIS STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND, MUST SELL AND WILL AL
LOW TRIAL ON ALL STOCK AND ALL STOCK MUST BE AS REPRESENTED. THIS CAN BE
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West Side Stables
29 GRAPE STREET
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Patronize Home Industries
THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY. KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME.
seem as if something was going to hap
pen. My blood was poor, my circula
tion was so bad I would bo like a dead
person at times. I hod female weak
ness badly, my abdomen was sore and I
had awful pains.
"I took Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound and used the Sanativu
Wash and they certainly did wondera
for mo. My troubles disappeared and I
am able to work hard overy day. "Mrs.
W. F. Sawykii, River View Farm, Moro-
town, Vermont.
Another Case.
Gilford, Iowa. "I was troubled with
female weakness, also with displace
ment I hod very severe and steady
nesaacne, alio pain in back and was
very thin and tired all tho time, J com
menced taking Lydla E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and I am cured of
these troubles. I cannot iirabio your
tmdlclnu too highly." Mrs. INA Mux-
buolk, uinoru, lOWfc
Office Furniture
Library Furniture
Bedroom Furniture
Diningrooni Furniture
White Enamel Furnitura
Built in Buffets, Seuts
And Bookcases, Ftc.
Store Fixtures
Porch Swings
Cedar Chests
Cabinet Work Dono
in Oak, Walnut, Fir, or
Any Other Wood Desired
Cabinet Makers
Mission Furniture
Works
13, 0. Trowbridge, Jr., Prop.
113 S. Holly, Medford
Medford Iron Works
E. G. Trowbridge, Prop.
General Foundry and
Machine Works
Pacific 401; Home 2D8L.
Res. Pac. 5031; Home 227L.
With Medford
Trade Is
Medford Made
s ., For tho best of
J EVERYTHING MADE OF WOOD
Seo us. Wo make a specialty of
OFFICE FURNITURE and FIXTURES, MANTLES,
SCREEN DOORS and WINDOWS, Etc
Factory Comer South Fir and 11th Sts. Both Phones
bj MEDFORD SASH AND DOOR GO.
Cement Drain Tile
Irrigation Pipe
ETC.
"It's Strongest and
Everlasting"
MEDFORD CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION GO.
Factory N. Riverside Ave.
Phone M-652
H. A. Hicks
Qenerat Managar
P. M, Ksrsbaw
Qen. Salts Ur.
OREGON GRANITE CO.
Quarry Owners and
Manufacturers
Oregon Ornnlto stands tho test ol
tluit.
Medford, Oregon !
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