. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. â¢f///l,-,ihoi/ . Kilh\ .il Sail /,Ji<- P~l On' ,!⢠.S\v»iJ,/-C'/.i-â Mini \LilUi. F»ut)lish&cl at 18 South St., San Jose^, Ceil. V'OH'MK XIX. NrMBKK 50. MAY, 1903. Monthly, 50 Cents a ^â EAK. Pests and Diseases of Deciduous Fruits By JoHn Isaac {Paper rciut al //if /â 'nii/ (/roiucrs' (oiiioi/ioii. .higc/cs 1 You will often hear the statemeni made by ptople who look regretfully back to (he good old times that the fruit industry going to the bow- wows because there are such swarms of diseases an
. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. â¢f///l,-,ihoi/ . Kilh\ .il Sail /,Ji<- P~l On' ,!⢠.S\v»iJ,/-C'/.i-â Mini \LilUi. F»ut)lish&cl at 18 South St., San Jose^, Ceil. V'OH'MK XIX. NrMBKK 50. MAY, 1903. Monthly, 50 Cents a ^â EAK. Pests and Diseases of Deciduous Fruits By JoHn Isaac {Paper rciut al //if /â 'nii/ (/roiucrs' (oiiioi/ioii. .higc/cs 1 You will often hear the statemeni made by ptople who look regretfully back to (he good old times that the fruit industry going to the bow- wows because there are such swarms of diseases and pests now to be com- batted, and that, when they were boys, such things were unknown. Now, the fact is that, although not generally known, they existed as much then as they do , but in those good old times fruit growing was an incident, not a , and commercial or- (â hard.« were rare. Our fathers grew a few trees for family use. If they bore good fruit, well and good; if the fruit was small and scrubby, no questions were asked as to the reason, and the young folks still ate it with a relish and re- member its good qualities today. If the tree sickened and died, it couldn't be helped, and no especial attention was paid to it. Of recent years, fruit eating is be- - coming more and more general. Fruit has become an article of merchandise. It is found on every table and in vari- ous forms. In the struggle for a better market, a wider demand . and larger prices, every class of fruit has been wiand^rfully improved, and the full strength of the tree has been forced into the fruit, while the tree itself, as a rule, has become more and more delicate, bearing at an earlier age. passing its season of usefulness sooner and succumbing' more readily to the .ittacks of disease and insects. Then, loo, in our efforts to produce superior Iruits, we have paid more attention 10 their ailments. We have studied iheir requhfments and their suffer- ings rlo:;er. and are
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