. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 65 HISTORY OF SPRAYING IN THE PAJARO VALLEY BY C. W. WOODWORTH, EXPERIMENTAL STATION, BERKELY, CALIFORNIA, AT WATSONVILLE APPLE ANNUAL THE magnificent display of this apple "show justifies a feeling of pride in every Californian. These products represent not only the richness of the soil and the perfection of the climate, but testify even more to the enterprise, courage and faith of the people of this section of the state. For be it known that such results as have been attained in this valley represent the resolute facing of difficulti
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 65 HISTORY OF SPRAYING IN THE PAJARO VALLEY BY C. W. WOODWORTH, EXPERIMENTAL STATION, BERKELY, CALIFORNIA, AT WATSONVILLE APPLE ANNUAL THE magnificent display of this apple "show justifies a feeling of pride in every Californian. These products represent not only the richness of the soil and the perfection of the climate, but testify even more to the enterprise, courage and faith of the people of this section of the state. For be it known that such results as have been attained in this valley represent the resolute facing of difficulties and the conquering of them. It is a high honor for any of us to have been associated in any way with the solution of the prob- lems that have confronted these apple growers and to share even to a small extent in this triumph. It is undoubtedly true that nowhere in the world is there an area planted to any crop to the extent of the apple orchards of this valley, where spraying is so universally and efficiently done, and there is no similar area where such difficulties had to be surmounted in order to place spraying on a practical basis. The story of the horticultural achievements of the Pajaro Valley will always include the contributions here made to the means of controlling the insect pests. Just a quarter of a century ago I had the privilege of taking part, under the direction of Professor Forbes, in Illinois, in the first thorough scientific experi- ments made to test the efficiency of arsenicals in the control of the codling moth. This method has gradually been extended until now spraying with these substances has become an essential part of the practice of apple growing in every region which figures in the commercial production of this fruit. Just twenty years ago Professor Wick- son conducted the first experiments in spraying for codling moth on the Pacific Coast, and my first task on coming to the state was the preparation of the notes on these experiments for publica-
Size: 1201px × 2081px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcontributorthelibraryofcongress, booksubjectfruitculture
