Report Of The Inspector Of San Jose Scale

Author : Ontario. Dept. Of Agriculture
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230183763
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Inspector of San José Scale written by Ontario. Dept. Of Agriculture and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... the present time available is very convincing indeed, lor it has asserted itself in a way that admits of no further question, and most of the people who were once slow to comprehend its real character now pronounce it a dangerous pest and declare their intention of endeavoring to accomplish its subjection. There is, however, a proportion--but principally among those whose interests are small--who regard the scale with indifference and unworthy of their attention, even while the majority of the people are alive to the exigency of the situation. There are those who have made good use of the materials supplied them, having exercised the necessary care, made thorough applications of this material in suitable proportions and secured results so satisfactory to themselves that they will persevere with their favorite treatments, all of which worked well. The testimony of such, their examples, and the results from their work, together with the extreme urgency of the cases, have influenced many more to take up the fight, who, being without experience, are enquiring as to what is really the best treatment to use. I have endeavored as far as has been possible, both by letter and by personal interview, to explain the cost, preparation and behavior of the several treatments recommended; for I feel that now, when aid is being anxiously sought, is an opportune time for extending assistance with a liberal hand--an assistance which, in my judgment, would be heartily appreciated and improved--and in doing this there is much satisfaction in having our useful experiments to refer to as indicating ultimate results. In many instances it is a matter for regret that the owners of infested orchards have not been constrained to commence remedial work earlier, for...