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... condition and progress of horticul- ture in this State and elsewhere ; to correspond with agricultural and horticultural societies , colleges and schools of agriculture and horticulture , and other persons and bodies as he may be ...
... condition and progress of horticul- ture in this State and elsewhere ; to correspond with agricultural and horticultural societies , colleges and schools of agriculture and horticulture , and other persons and bodies as he may be ...
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... condition of the orchards and what success we have met with in creating the determination among the orchardists to eradi- cate the pests in their districts . You have received at different times reports of the orchards visited and of ...
... condition of the orchards and what success we have met with in creating the determination among the orchardists to eradi- cate the pests in their districts . You have received at different times reports of the orchards visited and of ...
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... condition . FRUIT CROPS . The fruit crop in my district , excepting cherries and small fruits , was very light this year , owing it is thought to the prolonged rainy weather while the fruit was in bloom and after it had set ; however ...
... condition . FRUIT CROPS . The fruit crop in my district , excepting cherries and small fruits , was very light this year , owing it is thought to the prolonged rainy weather while the fruit was in bloom and after it had set ; however ...
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... condition this year . In Henry Stone's orchard , which I visited last July , four miles east of Corvallis , out of 1,700 4 - year - old trees about 25 % were affected apparently beyond recovery . This orchard is located on rich clay ...
... condition this year . In Henry Stone's orchard , which I visited last July , four miles east of Corvallis , out of 1,700 4 - year - old trees about 25 % were affected apparently beyond recovery . This orchard is located on rich clay ...
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... condition run thirty or forty to the pound . In a few places in this orchard the trees were not doing well , so an examina- tion of the subsoil was made by digging down with a spade , when it was found that there was a strata of hardpan ...
... condition run thirty or forty to the pound . In a few places in this orchard the trees were not doing well , so an examina- tion of the subsoil was made by digging down with a spade , when it was found that there was a strata of hardpan ...
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Page 233 - THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.
Page 12 - State shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor of the Treasurer of said Board for said sums or any part thereof when they have become available, upou proper demand being made for the same.
Page 11 - ... they shall notify the owner or owners, or person or persons in charge or in possession of the said places, or orchards, or nurseries, or trees, or plants, vegetables, vines, or...
Page 11 - Commissioners for that purpose, or they may be served in the same manner as a summons in a civil action.
Page 18 - Assembly a statement of its doings, with a copy of the Treasurer's accounts for the two years preceding the session thereof, and abstracts of the reports of the Inspector of Fruit Pests and of the Secretary.
Page 113 - Nine members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may meet, call to order, and adjourn from time to time.
Page 18 - Board, and to preserve records of its proceedings and correspondence; to collect books, pamphlets, periodicals, and other documents containing valuable information relating to horticulture, and to preserve the same; to collect statistics and other information showing the actual condition and progress of horticulture in this State and elsewhere; to correspond with...
Page 19 - April first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and the State controller will draw his warrants upon the State treasurer in favor of the treasurer of said board for the said sums, or any part thereof, when they become available, upon proper demand being made for the same by the said board.
Page 18 - The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the Board, and pay out the same only for bills approved by it, and shall annually render a detailed account to the Board.
Page 110 - Librarian, all of whom shall be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting, and shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until others are duly chosen and installed.