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GEM STATE RURAL PVBUSHED SEMI - MONTHLY. A. C GIPSON, Editor und Proprietor. A j>«per tl«v«tt*d to Hf»rUculture, Stock, Farm *(«i I ruj<al ant mat ter», ami the only putmea ikrtj ot fit« kmd tu Ums Mau», uittcuu orifiiu of !bc Idabu State HorticuUural Society aim tu« Idaho Fuuitr> Aaaociatton. Stdmriptkm Jf.oU per iff dr in advance Knlctiil at the piwtoffice, Caldwell, Idaho, as Htst'tiiKlAJMi## Mall Matter. BDnOIULJLXj. Hoard or liortirtiltnra) Inspeeth n. The State Board of Horticultu ral Inspection met at Boise Jan.y |6 to 18. The members present were: Messrs. Coughanour, Gallo way, Gipson and Professor Al drich. The must important change in ^ the Inspection districts was made by uniting Dists. 3 and 4, thus ^making one district of the count ics of Boise, Canyon, Owyhee and Washington, with Mr. A. F. Hitt inspector of the consolidated .riet. OäP 19 only change in district t; . .,>4 d. Sk* -S^Éderies was made by fixing ^viding line between districts so that it will run from 'ashington state line east to C^ A lene lake on the north Coucr d.Alcnc Indian and east of the lake line 10 miles south of( taObAr d'Alwc river. y' % . Ale* ^^Bhcrson was appoint v, 1 . ^^Bhcrson was appoint or for the present Hi President Coughanour 0 %f$C; 4 i'rrh of k&f v ttus/ Board a, -iV X capitate mi ea; ■;x service as a mem expires this s , T$*. was ^unanimously rccom re-appoimment. ndtd (qt *' me Kcoovh of L^rict .^Inspectors the*past w^è^.the main for o 1 1 r a g uijg, a r > 9 int° tp ! a satis- I -khifc • ^ o' ^4 * y* oOft- jjSru. çfQttioi^ftraTSèt'^etW J^ri*Ânÿî, tyé i îyCf t- ^ ^r^Alènni. trusUtts ^trUr Jrîcf ^ ° a° j jr&jr ? Qçchard X induMrrts .-Affix' t< s v > ft N S N c >> y jir X 4 * N, ft. A' v N Se C. F. Stranalnm. Lewiston; cond District, T. C. Galloway, Third District— Ü. F. Weiser; Smith, Blackfoot. T 1 ic selection of Mr. Hartley, as the president of the Society, is a merited recogn.tion of his stand j ing as a man and as an active and progressive fruit grower and nur seryman. The other officers and trustees are also representative citizens and orchardists of their respective localities. The Rural feels safe in saying that the im portant mission of the State Hor tictl tural Society is safe in the hands of the gentlemen named. I5ee keepers Organize. 1 he bee keepers in the vicinity of Parma and Roswell met, the the other day, ^t Parma and orga nized an association for the pro tection and encouragement of that industry. Ten members were en rolled as a starter. George Brush was elected President, and F. Pouch, Secretary. Tlvs is a wise move, and will no doubt tend to bring into prominence, the super ior quality of honey produced in that section, and largely the quantity of the increase same. ( oal Oil for Seale. 1 '- L. Knousc of Emmett tells the Rural that the past season he used with excellent results, kerosene on his trees that were in tested with the San Jose scale. This treatment not only clears the tree of scale but of worms and lice wherever the oil strikes them. On the twigs and limbs, Mr. Kncusc * applies the remedy with a sort of swab or rag, but he pours it on the trunks of the trees and he says B 'vas not so very expensive Mr Knousc ; jtgjkde a practice u K trces wnen young to keep of^ab.bits, and has never seen J ujr.y *fe s u 1 1 i n g from the (either as he thoroughly treated 5 good sized trees with but 2 %4 allons of oi! and did the easily in a day. work tei dso says he has f applying axle f 11 ase or lard to the trunks of his any same, X N o- a X * V vT s. but he always applies when the sap is down and the tree dormant Editorial Pointers. Clean up the orchard. Get the spray pump ready for business. Protect the fruit trees from the jack rabbits. Order the nursery stock now, and be sure to consult those who advertise in this paprr. Get the barn yar i manure in in the orchard and field and plow it under thoroughly in the spring. Don.t allow a forkfull of it'to to waste. Order the go Order the fruit boxes and crates in time and get them made up be fore the rush of the busy season, and thus avoid the liability of .de lay when they are needed for Advertise use your seeds, floral goods, spray pumps, agricultural implements, pumping plants, dai ry supplies, and live stock in the Gem State Rural. The paper e yon want to reaches the pcopl deal with. Mr. Arthur Richards who has been down from Alaska for a few weeks, made this office a pleasant call. He starts today on his turn and expects to go direct to Dawson.' re Mr. A, F. Hitt will introduce this season, the new and mising Dawson prune, well worthy of extended trial. We are obliged to th have promptly responded to request for the payment of ages on subscription, and every one who is back very pro It seems ose who our arrear , pay up be doubly thankful, At the reduced price of the pa now if will I he State Horticultural Society pu w c must make it a cash position. pro did a wise thing when it resolved to take a hand in helping to shape a rational forestry policy for Ida Ihis is to be one of the live questions and needs to be dealt with in a broad, sensible manner. Ranch and Ranpe wants a bal anced ration for the human fam i- 1 ho. ly as well as for the dairy cow. Good suggestion. The State Horticultural Society unanimously recommended the California apple box, size loxir X 22 inches, as the standard size for Idaho apple shippers. Proprietor Johnson of the Over land Hotel in Boise, did a graceful thing, which was duly appreciat ed, when he entertained, so hand somely, the members of the State Horticultural Soc ety on the occa sion of the recent annual meet mg. Read the able and encouraging paper of Congressman Wilsm's in this issue; also the inspiring address of Judge Richards before the State Horticultural Society. Watch for the further papers and proceedings of the State Hor ticultural Society in later issues of this paper. The Gem State Rural is the only paper that will give these valuable detail. matters in Special Announcement. The Idaho State Horticnltural Society at its annual meeting held Jan y 18 1900, unanimously vot ed to give a year's subscription to the Gem State Rural to ev ery one who becomes a member of the Society during the year by paying the regular member, ship fee of $1. 00. This is a very liberal tion on tho proposi ana part of the Society Should insure for it a membership rom every fruit grower and hor ticulturist in the entire State. The Society is doin o a vast amount of voluntary, practical and much need ed work in the interest of the chard and farm, and this too with out an V source of revenue or fi or nancial aid other than that deriv ed from membership f ees . The ^ ' eri ' ad dresses and discussions embracing the proceed! of the a wide n gs S oci ety, range of subjects of particular value ested in the cover and. aire to those inter agricultural devMnr, ment of Idaho. These P ' be publish, d from tirne^o^ ^ the Gem State Rural, th e '-(organ of the Society " ® C ' with other imoortant together, Matters em-