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Mail Tribune 100, Jan. 9, 1923 By Alissa Corman Jan 09, 2023 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Jan. 9, 1923 FARMERS WEEK IS LAUNCHED WITH FRUIT LECTURES Farmers Week and Home Maker’s Week opened up at the public library this forenoon with the fruit growers in full swing. Prof. H. P. Bares of the O. A. C. was the principal speaker, and talks were also made by Prof. Reimer of the Southern Oregon Experiment Station, on the blight situation, and by A. C. Allen of the state horticultural board, County Agent Cate and others. Wednesday is marketing day and a big program will be rendered for the entire day. Much interest centers around the appearance of W. B. Dodson of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who will speak at 1:30. Business men as well as farmers are urged to hear Mr. Dodson. Other speakers of interest will be Paul V. Maris and Mr. Besse of th O. A. C. and Geo. A. Mansfield, president of the State Farm Bureau. The program begins each day at 10 a.m. All are warned to come early in order to get a seat. Thursday is poultry day. This will be a joint session. There will be no special work for women except for the poultry department. Prof. Lunn, head of the poultry division of the O. A. C., and H. E. Cosby, will be the principal speakers for that day. The fruit growers of Jackson County turned out in large numbers to hear specialists from various parts of the state tell of fruit conditions and fruit diseases that are of vital interest to the fruit men. Prof. H. P. Bares, plant pathologist of the Oregon Agricultural College talked on a tree disease known as the mushroom root rot and apple tree anthracnose. In speaking of the mushroom root rot, Prof. Bares said that these mushrooms in the later stage of development of the disease will grow around the base of the trees and are edible and are a very delicious product when served with the proper dressing, but that it would not pay the orchardist to allow this mushroom to grow at the expense of killing out his trees. He said that these mushroom are in the last stages of the development of this disease and that fruit growers must not wait until the mushroom appears before taking some action to suppress this fungus which takes a large number of trees each year in the state of Oregon. One of the first indications of this disease is the lack of vitality and vigor of the tree affected and the shortening of the growth and discoloration of the foliage. By inspecting around the trunk of the tree just under the ground this disease can easily be located. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]