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December 30, 1896
The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Peach growers at Catawba Island near Sandusky meet to combat the San Jose scale pest, discovered on N. A. Hadden's orchard and confirmed by Prof. Webster, affecting multiple trees and causing an estimated $20,000 loss.
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FRUIT IN DANGER.
The Dreaded San Jose Scale Begins Ravages.
Sandusky, Dec. 30.-At Catawba island yesterday a meeting of the peach growers of this vicinity was held to devise ways and means, if possible, to combat a plague that threatens the destruction of orchards of all kinds hereabouts. A few days ago N. A. Hadden, one of the largest fruit growers in this district, discovered a peculiar scaly condition into which some of his trees were growing. The disease, for such he considered it, baffled his knowledge of such affairs, and he cut a number of branches and sent them to Prof. Webster at the state agricultural experiment station at Wooster. That gentleman pronounced the pest the dreaded San Jose scale, the most dangerous and destructive plague to which trees are subject. Prof. Webster visited the peninsula vicinity and found that the disease had already taken hold of more trees than those on N. A. Hadden's fruit farm. The immense orchard of J. P. Ganney has also been besieged by the dreaded scale and the loss so far to the peninsula growers will, it is estimated, reach $20,000.
The Dreaded San Jose Scale Begins Ravages.
Sandusky, Dec. 30.-At Catawba island yesterday a meeting of the peach growers of this vicinity was held to devise ways and means, if possible, to combat a plague that threatens the destruction of orchards of all kinds hereabouts. A few days ago N. A. Hadden, one of the largest fruit growers in this district, discovered a peculiar scaly condition into which some of his trees were growing. The disease, for such he considered it, baffled his knowledge of such affairs, and he cut a number of branches and sent them to Prof. Webster at the state agricultural experiment station at Wooster. That gentleman pronounced the pest the dreaded San Jose scale, the most dangerous and destructive plague to which trees are subject. Prof. Webster visited the peninsula vicinity and found that the disease had already taken hold of more trees than those on N. A. Hadden's fruit farm. The immense orchard of J. P. Ganney has also been besieged by the dreaded scale and the loss so far to the peninsula growers will, it is estimated, reach $20,000.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Catastrophe
Nature
What keywords are associated?
San Jose Scale
Peach Growers
Orchard Destruction
Catawba Island
Fruit Pest
What entities or persons were involved?
N. A. Hadden
Prof. Webster
J. P. Ganney
Where did it happen?
Catawba Island, Sandusky, Peninsula Vicinity
Story Details
Key Persons
N. A. Hadden
Prof. Webster
J. P. Ganney
Location
Catawba Island, Sandusky, Peninsula Vicinity
Event Date
Dec. 30
Story Details
N. A. Hadden discovers scaly condition on trees, identified by Prof. Webster as San Jose scale; pest affects multiple orchards including J. P. Ganney's, with $20,000 estimated loss; growers meet to combat the plague.