Pear Blight Threatens California Orchards
California fruit-trees, which have enjoyed considerable immunity from pests as compared with trees in Eastern States, are now beginning to suffer to such an extent as to threaten whole orchards in some localities. The pear blight has ruined thousands of acres of pear orchards in the past in many localities. Now word comes that Nevada County, which holds the record as producing the finest Bartlett pears in the world, is threatened with the pear blight, and that if orchardists do not make vigorous efforts to prevent its spread, the pear orchards of the county will be wiped out inside of five years. The earth is waxing old like a garment. Seed-time and harvest are to continue to the end, but each year the battle of the agriculturist is a little harder.