Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-08-01 | Page 4 | Kohl Meisen Birds

KOHL To the Editor of The Herald An in your local columns in Sundays J ay B issue conveys the Impression that w there is some sort or ot hitch in the matter of oC procuring the Kohl birds that were provided for by law I at the last session of the legislature Such is not the case however as the I birds have been ordered and will doubtless doubt doubtless less leu be ready for distribution to the va various various various rious fruit growing districts within thin a avery avery avery very few days Your reporter who formed ormed a party of gentlemen at the Cullen ullen last Saturday probably mistook the he the badinage regarding Senator Kiesels bird bill hill for tor serious comment and adverse adver e criticism Noth Nothing NothIng ing leg could be farther from the intention of oC those who were discussing the bird question that day and especially was as there no disposition to reflect upon Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Kiesels motives in securing the passage of oC the law On the contrary the th members of the th state board of hor horticulture horticulture horticulture recognize and fully appreciate ate Senator Kiesels Kle els invaluable assist assistance assistance assistance ance in the matter of procuring the Kohl Meleen Mclean as well as 8 in numerous other questions pertaining to interests of Utah While there are a number of people in Utah ready to predict only harm from the importation of the Kohl Mel Melsen Melson son sen still the preponderance of testimony testimony mony teeny is to the effect that the birds are Invaluable friends to the It tt Is 18 now recognized by progressive horticulturists that the majority of orchard pests may be most mo t effectually controlled by means of oC parasites and birds bird and it is in line with this thought that the providing for the Kohl Mel Melsen Melsen sen was enacted There is a strong probability that within a very ery few years year the wisdom of or Importing the Kohl Mel Meleen will wID be fully recognized by the very ery people who w o are now most incredulous J A WRIGHT Secretary Utah State Board of or Horti Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture culture Ogden Osden July 8 ie