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or 70 barrels of crude oil were forced through suitable nozzles and 

 the oil ignited at the end of the nozzle. The sod was burned black 

 and the cultivated part was rolled and reburned. Some portions 

 had three burnings. Entire success seems to have rewarded us, as 

 acetylene gas lantern night traps kept going for L0 nights at the 

 right time for moths to fly, caught no brown-tails and subsequent 

 inspection revealed no moths or nests. 



The State Legislature in April saw til to amend our Horticul- 

 tural Inspection Law when their attention was called to the pos- 

 sibility of brown-tail and gipsy moths becoming established in the 

 state. Sufficient appropriations were provided and the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture was authorized to issue such orders as in 

 his judgment were necessary to control any emergency. 



~No box or package of nursery stock brought into the state can 

 be opened without first obtaining the consent of the commissioner. 

 Custom house brokers and importers are required to register their 

 names and addresses in the department office. They and trans- 

 portation companies give such information as the commissioner 

 shall from time to time require. 



Last spring, custom house brokers were courteous and gave us 

 lists of nearly all their importations for this and other states but; 

 now, with a law to require information, they hold, and justly so, 

 that we are entitled to information relative only to stock for New 

 York State. 



The following is a summary of the work performed on imported 

 nursery stock : 



NUMBEB OF SHIPMENTS AND UOXES REPORTED BY THIS DEPARTMENT TO OTHEK 



STATES 



Stale Shipm: nls Boxes 



Alabama ] .... 



California 6 13 



Colorado 5 7 



Connecticut 22 2()'.t and 28 packages. 



Georgia 1 2 



Idaho 6 7 



Illinois 57 723 and 12 tubs; 



Indiana ('. 39 



Iowa II 52 



Kansas !> .'Ill 



Kentucky (I 33 



Louisiana 2 7 



Maryland 9 I 1(1 



Massachusetts 43 lis; and loo trees. 



