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to an injurious extent. The advice of the inspectors is con- 

 stantly sought, and their good work among the fruit growers 

 seems to be highly appreciated, and cannot, by any means, be 

 fully shown in such a report as is here presented. The following 

 is a compilation of the inspectors' reports in orchard work in 

 1900-1901: 



Apple 



Pear 



Dwarf pear 



Plum 



Peach 



Cherry 



Apricot . . .j 



Quince 



Currants 



Strawberries, acres 

 Raspberries, acres . 

 Blackberries, acres 

 Gooseberries, acres 

 Vineyards, acres . . . 



The total number of trees inspected in 1900 was 399,271, and 

 in 1901, 852,633. 



The law requires transportation companies doing business in 

 the State to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of the 

 receipt of nursery stock from points without the State to points 

 within the State. We have received 366 notices at this Depart- 

 ment, and the inspectors at certain nursery centers have received 

 many more. These shipments were in size from a bale to a full 

 carload. A few were found infested with enough scale to show 

 the wisdom of this form of notice, as most of the stock received 

 in the State is reshipped under the certificates of this Depart- 

 ment. It is worthy of notice that the infested stock discovered 

 were in shipments from some of the largest and most reputable 

 firms of nurserymen in the United States. 



