37G UOAUIJ OF AGinClLTlUJE. 



wheat crop of 1903, did not materialize last spriug so as to do serious 

 damago excepting in certain localities. A large part of this exemption 

 was doubtless due to the work of the Hessian Fly parasite. The chinch 

 bug was reported from a few localities only. The excessive rains during 

 (he early part of summer doubtless did much towards destroying the 

 winter broods, and it is a well known fact that the chinch bug cau uot 

 stand much wet weather. 



The canker worm was also reported as doing some injury in a few 

 localities, but a few timely applications of Paris gi-een was all that was 

 necessary. The corn-root worm, strange as it may seem, was also re- 

 ported from a few localities. It seems that there ai-e still a few farmers 

 who can learn a lesson only by experience. The fact thit this insect 

 feeds only upon the corn plant has been made known by the experiment 

 stations, farmers' institutes, newspapers and others for the past twenty 

 years, and yet there are some who will persist in raising corn after corn 

 until this insect compels them to 'change their methods of cropping. 



NuKSEKY Inspection. 



During the inspection period, which extends from June ]st to Oct. 1st, 

 we have inspected 152 nurseries. These are scattered over sixty-three 

 counties, extending from the Ohio river to the Michigan line, and they 

 cover all the way from a half acre up to over 300 acres in extent. All 

 have been granted certificates. One has gone out of business on account 

 of too close proximity to the San Jose scale, and ten have quit for 

 •other reasons, and three have started in this year. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 



31, 1903. 

 Receipts- 

 Amount received from State Treasurer on vouchers sub- 

 mitted to State Auditor $999 73 



Expenditiires — 



Traveling expenses. Including hotel bills and livery hire. . $238 77 



Postage, express and telegrams 20 56 



Stationery and printing 64 15 



Per diem of self and assistants 676 25 



Total expenditures $999 73 



I also append a list of Indiana nurserymen, whose premises were 

 inspected in 1903, together with postofflce address, and the location of 

 nursery and amount of stock imder cultivation. 



Respectfully submitted 

 J. TROOP, 



State Entomoloai.st. 



