148 ANNUAL REPORT OF THB Off. Doc. 



REPORT OF THB ECONOMIC ZOOLOGIST 



Harrisburg, Pa., February 5, 1912. 

 Hon. N. B. Cntchfield, Secretary of Agriculture: 



Dear Sir: It is my duty and pleasure to submit the following 

 report for 1911, being my Ninth Annual Report as Economic Zoolo- 

 gist of the Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania : 



The work of the Bureau of Zoology is discussed under the following 

 heads: 



1. Correspondence, Examining Specimens and Answering Ques 

 tions. 



2. Investigations and Experiments. 



3. Publications. 



4. Lectures. 



5. Inspection of Nurseries and Private Premises. 



6. Inspection of Imported Plants, Seeds and Fruits. 



7. Making Collections. 



8. Inspection of Orchards. 



9. Demonstrations. 

 10. Exhibitions. 



1. CORRESPONDENCE 



During the past year the correspondence of this office has been 

 exceedingly heavy, the copied letters showing a total of 8,530, as 

 follows : 



General correspondence, 6,215 letters 



Model Orchard correspondence, besides circulars, .... 1,347 letters 

 Inspectors' letters, besides circulars, 968 letters 



The fact that the correspondence is constantly becoming heavier 

 can be taken as an indication of the way the people in this State 

 regard this office and apply to it for such help as it can give. It is 

 our rule to respond to all letters just as promptly as possible, and 

 just as fully as time permits and occasion demands, and also with 

 absolute accuracy. This has resulted in begetting the confidence of 

 the public, as is shown by many hundreds of commendable letters 

 received, such as the following extract, which is a typical example: 

 "I have raised quantities of peaches and of fine quality too, by ob- 

 serving your instructions and ideas, and I feel that whatever you 

 say along this line is truth. I thank you kindly for whatever you 

 have heretofore informed me as well as for the present desired 

 information." 



By far the greater part of our letters are in answer to inquiries 

 concerning the methods of pest suppression, kinds of spray material 

 to use, kinds of apparatus that are advisable, or orchard manage- 



