No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 169 



Shay, M. E., Delaware, Philadelphia. 

 Stichter, G. B., Venango, Clarion, Arm.strong. 

 Wilson, J. C, Lycoming, Clinton. 

 Windle, Francis, Chester, 



9. DEMONSTRATIONS 



It is in the demonstration work that this office has been particu- 

 larly active, and has rendered the most remarkable service during 

 the past year. The public demonstrations were continued both at 

 private premises and at certain orchards belonging to public insti- 

 tutions. Better results from this work were shown than ever before. 

 The calls for the work of the demonstrator were such that we were 

 obliged to continue the supervision orchard system, by which we 

 could at least send a man to look over the orchard with the owner 

 and lay out plans for its management and visit it occasionally during 

 the year to supervise the work and help with any points demanding 

 special attention or assistance. 



The amount of work that was accomplished in the demonstration 

 and supervision orchards is almost incredible. The statistics con- 

 cerning these are as follows: 



Number of demonstration orchards, 245 



Number of demonstrations held in these orchards, 930 



Number in attendance at the demonstrations, 14,092 



Number of supervision orchards, 1,064 



Number of visits by inspectors to the supervision orchards, . . 1,972 



Number of trees in demonstration orchards, 1.51,286 



Number of trees in supervision orchards, 49.3,.364 



Amount of fruit produced in the 159 demonstration orchards re- 

 ported : 



Apples, 85,160 bushels, valued at, $75,000.00 



Pears, 814 bushels, valued at, 500.00 



Peaches, 2,000 bushels, valued at, 4,000.00 



Total, 179,500.00 



It is intersting to note that other states are introducing demon- 

 stration work along the lines which have proven so beneficial with 

 us. The magnitude of this work in this State is better understood 

 when we call attention to the fact that the last annual report of 

 the State of Maryland, for example, shows that during the year 

 they have had twenty-six demonstrations; in Virginia twelve demon- 

 strations were given; and in Indiana, which has recently organized 

 this work, there were ten demonstrations. We can safely say that 

 more public demonstrations were given in Pennsylvania during the 

 past year, than in all other states, territories and countries of the 

 world combined. We are satisfied that a careful study of reports 

 and statistics will reveal this fact. The benefits for our citizens have 

 likewise been proportionately great. 



When this work was undertaken, your Economic Zoologist said 

 to a representative of one of the leading newspapers of Pennsylvania, 

 that it would be "either the most stupendous failure or the most 

 remarkable success that has attended the work of this office." We 

 can see more and more that the latter is the inevitable result. 



