No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 101 



Also, the presence of leaves on the branches prevents a careful and 

 thorough inspection oi all parts that can more easily and certainly 

 be given when the foliage is not present. Therefore, the February 

 inspection of nurseries was undertaken under th;e direction of the 

 Secretary of Agriculture with a view to perfecting this important 

 service tor out tree growers by being more nearly certain of de tec ling 

 the presence of such pests by means of inspections when the tiees 

 are dormant. 



The more careful eti'orts have been made to insure the destruction 

 of all infested nursery stock, and tlie fumigation of all stock to be 

 sold or shipped from nurseries in which San Jose scale was found 

 during the previous inspection. 



While the list of nurserymen published below does not indicate 

 the nurseries in which the scale v/as found, it is enough to say that 

 all listed have complied with the requirements of our State law in 

 regard to the destruction of infested stock, and have made affidavit 

 that they will fuudgate the remaining stock before shijiping: 



REPORT OF CHIEF NURSERY INSPECTOR 



Since January 1, 1910, 188 nurseries were inspected in the State, 

 187 of which received certificates. Of the 188 nurseries, loG giow 

 general nursery stock in greater or lesser quantity and variety, 

 on plots ranging in size from 1-8 to 600 acres. The remaining 52, 

 v.iiile granted nurserymen's certificates, confine their efl'orts to small 

 fruit ijlants only, including strawberries, raspberries, and black- 

 berries, in some instances the sale of plants being only incidental, 

 the growing of berries being the primary object. Where berrA 

 growers confine their attention to strawberries only, no inspection?; 

 are made nor certificates given unless by special request, wliere 

 plants are intended for shipment by express or freight in which cases 

 transportation companies are required to see that certificates accom 

 pany the shipments. 



Ihe total acreage of the nurseries, 188 in number, is 3,175. Or 

 these IS'2 acres are devoted to berry or small fruit nurseries, leav 

 ing a net area 2,995 acres devoted to the growing of general nursery 

 stock. There are 11 nurseries in the State having 50 acres or more, 

 six having f 00 or over, and three containing 400 or more acres. Dur 

 ing the present year 30 nurseries have been added to our list, and 

 18 have gone out of business, a net gain of 12 for the year. 



In addition to regular certificates to nurserymen, there have 

 been issued to }»er!-'ons residing in the State, 98 Agent's and Dealer's 

 Certificates, and tv\'() have been granted to non-residents. 



One bundled iind seventy nursery firms outside of Pennsylvania 

 liave filed Affidavits of Fumigation in this office, 73 being from New 

 York, 33 fi'om Ohio, 15 from New Jersey, G each from Illinois, Mary 

 land and ^lassachusetts, and the remaining 31 from 14 difl'eren' 

 states, including Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana. 

 Iowa, Kentucky, Micliigan, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennes- 

 see, Wisconsin and Virginia. 



Winter insjiectiou of tlie past year was somewhat delayed, and 

 in a measure interfeied wi!h by the necessary inspection of a num- 

 ber of im])ortations from foreign countries. The discovery during 



