No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 29 



Apple rust. 



Apple twig blight. 



Apple canker. 



Crown gall. 



Peach Yellows. 



Leaf curl. 



Brown rot. 



Pear tree blight. 



Pear leaf blight. 

 Bach disease will be considered in regard to the following points: 



The outward sA^mptoms. 



The casual fungus or bacterium. 



The plants and parts affected. 



Remedies. 

 Practicum — A search in local orchards will be made by members 

 for any diseased material for study and identification. 



The following is a complete list, by counties, of dates and places 

 where institutes were held during the fiscal year. There were held 

 a total of 404 days of institute, divided into 989 sessions. The at- 

 tendance by sessions in the different counties will make a total of 

 145,353. There was also in attendance at Movable Schools, 2,200, 

 Special In.-^titutes 8.005 and Farmers' Picnics 24,000, making a grand 

 total of 180,218 persons who attended Farmers' Institutes, season 

 of 1907-8: 



