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Have also carried specimens of twigs infested with San Jos^, 

 Oyster Shell and Scurfy Scales with me in my travels, and ex- 

 plained the different scale insects. No spraying has been done for 

 San Jos^ Scale, therefore cannot make any report relative to results 

 from this source. In many of the small orchards where the trees 

 are planted close to each other, so the branches intertwine, I have 

 found every tree infested with San Jos(§ Scale. In large orchards 

 where San Jos^ Scale was found, at least 20 per cent, of the trees 

 were infested. The mo^st remarkable of orchards visited was that 

 of Mr. M. A. A., of Indiana township. It contained 100 young peach 

 trees, 150 bearing pear trees, and HOO bearing and 125 young peach 

 trees, and everv tree was infested with San Jos6 Scale. These trees 

 were planted at the regulation distances. About 50 per cent, of 

 the orchards visited were infested with San Jos6 Scale. [This is 

 very remarkable, and shows that our inspection work there should 

 have been commenced years ago, and that much careful spraying 

 must soon be done to save the trees. H. A. S.] 



The outlook for fruit growing in this section during the coming- 

 season, is beyond my apprehension at the present time, but if the 

 orchardists exert themselves and spray their trees, there can be only 

 one result, — a large and clean crop of fruit. I note in my travels 

 that a large percentage of places visited, have renewed their 

 orchards within the past two years, with a large number of young 

 trees of many varieties; and also a large number of young orchards 

 have been planted on places that heretofore have been without trees. 



I have met many of those people whose premises I visited during 

 the past season, and they have requested me to extend to those in 

 charge of the Department of Agriculture their sincere thanks for 

 the many favors bestowed upon them by sending bulletins and 

 prompt reply to their correspondence. They desire that success may 

 finally crown their efforts in their most laborious task of eliminating 

 to a great degree, the insects and diseases that so much retard the 

 production of fruit and cause slumberless nights to the many or- 

 chardists and farmers of the great county of Allegheny. 



Beaver County. 

 Inspector: J. W. Cox. 

 District : Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties. 



1. When I commenced the inspection work in 1906, there was only 

 one infested orchard known in the territory assigned me. I had not 

 worked many days until I learned that many of the orchards in 

 Mercer county and some of the Lawrence county orchards were 

 badly infested with the San Jos^ Scale, and with very few exceptions 

 the owners did not know of the infestation. During my inspecting 

 work I found very few orchards which had been sprayed for San 

 Jos6 Scale. The inspection and demonstration work has induced 

 many to spray and to do the work much more satisfactory than they 

 could have done without instruction. 



The Oyster Shell Scale and Scurfy Scale are very common; but 

 the Lecanium is very rare. 



2. I think that there is not more than 5 per cent, of the trees, 

 or more than 10 per cent, of the orchards, infested with San Jos^ 

 Scale. Not more than 1 per cent, of the infested trees can be classed 

 as badly infested. 



10_7_1908. 



