No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 169 



as ill the other counties. This indifference in Huntingdon county 

 may possibly be accounted for by the fact that the San Jos6 Scale 

 does not seem to have spread over so large a portion of that county 

 as it has in the other two counties, and the destruction where it 

 does occur has not yet been so great. 



I am of the opinion, however, that there should not be too many 

 of what are known as Public Demonstration Orchards. I believe the 

 farmers would be more generally benefitted and instructed, and be 

 more likely to attend, if the demonstrations are given in private 

 orchards throughout each county, at points not too far distant from 

 each other; orchards being selected in which trees are infected with 

 the Scale, if possible. The instructions, as given at present, should 

 be continued. In this way while there may not be as many persons 

 at any one meeting, yet, I believe more will attend in the aggregate 

 than would do so if the demonstrations were held only at one or two 

 central places in each county. 



I find that a preparation known as "The Target Brand," and some 

 preparations of oil, have been used in different parts of the dis- 

 trict, and while all of them seem to have had some effect on the 

 Scale, yet, so far as I have been able to determine, I do not believe 

 any of them are as effective as the lime and sulphur wash, and none 

 of them seem to have as beneficial effect on the trees themselves; 

 the latter not only produces a vigorous new growth on the tree, but 

 also is exceedingly beneficial in destroying all noxious insects and 

 growths on the trees, such as the canker worm eggs, plant lice eggs 

 and wooly aphis, and tends to prevent blight. 



The State Secretary of Agriculture and the Economic Zoologist 

 cannot be too highly praised and commended for the very active 

 interest they have taken in this work, and there can be no doubt but 

 the farmers and all other ctiizens of the Commonwealth will in the 

 future honor their memories for the great benefit they have con- 

 ferred upon the State by what they have done. 



Indiana County. 



Inspector, G. W. Sloop. 



District: Indiana county. 



Demonstration orchard at Indiana, Pa., in charge of Inspector 

 Sloop. 



In my inspections in Indiana county I have found the San Jos^ 

 Scale not general, but isolated, here and there. During the summer 

 I found about twenty infested orchards. The infested orchards are 

 so scattered that in a few years' time the spread of the Scale would 

 be general. As it is, the owners are now aware of its presence and 

 know how to suppress it. The orchards in which scale was found 

 last summer were sprayed last winter with the Lime and Sulfur 

 solution with good results, the balance will be sprayed this fall. All 

 orchards, with one exception, found infested with Scale were trace- 

 able to the nurseries as source of spread. 



At present the farmers and fruit growers are taking a more lively 

 interest in fruit growing than two years ago. This can be attributed 

 entirely to the effors of the State in their behalf. Some years ago 

 considerable planting of fruit trees was made. The result of these 

 plantings generally was poor. This was due mostly to unscrupulous 

 tree dealers, duplicating orders, a general ignorance of horticultural 

 and spraying methods, and varieties adapted to their climatic con- 



