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fully the experiment of school meetings in some of the fruit-produc- 

 ing counties in co-operation with the County Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction. Our orchard inspectors, as for example, J. D. 

 Herr of Berks county, gave a series of demonstrations and lectures 

 in the public schools in co-operation with County Superintendent 

 E. M. Rapp. and our Inspector A. W. Stephens gave a series of ad- 

 dresses and spraying demonstrations at the public schools through- 

 out Columbia county, and also at the local teachers' in.stitute in 

 that county, in co-operation with County Superintendent W. W, 

 Erans. From these we receive excellent reports. The work in 

 instruction by all means that we can afford to undertake will be 

 carried forth, as it is necessary to fully reach and awaken the 

 public, 



14. RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEEDS. 



This oflBce needs more indoor help regularly j>rovided by the State, 

 instead of temporary assistants paid by annual appropriations. 

 Among such help should be mentioned a mailing clerk, recording 

 clerk, a second stenographer and collection clerk. There should 

 be at least two competent field investigators to have charge of the 

 field investigations, experiments and demonstrations. We recom- 

 mend legislation providing permanently for this help, rather than 

 temporary provision in legislation. 



One of the most important aids to the economic and systematic 

 study of the insect of Pennsylvania would be a printed list of these 

 insects, giving their localities and dates of occurrence, together with 

 food, relative abundance, means of suppression, etc. The State of 

 Xew Jersey has found it possible to j)rovide such a list, and this is 

 taken as a working basis for entomologists in many states. We 

 earnestly recommend legislation providing for the publication of 

 such a Catalog of the Insects of Pennsylvania, with 7)lain illustra- 

 tions of various ty^xrs of insects and their work, ax>pearance, etc., 

 which can be kept in permanent form and available for persons who 

 need it. 



Bee-keeping in this State is suffering a serious setback owing to 

 the gr^^at danger of bee diseases. T^egislation providing for the 

 de-stniction and control of such diseases is needed at once. We earn- 

 estly recommend legi.slation providing for an inspector of apiaries, 

 fjrimarily to aid our bee-keepers, and secondarily to help the fruit 

 growers who must have the services of the bees in the pollenization 

 of their fruits, 



1.5. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE. 



•"While we make haste slowly" we find that the vista broadens as 

 we ascend, even though the steps may be slow and tedious. We 

 see before us the imj^ortance of establi.shing more Demonstration 

 Orchards, not conducted as experiments, but as demonstrations to 

 show how orchards should be managed to obtain the best results 

 with the special reference of sup7>ression of p<sts. There should 

 be not only one in each county, but one in each fruit-growing dis- 

 trict, — of perha7>s two or three or four townshiy^s, available for the 

 ready access of the majority of fruit growr-rs of the district. We, 

 therefore. 7)ro]:>ose to establish a greater number of these Demon- 

 stration Orchards. 



