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ietins, $1,000; clerk hire, $700; fruit exhibit at Tacoma, $300. In 

 addition to this, Washington has a county inspector for each 

 county. This inspector is nominated by the county horticultural 

 society, and must have a certificate of qualification from the state 

 commissioner at large, and is appointed by the county commis- 

 sioners and paid $4 a day while in actual service. He may be re- 

 moved by petition of the county horticultural society and the state 

 commissioner for neglect of duty. He reports to the state connnis- 

 sioner, who fixes the value of his services to the paid by the county. 



TliG State of Calif omia. Up to 1903 California had a state board 

 of horticulture, consisting of nine commissioners, one for each 

 district and one for the state at large. In that year it repealed that 

 law and created in lieu the office of state commissioner of horticul- 

 ture with a salary of $250 per month, $1,500 for traveling expenses, 

 $1,500 for clerk, and $500 for office rent. He may appoint a deputy 

 with a compensation of $200 per month. In addition to the com- 

 missioner at large, California has county boards, consisting of 

 three commissioners each. It is made mandatory for the county 

 supervisors of a county to appoint three commissioners on the pe- 

 tition of 25 resident fruitgrowers. The county board may appoint 

 ti deputy inspector, who receives $2.50 a day for actual service, 

 and the compensation of the commissioners is $4 a day. They may 

 aiso subdivide the county into districts and appoint a deputy for 

 each subdivision. The commissioner at large is ex-offtcio member 

 of county boards, and all reports are made to him. It is made the 

 duty of the state printer to furnish the commissioner at large with 

 all the printed matter that he may require, and of the secretary of 

 state to furnish his office with all necessary stationery. 



The state of Idaho has a state board of horticultural inspection, 

 consisting of five members, three of whom are appointed by the 

 governor, the other two being the director of the experiment sta- 

 tion, and professor zoology of the State University. 



The president and secretary shall be selected from members of 

 the board. The state board shall appoint a state horticultural in- 

 spector, and fix his salary. They shall also divide the state into not 

 more than 10 districts, and the state inspector shall appoint, sub- 

 ject to the confirmation of the board, a horticultural inspector for 

 each district. 



District inspectors must be practical horticulturists. They shall 



