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globe, and upon all subjects pertaining to horticulture. A 

 rapidly growing demand on this office is the constant stream 

 of inquiries from intending liomeseekers, who desire informa- 

 tion on the possibilities for fruit growing in Oregon. To all 

 such I have given prompt answer, with full and painstaking 

 detail. 



Another branch of work that comes to this office is the 

 looking after nursery shipments that come to us from otlier 

 states. 



The transportation companies notify this office of all ship- 

 ments of nursery stock arriving at Portland. It then becomes 

 our duty to notify tlie commissioner in w^hose district the 

 point of destination is located, and its probable time of arri- 

 val, when the commissioner can be prepared to make inspec- 

 tion without loss of time, or the holding up of a shipment to 

 its injury. I have inspected all nursery stock having Port- 

 land as its destination. These shipments consisted largely of 

 seedling stock from France and several shipments of florists' 

 stock from California and .Japan. There being no provision 

 for the employment of a fruit inspector for Portland, I have 

 put in as much of my time on this branch of the work as 

 could be spared from other duties. 



During the fruit season I have visited some part of the mar- 

 kets in the city each day. The law pertaining to the selling 

 of any infested or diseased fruit of any kind in the state was 

 mailed to every fruit dealer in the city. In my visits to and 

 talks with dealers, they have not only expressed a willing- 

 ness to comply with the law, but have gone one better, and 

 expressed in strong terms the necessity and their desire of 

 shutting out all infested or diseased fruits. During the season 

 of 1901, it was the rule to find wormy apples with almost 

 every dealer, and occasionally fruit infested with San Jose 

 scale was to be found. I found by giving a little time and 

 patience in acquainting the dealer with the disgusting appear- 

 ance of the scale — by means of a magnifying glass — there was 

 no trouble in getting the dealer to destroy the infested fruit, 

 and he was put on his guard as to future purchase. I am 

 glad to be able to bear witness that so far this season there 

 has been less wormy fruit placed upon this market than in 

 years past, and, as for San Jose scale, it is becoming almost 

 unknown. 



There is no doubt but what growers are taking more pains 

 with their orchards than formerly, both in cultivation and in 



