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structive work of borers, and how to lessen their ravages. He is shown 

 the work of Codling Moth and Curculio and advised in their control. If 

 the Inspector finds the San Jose Scale, the grower is taught to know it, 

 and the methods of combating it are explained. Incidentally, much in- 

 formation is given about pruning, varieties of fruit, etc. While it may 

 happen that scale may be present and overlooked, yet the grower may 

 know that if it were at all widespread and doing damage it would likely 

 be found, and he is therefore relieved of present 'anxiety if it is not found. 

 Results.— We have been able to see some very decided and beneficial 

 results from ^this work. In very many cases we have been able to find 

 the San Jose Scale in time to give the owner opportunity to treat it 

 before serious injury is done. A letter from western Catawba County, 

 where Mr. Clapp spent several days inspecting, says: "There will be 

 fourteen new sprayers put into use in this section this year that I know 

 of." A letter received from Mount Airy, where we have done consider- 

 able inspection work, says : "There is much more spraying being done 

 than formerly— fully ten times as much as in any previous year." Even 

 from one of the eastern counties where there is very little fruit grown 

 for sale we received a letter which said that a considerable number had 

 started spraying. Each spring we find unmistakable evidence that more 

 spraying is being done than in the years before. This is the sort of evi- 

 dence that counts for something, and it must mean much to our fruit 

 industry if the spraying is thoroughly done, at the right times, and with 

 the proper materials. 



Summary of Orchard Inspection Work.— The following table gives in 

 condensed form an account of the orchard inspection work to May, 1915, 

 showing the number in which San Jose Scale was found, etc. : 



DATA ON ORCHARD INSPECTIONS, TO MAY, 1915. 



County. 



Alamance.. 

 Alexander.. 



Ashe 



Avery 



Beaufort 



Brunswick. 

 Buncombe. 



Burke 



Cabarrus... 

 Caldwell... 



Carteret 



Caswell 



Catawba 



Chatham.. 

 Cherokee.-l 



Chowan 



Cleveland.. 

 Craven 



Prem- 

 ises 

 In- 

 spected. 



San 



Jos6 



Scale 



Found 



24 



21 



1 



15 



5 



5 



23 



12 



14 



21 



1 



1 



58 



2 



5 



1 



36 



2 



20 

 4 



Total 

 Trees in 

 Orchards 



In- 

 spected. 



5 

 2 

 1 

 10 

 9 



13 



14 



1 



53 

 1 

 1 



1 



27 

 1 I 



9,236 



20,416 



300 



8,002 



7,038 



1,033 



20, 973 



8,225 



3,758 



7,568 



4,650 



356 



12,361 



312 



4,786 



64 



9,456 



1,702 



Apple. 



4,200 

 19,475 



300 

 6,315 



754 



213 



12,655 



6,183 



1,290 



6,830 



250 



120 

 4,451 



125 

 2,425 



30 

 3,442 



720 



Peach. Pear. 



3,065 

 725 



1,611 

 16 



Plum. 



172 



87 



Nuts 



Cherry. 



164 

 113 



and 

 Miscel- 

 laneous. 



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