54 The Bulletin. 



Explanation. — Let us be sure that the reader understands the get-up 

 of this table. The first county on the list is Alamance, and in that county 

 24 different premises have been inspected, of which 20 showed more or 

 less San Jose Scale on the fruit trees. The total number of orchard 

 trees on the 24 premises was 9,236, as follows: Apple 4,200; peach 

 3,065 ; pear 1,611 ; plum 172 ; cherry 164; and of apricots, damsons, nuts, 

 and the like, 24. 



Thus one can easily see how much inspection work has been done in 

 any county, can see what proportion of the places were found to be in- 

 fested with San Jose Scale, and can get an idea of the kinds of fruit that 

 are most grown in the different counties. 



Considering the whole number of orchards inspected in the State, we 

 find that a fraction over 64 per cent were found to have the San Jose 

 Scale. 



Going over these figures with Mr. Clapp (who has done the great bulk 

 of the inspection work), we conclude that in 23 counties we have done 

 enough inspecting to be fairly sure of their general condition; and in 

 these 23 counties our records show that San Jose Scale was found in a 

 fraction over 63 per cent of the orchards. 



It will be seen, however, that the prevalence of scale varies greatly in 

 different sections. 



A number of our largest orchards have been inspected several times, 

 but in our tables we have counted each only once. 



A Large Task. — While the figures given in the table may look dull 

 and uninteresting, yet they represent a large amount of work, both by 

 the Inspector in the field and by the Entomologist and clerk in the office. 

 It means that thousands of trees have been carefully examined, that 

 hundreds of miles have been tramped over hill and swamp in the inspec- 

 tions, that hundreds of reports have been filled out and mailed to the 

 office, that hundreds of letters have been written, and that thousands of 

 circulars and bulletins have been sent to the growers. And it is in order 

 that we may do more of this work in counties where we now know of 

 few (or no) commercial orchards, that we want all interested persons to 

 put themselves into communication with this office. 



SUGGESTIONS TO PURCHASERS OF NURSERY STOCK. 



It is well for persons who intend to buy trees (especially if they are 

 planting large orchards) to take such precautions as they can to get only 

 good healthy trees. Much of the trouble with unprofitable orchards arises 

 from the fact that inferior or diseased trees are planted, and as little or 

 no attention is given them, they soon decline or perish altogether. The 

 following information should be of interest to prospective planters : 



Nursery Inspection. — The laws of jSTorth Carolina require that all nur- 

 series in the State be inspected each year. The object of these inspec- 



