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This idea is incorrect and harmful. We aim to give every person con- 

 cerned full infonnation about the San Jose Scale, and the remedies for 

 it, and it is left largely for each man to adopt his own course in caring 

 for his own trees. Our plan is to show the danger, and to point out the 

 remedy, and to keep those whose trees are infested informed as to the 

 proper means of control. But it is wholly impossible for the Depart- 

 ment to follow up all cases and compel treatment, even if there were a 

 desire to do so. The scale is now known to exist on the premises of over 

 800 persons, including nearly all the counties of the State. 



We want the name and address of every person who has San Jose 

 Scale, merely in order that we may help, not to destroy. We attempt to 

 keep record of every case positively reported to us, and all such persons 

 are sent our publications from time to time, and are communicated with 

 by circular letter and other-ndse. Those who are thus in touch with us 

 are kept informed, and have no real need to lose their trees. It is mainly 

 those who do not know that they have scale, or who do not wish to be 

 put in communication with us, that are losing their trees from attacks 

 of the pest. Those who have been long in touch with us understand these 

 facts, and we hope they will help us by getting their neighbors whose 

 trees are infested or suspected to write to us, sending sample twigs for 

 examination. Every person who thinks his trees are infested should 

 make sure by sending Uvigs with his name and address plainly written 

 on the package, and a letter of explanation. Even two or three twigs 

 in the envelope with the letter will often be enough. 



It should be said that the laws of the State do give power to compel 

 the treatment of trees, or to compel them to be destroyed if the owner 

 will not treat them. But this power is seldom used, and then only in 

 the most extreme eases where a man's neighbors complain of him con- 

 tinually, and where no appeal to his reason has effect. It is necessary 

 that there should be such power, but it is equally necessary that it shall 

 not be used hastily, or when there is no serious need for it. 



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