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in the eastern counties of Pender, Carteret, Pitt and Bertie, and 

 in the western counties of Clay, Jackson, Haywood, and Mitcliell, 

 all of which counties border Tennessee ; and it is found in numerous 

 counties between these extremes. 



It is true that there is a large section in the extreme eastern and 

 northeastern parts of this State where this pest is not known in our 

 records, but this is a section which we have not often visited and we 

 have very little correspondence from that section on fruit matters. 

 There can be little doubt that this pest is in many localities in this 

 section. On the other hand, the region most infested appears to be 

 the piedmont belt, and in partial explanation of this it may be said 

 that this is one of the most thickly settled parts of the State; we 

 have occasion to visit in and pass through it often, and have had much 

 correspondence from the people in the section. In the mountain 

 counties infestation seems to be scattering, only one or two infested 

 localities being known in each county. 



Our records show positively that the pest is kno^vn in fifty-seven 

 counties, in one hundred localities, and on the premises of no less 

 than two hundred and fifty-two persons. In at least fifteen different 

 places the insect is more or less prevalent, infesting all, or at least a 

 large number, of the orchards in the locality. It must be remem- 

 bered also that no regular system of inspecting orchards over the 

 whole State has ever been practiced, and if this should be done there 

 can be no doubt that our records of this insect would be greatly ex- 

 tended in short order. 



We do not believe that this insect is in every locality in the State, 

 and we are very sure that there are many orchards which are thus 

 far free from its ravages — ^but the point we wish to emphasize is that 

 there is no part of the State which is immune from it, and that it is 

 no 'doubt present in many localities other than those recorded. The 

 person who imagines that he is in an uninfested locality, or in a 

 locality which is immune, should take notice. No locality in the 

 State is immune, and the scale may be in almost any locality, though 

 not known to us. 



^^'ith the foregoing information regarding the general conditions 

 as known throughout the State as a whole, we may now consider the 

 conditions in each county where the San Jose Scale is known to be. 



Alamance. — In Burlington six infested premises are on record, 

 and our list is known to be incomplete. The scale at this place was 

 first recorded in April, 1901. The following bears on the subject : 



Relative to effectiveness of Lime-sulphur Wash as I have used it, would say 

 that I, with two neighbors, sprayed some peach, apple and pear trees on our 

 town lots last spring with very gratifying results, saving some very badly 

 affected trees. The circulars and letters sent by you have been the cause of 

 saving some fine pear and apple trees on my lot. — TJiomas L Sellars, Bur- 

 liiwtnn. N. C, April 2J,, 1907. 



