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sure it would be well to have a quarantine law against insects in any 

 form being introduced into the state, and while it would be difficult to 

 enforce a law against scale on oranges, I fear there is great danger from 

 that source. 



A Voice: It is claimed that San Jose scale will not flourish in our 

 climate and latitude. 



Prof. Taft: It has been found in Ohio, pretty well up to the Michigan 

 line. 



Q. AVas it flourishing? A. Yes, sir; I saw a tree in bad shape. That 

 tree came from New York; but, as I say, it might have €ome indirectly 

 from New Jersey, perhaps, and it grew there in Ohio three or four years. 

 When I saw the tree it was coated three feet from the ground as if it had 

 been covered with coal ashes. 



Q. What part of Ohio? A. Northwestern Ohio, near Toledo. 



Mr. Morrill: I think the suggestion of Mr. Graham is one to which in 

 course of time we shall have to come. It is easier to prevent the 

 invasion of such enemies than to get rid of them after they are estab- 

 lished, and it is well to be prepared. It can only be accomplished through 

 some organization. Tlie present yellows law was drafted at a meeting of 

 the State society, and became a law and is a very good one. It seems to 

 stand the test. The spraying law originated with Mr. Graham, or the 

 society with which he is connected at Grand Kapids, and is starting out 

 in very good shape and will prove an excellent thing for the people. The 

 quarantine law will certainly be hailed with joy by nurserymen of this 

 state; and if inspection was required, trashy stock would not be sent 

 here so freely as it is. California ships her fruit all over the United 

 States and to some foreign countries, but they quarantine strictly against 

 any stock from outside the state. It is all examined by a paid inspector. 

 Their law seems to stand, and there is no reason why Michigan, now 

 being reasonably free from such things, should not remain so. 



