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in the counties in which they are assessed, thereby relieving our over 

 ourdened taxation. We further recommend an increased appropria- 

 tion for our township high schools, thereby assisting our rural 

 districts to maintain a Centralized High School System. 



While it is recognized that agriculture is the seat of all prosperity 

 of our country, we do recommend that the Legislature make a larger 

 appropriation toward carrying on the Farmers' Institute work. We 

 therefore recommend that $50,000 should be appropriated instead of 

 $35,000. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Signed by the Committee, 



A. J. KAHLER. 

 !M. N. CLARK, 

 JASON SEXTON. 



On motion, duly seconded., it was ordered that the report be re- 

 ceived and placed on file. 



The CHAIRMAN: We will now hear the report of Prof. Menges 

 on Entomology. 



Prof. Franklin Menges, of York, Pa., presented and read has Re 

 port on Entomology, as follows: 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



By Prof. Franklin Mexges, York, Pa. 



The Entomologist of this honorable body would respectfully submit 

 the following as a suggestive report: 



The San Jose Scale still occupies the center of the stage in insect 

 depredations and keeps the Entomologist of the State Department 

 of Agriculture and his assistants busy giving demonstrations for its 

 extermination, arousing fruit growers and farmers to realize the im- 

 minent danger in which this insect places their industry. 



We suggest that this body give the Department the fullest coopera- 

 tion, and assist in this final effort so that we may soon be privileged 

 to say, "Well done, good and faithful servant," and sing the requiem, 

 peace to the ashes of the San Jose" Scale. 



While doing Farmers' Institute work at Fort Littleton, Fulton 

 county, Mr. D. W. Froker showed me corn stalks infested with what 

 seemed to be the Corn Stalk Borer. These larva bored about in the 

 pith of the corn stalk, and while they did not kill the stalk, they 

 weakened it to such an extent that no ears were produced. We 

 would suggest that this insect be thoroughly investigated. 



Another insect, which is by no means new, the Bronze Birch Borer, 

 seems to be becoming more numerous in the northern part of the 

 State; and as the English Sparrow seems to be driving out the nat- 

 ural enemy of the Borer, as well as that of a large number of others 

 — the Woodpecker — it increases in numbers and is now destroying 

 the White Birches in many localities. This I have only from hear^ 

 eay and oot from personal knowledge. 

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