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were founds and these were soon destroyed, being confined to single trees. 



Over one hundred orchards have been visited during the year, and, as 

 stated before, only two infested places found. 



I have been called twice during the year to settle disputes between yel- 

 lows commissioners and the owners of orchards. 



Many of the orchards of the State are badly infested with "canker 

 worms." I have spent considerable time trying to get commissioners ap- 

 pointed to look after the spraying of these orchards, and have succeeded 

 in getting a number appointed. Many farmers have not had good results 

 from their spraying because they have not sprayed soon enough or thor- 

 oughly enough. 



Inspection of the nurseries of the State has shown them to be without 

 any indication of the presence of San Jose scale, or of its ever having 

 been there. In some of them I have found "Black Aphis" on the roots 

 of the peach, and "Woolly Aphis" on the stem and roots of the apple. In 

 all of the above cases prompt action on the part of the owners has been 

 taken, and the stock given proper treatment, my services in applying rem- 

 edies being freely given. 



During the year I inspected seventy-five nurseries, the stock of forty 

 fruit growers and the premises of a number of dealers. 



The railroad authorities have been very careful about handling stock 

 not properly labeled, and I think that I have been notified by them of all 

 shipments that have been received without the necessary certificate of 

 inspection. Of fifty such notifications, forty-six were shipments from 

 people having an inspector's certificate, the omission being due to care- 

 lessness or else the certificate was torn off during transportation. The 

 remaining four were from parties not inspected. 



The above, together with a large amount of clerical work, has taken all 

 of my time. 



Respectful! V submitted, 



D. W. TRINE, 



Inspector. 



Lansing, Midi., June 30, 1899. 



NURSERYMEN. 



The following is the list of Nurservmen and dealers who had licenses 

 from June 30. 1898, to June 30. 1899:" 



Allen Nursery Co Rochester, New York. 



Bowman & Son, Thos. W Rochester, New York. 



Bragg & Co.. L. G Kalamazoo, Michigan. 



Buttrick & Watterson Cascade, Michigan. 



Brown Bros Rochester, New York. 



Bogue, Nelson Batavia, New York. 



Babcock, Wm. C Bridgman, Michigan. 



Baldwin, O. A. E Bridgman, Michigan. 



Biglow, J. N Bangor, Michigan. 



Central Michigan Nursery Co Kalamazoo, Michigan. 



Chase Bros Rochester, New York. 



Chase, R. G Geneva, New York. 



