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fruition. The rapid extension of the rural free delivery mail service 

 will do more to place the forecasts of the weather bureau in the hands 

 of the farmers than any other agency, or agencies, have been able to 

 do during the preceding thirty years. 



C. F. SCHNEIDER, 



Section Director. 

 Lansing, Mich. 



June 30, 1901. 



REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF NURSERIES. 



To the State Board of Agriculture: 



Hon. T. F. Marston, President — As State Inspector of Nurseries and 



Orchards, I make the following report, for the year ending August 1, 



1901: 



Nurseries inspected during the year 47 



Orchards visited during the year 125 



Orchards sprayed during the year 10 



The nurseries of the State are in excellent condition, with no indica- 

 tion of the presence of San Jose scale. 



Wooly Aphis was found in two nurseries; black peach Aphis in 

 five, and Crown gall in two. In all of the above cases the stock has had 

 proper treatment. There has been a marked improvement in the general 

 health and condition of the principal nurseries of the State. 



San Jose scale has increased in area in Ottawa county. This region 

 has been carefully worked over by the local commissioners, who have 

 done good work. This is a hard region to work in, and good results 

 will be hard to get. 



Scale has also broken out in Van Buren and Berrien counties. These 

 colonies have been carefully worked over and all infested trees de- 

 stroyed. I think that the colonies have been exterminated. 



The Canker worm is still increasing, and doing a great amount of 

 damage, especially to the old orchards. I have succeeded in getting a 

 few commissioners to do work. But in most places I meet with re- 

 sistance. The farmers do not want to help themselves, and refuse help 

 from other sources. 



Dealers and foreign nurserymen, have, as a rule, lived up to the 

 requirements of the law. A few shipments have been stopped, not 

 having the proper certificates. 



The above, together with a large correspondence, has taken all of my 

 time. 



Respectfully submitted, 



D. W. TRINE, 



Inspector. 

 Springport, Mich. 



June 80, 1901. 



