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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



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etc., but there are several of the "cides," like scalecide, killicide, 

 etc., that do admirable work to a certain extent; but they are not 

 good for anything but the scale; they will not destroy the fungus. 

 And another thing against them is their price. They sell from fifty 

 cents a barrel to a dollar a gallon, and do not do the work that the 

 lime and sulphur does. But there are preparations of soluble oils, 

 for which the formula is now being prepared by the Department, for 

 public use, which the farmer can prepare more easily than the lime 

 and sulphur; they can be had at a "^ery low price, and in such form 

 that all the farmer need do is to get a gallon of them, and put it in 

 twenty gallons of water. But it must be understood that this will 

 destroy only the scale, and not the fungus. 



The SECRETAEY: Dr. Funk speaks of a bulletin that is now in 

 the course of preparation in the hands of the printer, which will give 

 all the information that the State of Pennsylvania has on the subject. 

 I don't know how soon it will be out, as the printer is somewhat 

 behind in his work, but I should say in the course of the next month 

 or six weeks. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 



MR. HERR: The Committee on Credentials w^ould respectfully re- 

 port that credentials have been received from the following persons; 

 that all credentials have been examined and found correct, except 

 the credentials from Clarion County are not on the form prepared 

 for that purpose, and do not give the certificate that the Society is 

 entitled to representation in the State Board: 



The committee still further report that they have examined the 

 credentials of the following persons, representing Agricultural Or- 

 ganizations, and recommend that they be admitted to sit as Advisory 

 Members: 



