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export and nursery trade in that county, but the board of supervisors 

 refuses to call for an examination. It is to be hoped that before long 

 such an officer will be appointed there. 



San Luis Obispo County. 



A petition is being circulated among the fruit growers of this county, 

 seeking to secure the qualifying and appointment of a county horticul- 

 tural commissioner. 



Santa Barbara County. 



Deputy county horticultural commissioner R. C. Wiley has sent to 

 the State Commission specimens of potatoes grown in the Lompoe 

 Valley infested with the potato eelworm. 



Siskiyou County. 



Commissioner Joseph F. Wetzel has found that parsnips in his county 

 become seriously aff^ected with the potato eehvorm. The increasing 

 amount of data shows that this pest is widely distributed over the state, 

 having been found in manv counties. 



