Now as to tlic tulure of the San Juse Scale. I do not advocate that the 

 Provincial Government should continue to lay out large sums of money every 

 year in fighting the scale. They might with just as good reason be asked to 

 spend money in fighting the Potato Beetle, the Codling Moth, or the Hessian 

 Fly. The Government, I maintain, has done its duty with regard to the scale; 

 and now that reliable, efficient remedies are known, the matter of controlling 

 the pest must remain with the fruit growers. I am sure that the Government 

 is willing to assist the fruit growers with advice and even with help when neces- 

 sary. 



This help should come in the form of reduction of cost of chemicals, as 

 has been given in previous years, and in establishing a system of Township 

 Sprayers under Governmental supervision, perhaps. To my mind the greatest 

 need at the present time is not a new remedy, for we have efficient ones al- 

 ready, but an organized system of sprayers by whom every orchard can be 

 sprayed at a reasona^ble cost at the proper time, and in the proper manner 

 Many of our smaller fruit growers have neither the outfit for doing gooc. 

 work, nor the time and help to spray at the proper season. They would be 

 perfectly willing, however, to pay for the spraying of the orchards by a reli- 

 able party. In Gosfield Township, Essex County, a township sprayer was 

 appointed last spring, and so far as T could learn from inquiries in the 

 vicinity, the fruit growers are thoroughly satisfied with the results. A prom- 

 ment grower told me that he no longer feared the scale, so long as he could 

 get his orchard sprayed with the lime, sulphur and salt mixture, and by reliable 

 sprayers at a reasonable cost. (See Plate 4.) A St. Catharines fruit grower 

 thinks the 'McBain Carbolic Wash solves the difficulty in regard to keeping 

 the scale in check. He thinks that there will now be no difficulty in finding 

 good sprayers to do the work, since the wash is not disagreeable to use. He 

 said that his own men looked upon the spraying operations with crude oil, or 

 the wihale-oil soap as a veritable ordeal. 



There is another matter in regard to the scale which should be attended 

 to as soon as possible. In the scale-infested sections there are orchards 

 which are never sprayed. As a result they are neglected, and they form veri- 

 table breeding grounds for the scale, and other pests. T know of several or- 

 chards which are thus neglected. (Plates 2 and 3.). It is not fair to the other 

 fruit growers that they should be exposed to such conditions. 



The townships should see to it. and pass a by-law compelling the spraying 

 of the neglected orchards, or to have them cut down and burned. The Gov- 

 ernment might very reasona'bly look after the inspection necessary for the 

 proper carrying out of the .by-law. We all know how such a by-law would 

 soon become a dead letter through difficulty in getting the local authorities 

 to carry out its provisions. An outsider can carry on the work, but a local 

 man cannot. 



Furthermore, fruit growers must recognize the necessity for at least one 

 spraying every year. Tn badly infested orchards two sprayings should be 

 made. 



Fmally, good spraying outfits,— a 5-ply hose— not an ordinary garden 

 hose, should be used. 



