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where we were obliged to issue to a dealer in a neighboring state, one 

 of our dealers' certificates to enable him to operate in Missouri. In 

 short the law is framed so as to enable us to reduce to a minimum the 

 chances of further introductions of pests and diseases, and the further 

 distribution through local agencies. 



The provisions for educational work require that the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station provide demonstration work in orchard manage- 

 ment and the protection of other property from dangerous pests and 

 diseases. It is also required to investigate and report on such pests 

 and diseases and to furnish lectures and printed literature on such sub- 

 jects. Every effort is being made to make this one of the most impor- 

 tant of the recent Experiment Station projects. Already the demands 

 for demonstration work and other assistance and cooperation are pour- 

 ing into this office, and they will be handled just as rapidly as possible. 

 A keen interest is being shown in this work both by farmers and nursery- 

 men. The station hasn't always had the cooperation of the horti- 

 cultural element of the state, but this new law is sending them to us, 

 and we believe Missouri horticulture is entering upon a new era, and 

 that with sufficient men and means we can change Missouri from 

 a state which has cut down more fruit trees than most states have 

 yet planted, to the state producing the best and cheapest of orchard 

 fruits. 



One feature of the law deserving of special notice is the provision for 

 its administration. This important work is too often placed under 

 the control of private or political interests, and every attempt was 

 made to prevent such an occurrence in Missouri. We also felt that 

 for a law of this nature to carry the most weight possible it should not 

 be controlled or unduly hampered by the nursery interest which it is 

 meant to regulate, and at the same time to protect. Drug inspection 

 controlled by druggists and the inspectors even appointed by them 

 would be a mere letter head without any weight. The one institution 

 in the state which is able to administer such a line of work without 

 private or political influences is the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 and from the nature of the work and the equipment of the station it 

 is the one logical institution to handle this particular work. The 

 station has the men, it has the necessary equipment, responsibility, 

 and, in our case, it is actually furnishing much of the funds needed for 

 the first biennium. The biggest step toward uniform inspection would 

 be to make of it in each state a regular Experiment Station project as 

 Missouri has done. This would obviate many difficulties. 



During the summer more than 125 nurseries comprising nearly 3,000 

 acres have been inspected. Twenty-five of the smaller and previously 

 uninspected of these were found needing special treatment before an 



