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with the grower of the stock, he rephed that it had been shipped into 

 Pennsylvania by mistake, as it was really packed for shipment to 

 another state. It is certain, however, that it never had subsequent 

 opportunity to get into other hands. 



Growers have learned the importance of planting clean, healthy 

 stock, and demand our services quite extensively for the inspection 

 of shipments that they have received both from home nurserymen 

 and those abroad. The inspection service of other states in giving 

 attention to the possible infestation of stock shipped from our own 

 state has been useful in helping to detect infestations, and to make 

 sure that the growers are observing the requirements of our law. It 

 is very advisable to inspect the shipped stock from the home grower, 

 and notify him concerning the findings. 



The careful attention that is being given at the present time by 

 the Federal Horticultural Bureau, as well as by the various state 

 inspectors, to imported nursery stock brought into this country by 

 parcels post, as well as by other methods of shipment, is resulting in 

 keeping serious pests out of our country. We hope to see the day 

 when the Federal Horticultural Bureau is supplied with men and 

 funds for making their own inspections, as many of us are working 

 under appropriations that were made to meet the needs of our several 

 states respectively as they exist, without anticipating the heavy 

 demand upon us for federal inspection service, which has recently 

 been made. 



Our nurserymen now fully realize their moral sense of duty in pre- 

 venting the infestation of some otherwise clean orchards, by stock 

 which they may send out, and, fortunately, from this consideration, 

 are guarding against such trouble more carefully than ever before. 

 We feel that the emphasis of the moral obligation in this subject is 

 important, and when we fully realize that in sending infested or 

 infected stock to a man whose orchard may be clean, we are liable 

 to destroy that person's property, as well as ruin our own prospects 

 as nurserymen, we become more careful to avoid such catastrophies. 



We hear very little and, indeed, far less than formerly in our state 

 concerning questionable dealing by the tree agent rascal, as was 

 heard a few years ago. We believe that the moral tone given to the 

 nursery business both indirectly and directly through the inspectors' 

 service has had much to do with helping to suppress this old-time 

 fraud. 



In many cases we have found demonstrations for the nurserymen 

 quite advisable. It has had a beneficial effect when we have come 

 to their premises to show them how to operate a fumigating box or 

 house, or to show them how to spray thoroughly some of their stock 



