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this but also the fact that the advantage lies in their favor. As a eon- 

 sequence, the rules governing the sale of nursery stock by agents of 

 nursery companies have done much to strengthen the integrity of 

 the nursery business. 



The law and the rules promulgated by the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture give ample power to the State Inspector of Nurseries. The ento- 

 mologist of the State Experiment Station at Stillwater is by virtue 

 of his office State Inspector of Nurseries. All nursery stock must be 

 inspected by him or his deputy during the growing season. All nurser- 

 ies desiring inspection are expected to report to the Secretary of 

 the State Board of Agriculture at Guthrie. As a general rule, all the 

 first class nurserymen write early in the season and state whether or 

 not inspection is desired. This enables the inspector to arrange such 

 an itinerary as will enable him to visit all the nurseries with the least 

 possible expenditure of time and money. One bad feature resulting 

 from dependence on reports is that nurserymen beginning or retiring 

 from business almost invariably fail to communicate in time to save 

 trouble and expense. The nurseries of this state are not the only 

 places embraced in the inspector's sphere of action. Every farm, 

 town or city, public park and cemetery is subject to inspection. In 

 addition, carriers of the products under discussion and freight and 

 express offices may be mentioned. 



The expense of investigations and inspections is defrayed by the 

 owner or owners. Until now the nurserymen have met all obligations. 

 Under a proposed law a fund is to be appropriated by the state for 

 carrying on all of the work coming under the nursery inspection laws. 

 The idea is to provide an appropriation which shall remain as a per- 

 manent resource, and as it is expended be replenished each year by the 

 person or persons benefited. For instance, if John Jones has an 

 orchard in Oklahoma which needs the inspector's attention, necessary 

 funds are withdrawn and the inspector proceeds with the work. If 

 John Jones does not follow instructions the necessary labor may be 

 performed under the authority of the inspector and the expense, if not 

 met voluntarily, may be legally collected in the same way as a tax. 



The interim may be short or long as far as the inspector is con- 

 cerned because the money expended in conducting the work is not 

 personal. In some instances trips of investigation must necessarily be 

 made, the expense of which cannot be collected. For instance, a well 

 substantiated report may come to the inspector, to the effect that John 

 Jones is selling stock which has not been inspected according to law. 

 If, after investigation, the inspector finds that such statement is false, 

 John Jones should not be compelled to defray said expenses of iuves- 



