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Mr. Hitchins : I have had letters asking the same question, from 

 men, and have replied that we would not take such trees at all. 



Mr. Heusted : I have had an experience which I would like to 

 relate to you. We have had an opportunity to experiment on a ship- 

 ment coming from another state. The scales were of an olive color 

 and w^ere dry, but we failed to find a single live insect. When one of 

 these trees was examined the following July, however, we discovered 

 a few young lice on it. 



President Washburn: Question Five: "Should not nurserymen 

 be required to fumigate all buds and cions and by what formula?" 



Mr. Atwood: Some of our nurserymen are obliged to fumigate 

 cions in New York. Cions are fumigated with full strength. I know 

 of one nurseryman who has made a practice of fumigating all of his 

 buds with the full strength formula, allowing fifteen to twenty min- 

 utes exposure, and no damage whatever was done. 



Now, there is no objection to the nurseryman fumigating his buds, 

 and there is everj^ reason why he should, because the scales are likely 

 to be attached just under the buds. 



A man can go into an orchard and get his bud sticks that are in- 

 fested, and thus introduce the scale into his nursery. I have seen 

 many cases of this kind. 



My impression is that fumigation can be successfully used to kill 

 the scale on the buds. Old trees might not be affected by fumigation, 

 but there is some question as to whether a twenty minute exposure 

 during the summer would not result in disaster to growing buds. 



President Washburn: Question Nine: "What shall be done for 

 the owner after his orchard is inspected?" 



Mr. Surface: We give the orchardist a written report as to what 

 the inspector finds, telling him what pests are found on the trees, a 

 duplicate of which is sent to my office, and at the proper season for 

 treating these pests, we write him again, lest he forget, and tell him 

 that this is the time the pests are to be treated, and also what to do 

 for them. AVe tell him, also, that if he has a spray-pump, we will send 

 our inspector to his orchard, if he desires, to instruct him in regard 

 to the use of the pump, the only charge made is for the local trans- 

 portation to and from meals and lodging. 



President Washburn : Question Twelve : ' ' Shall there be legisla- 

 tion against selling fruits infested with San Jose scale and the 

 Codling Moth?" 



A Member : I might say that such a law might be the best thing 

 for fruit growers, as it would keep infested fruit out of the market. 



