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inspection and work of all kinds to be carried on by the entomologist, 

 but of the tendency of the legislature to make no appropriation for 

 the purpose of paying for such additional service. 



A paper was presented as follows: 



SHOULD STATE DEPARTMENTS CONDUCT PUBLIC 



SPRAYERS? 



By T. B. Symoxs, College Park, Md. 



As the title of this paper indicates, the object in view is to bring 

 out a general discussion of this subject rather than discuss it at much 

 length from my standpoint. It was a question in my mind whether 

 it was even appropriate to present it to this meeting, but after men- 

 tioning this fact to our secretary, he was good enough to place the 

 same on the program. 



I believe that we all feel much gratification at the great progress 

 made throughout the country in the application of insecticides and 

 fugicides during the past few yeai^. These improved conditions in 

 the treatment of many crops to control the various pests have been 

 brought about by numerous agencies. The increased number and ac- 

 tivity of many common pests has led to greater efforts, not only 

 by the growers themselves, but by those charged with the duty of 

 aiding in controlling the pests in the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, the state departments, the agricultural colleges and 

 experiment stations and other organizations, and not the least by 

 private manufacturers of various insecticides. 



Referring particularly to the San Jose and other scale insects as 

 well as other common pests. I believe that you will all agree with me 

 in stating that the progressive orchardists or growers of other crops 

 have no fear of the more common pests, especially the San Jose Scale 

 or those that can be controlled by efficient spraying. If this is the 

 case, and it is so far as the territory with which I am familiar is con- 

 cerned, is it not our duty to spend every effort to bring about this 

 condition among the small growers, who many times only grow fruits 

 especially for the home consumption, and particularly those persons 

 in small towns and villages who may have only a half dozen trees in 

 the backyard which need treatment, but the trouble and expense of 

 securing spraying apparatus and time for the work, as well as knowl- 

 edge of conducting the same, are difficulties which many of them will 

 not surmount, even if they are inclined to give the trees or plants at- 

 tention. 



