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ness of this work, as already pointed out, it was deemed advisable to 

 start off with a campaign of education. Therefore, the state entomol- 

 ogist was sent into the territory to visit the general farmers and con- 

 vince them, first: that cedar trees were responsible for the great loss 

 from apple rust to the orchard industry of their community, and, sec- 

 ond: that for the benefit of their county they should cooperate with 

 the orchardists in the fight against this disease. Other duties of the 

 entomologist compelled him to leave the field and a local inspector 

 was appointed to continue the work. It soon became evident that the 

 fruit-growers did not hke the policy adopted by the commission for 

 they began "nagging" at our inspector to resort to the law and cut 

 the cedars under its provision. This attitude of the orchardists at 

 once counteracted any impression we may have made toward obtain- 

 ing cooperation and there arose two fighting factions: the general 

 farmers uniting to prevent the work of the state, declaring the law to 

 be unconstitutional, and the orchardists clamoring for a test case to 

 be brought before the court. Under these circumstances the com- 

 mission could not back down, so in February, 1914, cedar cutting began 

 on the property of an extensive land owner who immediately had the 

 inspector and his helpers arrested and got out an injunction to restrain 

 the commission and any of its employees from entering upon his 

 premises. It was now evident that to get the cedars removed other 

 tactics must be used. Therefore the entomologist returned to the 

 front and visited the trenches of the opposing forces as a sort of peace- 

 maker. He obtained permission from the general farmers to allow the 

 removal of their cedars provided the work would be done strictly in 

 accordance with their wishes under the supervision of a state man and 

 "without cost, the orchardist furnishing the labor. The fact was 

 pointed out to the fruit-growers that if the commission persisted in its 

 efforts to enforce the law many other farmers would undoubtedly get 

 out injunctions which would prevent cedars being cut on such premises 

 until after the litigations were adjusted. However, it was stated that 

 permission had been obtained from the general farmers to cut their 

 cedars provided it was of no expense to them. Therefore, labor 

 must he furnished by the orchardists to remove these trees if they 

 ■wished to save the apple crop. The fruit-growers readily fell into line 

 and thus the tactics adopted proved successful. Immediately a differ- 

 ent atmosphere seemed to pervade the community and cedar trees fell 

 by the tens of thousands with a result that apple rust was checked 

 to a marked degree. 



Although the court has decided that our inspection law is constitu- 

 tional we are still removing cedars under the plan just described, for 

 by so doing, not onh^ peace and good will prevail between the general 



