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The report of the secretary and treasurer was next read, and on 

 motion of Mr, Howard was adopted. 



Mr. Smith thoug-ht it well to appoint a conmiittee to propose an 

 amendment to the constitution which would permit the revision of 

 the membership lists, and, after considerable discussion, he moved 

 that the matter l)o referred to the committee on membership already 

 appointed, which was duly seconded and carried. 



The secretary next read letters from members who were unable to 

 be present, but extended their best wishes to the association. 



On motion of Mr. Howard, a committee of three was appointed to 

 arrange the programme, as follows: Messrs. Marlatt, Smith, and 

 Quaintance. 



It was moved and carried, that committees of three each on nomina- 

 tions and resolutions be appointed by the Chair. The Chair stated 

 that these committees would be announced later. The meeting then 

 adjourned to reassemble at 2 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, FRIDAY, JUNE £7, 1902. 



The meeting was called to order by President Hopkins, who an- 

 nounced the first paper on the programme to be liy Mr. A. F. Burgess. 



NOTES ON THE USE OF THE LIME, SULPHTJE, AND SALT AND THE 

 RESIN WASHES IN OHIO. 



By X. F. Burgess, Colamhus, Ohio. 



Owing to the serious difliculty encountered in successfully treating 

 fruit trees infested with San Jose scale, a limited number of experi- 

 ments were planned by Prof. F. M. Webster to test the efficiency of 

 the lime, sulphur, and salt wash in Ohio. For this purpose young 

 apple trees were selected about 10 to 12 feet in height and badly 

 incrusted with scales. Mr. Wilmon Newell, late assistant entomologist 

 to the Ohio experiment station, prepared the wash and thoroughl}^ 

 sprayed the trees December 31, 1901. The formula used was that 

 recommended in Bulletin No. 3 (n. s.). Division of Entomolog}?^, viz, 

 10 pounds of lime, 20 pounds of sulphur, and 15 pounds of salt, with 

 the addition of enough Avater to make 60 gallons of wash after these 

 ingredients had been boiled as prescribed. 



The rainfall at Wooster for the month of January amounted to only 

 0.63 inch, and was distributed as follows: 



Inch. 



January 3 0. 02 



J anuary 11 05 



January 12 ' 05 



January 16 .02 



January 21 .40 



January 26 05 



January 27 02 



January 29 02 



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