26 WORK t)N Tin-: white I'INE i',i.isti-:r ri/st in Minnesota 



Department of At^riculture. The state is also indebted to Director A. F. 

 Woods of the Experiment Station, who has done all that he could to 

 iiri;e the work to a successful end. To Dr. Freeman's council and 

 advice as Plant Patholoi^ist, we are also much indebted. A laro;e part 

 of the satisfaction felt at the end of the season has been due to the 

 untiring- eiforts and interest shown on the part of Georg^e W. Peake^ 

 Deinitv Nursery Inspector, who has not spared himself in directive 

 work in the tield. The specialists taking i)art in survey and eradica- 

 tion work have been mentioned in other parts of this report. We are 

 particularly indebted to the Appraisement Committee, Messrs. Cady 

 and Andrews, whose task has not been an easy one. Mr. Grover Con- 

 zet, formerly with the Minnesota Forest Service, has estimated for us 

 the market value of the white pines at Dry Creek, and the Forest Ser- 

 vice lias borne a small sliare of the expense. The original drawing in 

 this re])ort was made l)y Miss Helen A. Sanl)orn. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



In addition to the two emergency appropriations of $1,000 and 

 $vi()0 respectively for the summer's work, it has been necessary to use 

 over $1,000 of the State Fntomologist's appropriation, which would 

 normally go to regular inspection work; or to be exact, $1,026.72. In 

 addition to this the Federal Government has co-operated thru the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry to the extent of about $1,200.00. 



WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST EMERGENCY FUND 

 EXPENDITURES. 



Emergency Appropriation. June 20, 1916 $1,00().0(> 



Emergency Appropriation, September 5, 1916 v^OO.UO 



$1,300.00 



Telegrams (to Federal Horticultural Board, etc.) $9.29 



Salaries: Experts and Laborers (Reynolds, Jensen, Rose, 



Badger, Coe, Rafter and Bootoii ) 681 Ot 



Circulars of Information and Colored Plates of White 



Pine Blister Rust for distribution 125.20 



E.xpense: White Pine Blister Camp, traveling and miscl. 454 82 



Mileage ' 29.68 



$1,300.00 



In addition to the above: 



Money expended from State Entomologist's Fund $1,026.72 



Money expended by Bureau of Plant Industry, appro.ximately 1,200.00 



Small sums also from the Division of Plant Pathology of the State Experi- 

 mental Station, and from the Minnesota Forest Service. 



Respect full V submitted, 



F. L. WASHP.URX, 



State Entomologist. 



