REPORT ON NURSERY AND ORCHARD INSPECTION 



AND INSPECTION OF FOREIGN STOCK 



FOR THE YEARS 1915-1916 



F. L. ^\'AS11J!L'RN 



(Work of I'US. L'ircuhir 37, I'd). 1, l')16. ) 



The work of in.s])ection has increased materially each year in 

 ^Minnesota and the nursery husiness is hecominL^' more and more 

 an. imjiortant asset in this state. We can uri^e the citizens of 

 Minnesota, in \ie\v of the splendid stock and large assortment tjf 

 hardv fruit trees and shade trees carried ])y the nurserymen, to plant 

 Minnesota-grown stock as far as possihle. The nurserymen ai)pear 

 to appreciate the necessity of coml)ating crown gall on raspherries. 

 and, as a result of their etTorts. we find cruwn gall on raspherries 

 less ahundant than in previous years, though still an important 

 enem\- to raspherry growing. 



In traveling about the state last summer, the Entomologist 

 was struck hv the lack of orchards in the central part. There are 

 hundreds c^f acres of land between L«ing I'rairie and A\'adena and 

 north of I'ark Rai)ids containing but few fruit trees. In a hurried 

 trip through this section, miles of what would seem to be desirable 

 orchard land were passed between Brainerd. Little Falls, and St. 

 Cloud, with not a fruit tree showing. The Swan River A'alley also, 

 where but few fruit trees were seen, should h;i\e its gentle slopes 

 and hillsides dotted with orchards. 



Idle wet weather last s])ring and early summer caused a re- 

 markable growth of weeds in nurseries, and the wet ground made 

 it difficult to eradicate these, but ne\ertheless, the nurseries are in 

 quite good condition throughout the state. The season was favor- 

 able for extensi\e growth of all nursery stock. 



In order to ])ermit ])rivate citizens to ship a few trees or shrub- 

 bery or ])lanls to friends, or ])erhaps from the country to their own 

 places in the cit\ , we ha\e inauguated a s\stem oi permits, that 

 the law ma\- be complied with. It is only necessary for a citizen 

 to send the name and address of lioth consignor and consignee, the 

 number of packages and \ariet\- of stock each contains, and the 

 probable date of shipment and we issue a i)ermit which takes the 

 place of the nurserymen's shipping tag. and is accepted as such by 

 the express or freight agent or ])ostmaster. A record is kei)t of 



