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universally in favor of the work being- retained by the University. 

 During the spring and summer of 1916. the Inspection Service, 

 in addition to its regular inspection work, plans to begin a survey 

 of orchards in each fruit-growing county in the state to determine 

 whether seriously injurious insects are present, what species are 

 represented, and how serious is the infection. In this connection, 

 it might be mentioned that the English sparrow, when present in 

 an infested locality, has been foun.d to be an active worker in 

 spreading the San Jose scale wherever this scale is abundant; and 

 other birds nesting in the orchards may. in a lesser degree, because 

 of their smaller number, be guilty of the same offense. Orchard- 

 ists. therefore, desirous of ascertaining whether or not this scale 

 is present, would do well to look in the neighborhood of old birds' 

 nests and in trees or shrubbery wdiich offer favorite perching places 

 for English sparrows. A neglected plum thicket may also harbor 

 this scale. 



MINNESOTA INSPECTED NURSERIES. 



1915. 



All certificates issued in 1915 expire November 1, 191fi, thus covering 

 both spring and fall shipments of 1916, and avoiding delays in securing 

 new certificates. 



Certifi- 

 Xame of Nursery Town cate No. 



The Albert Lea Nursery .^lliert Lea 756 



C. M. Peterson 

 The Minnesota State Nursery Albert Lea 753 



E. C. Baker 



The South Side Nursery AUiert Lea 755 



Martin Fridholm 

 The Wedge Nursery Albert Lea 754 



Clarence and Robert Wedge 

 Alexandria Fruit and Poultry Farm .\lexandria 804 



W. H.. Horton 

 College of Forestry Arago and Cloquet 810 



The Askov Nursery Askov 708 



Ludvig Mosback 

 Austin Nursery Austin 775 



C. F. Woodle 

 Turtle Creek Nursery \ustin 779 



J. M. Lindsay 

 Battle Lake Nursery Battle Lake 815 



A. A. DeSmidt 

 Itasca Park Region Nursery Bemidji 808 



L. P. Anderson 

 The Byron Nursery Byron 792 



F. E. Cutting 



Oslund's Nurserv Cambridge 819 



N. N. Oslund 

 Sivert's Nursery Canby 741 



Peter Sivert 



