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This referred only to stock not known to be diseased. At a meeting of 

 our leading- nurser}men with station authorities and later by a resolu- 

 tion of the Board of Directors of the State Horticultural Society, it 

 was determined that such a committee should consist of a practical, 

 conservative nurseryman, a representative of the Horticultural Divi- 

 sion of the State Experiment Station, and the nurserymen who sutfered 

 said losses. JNIr. John F. Andrews of Faril^ault and Professor Leroy 

 Cady were chosen to act with the third party as above indicated in 

 each case. 



RESOLUTIONS PASSED IN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, JUNE 20, 1916. 



Whereas, the State Inspector of Nurseries has found a most dangerous 

 plant disease taking root in Minnesota and that it must be immediately 

 eradicated, and has for the purpose of work tending to eradicate said dis- 

 ease asked for the authority to incur not to exceed one thousand dollars 

 ($1,000) expense prior to x\ugust I, 1916; 



Now, therefore, be it resolved, that it is hereby declared that the situa- 

 tion so reported by the State Inspector of Nurseries is a calamity, and we 

 do hereby consent to the incurring of all necessary expenses by the said 

 State Inspector of Nurseries in combatting and eradicating said disease, 

 known as "white pine Ijlister," to an amount not to exceed one thousand 

 dollars ($1,000). 



Resolved, further, that it is the sense of the undersigned officers of the 

 State of Minnesota that, in harmony with an appraisement by a proper 

 committee, the Legislature convening in the winter of 1916-17 be urged to 

 properly compensate nurserymen and others who lose stock through its 

 destruction for the purpose of stopping this calamity. 



June 20, 1916. 



(Signed) 



J. A. A. BURNQUIST, 



Governor. 

 J. A. O. PREUS, 



Auditor. 

 A. C. GOODING, 



Treasurer. 



The Entomologist was fortunate in securing in the early part of 

 the season the services of two good workers, Dr. Reynolds, Plant 

 Pathologist, assistant Professor of Botany of North Dakota Agricul- 

 tural College, and Professor Jensen, formerly a student in our own 

 University and later a graduate student of Cornell. The discovery of 

 the infestation at Dry Creek has already been mentioned and eradica- 

 tion work was instituted here with Mr. Rose and Mr. Badger having 

 under them a force of laborers. These two men and laborers were part 

 of the time on the payroll of the State Entomologist, and at other times 

 on the federal payroll. Teliospores were found here for the first time 

 on July 22d. While this eradication work was taking place at Dry 

 Creek, a camp having been established there to facilitate the work, a 

 survey of the river for twelve miles above Taylors Falls as far as the 



