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1 to 8, or scalecide, 1 to 15, this to be done under the direction of a nursery 

 inspector. Following such treatment the stock must be held until an inspector 

 can determine the effect of the treatment. Should the inspector find that the 

 scale has all apparently been killed, he shall give to the owner a statement 

 in writing setting forth such fact. 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Inspector. 

 State of New York \ 



V SS.: 



County of \ 



I, , being duly sworn, depose and say that a 



true copy of the notice as shown above was by me personally served upon 



and delivered to the reputed owner or part 



owner of the above described premises, on the day of 



Subscribed and sworn to before me. 

 this day of 



State of New York — Department of Agriculture 



Albany, N. Y., August 4, 1915. 

 To nurserymen who own valuable trees that are slightly infested by San Jose 

 scale: 



The Department of Agriculture rules that no trees bearing live San Jose 

 scale can be shipped under the certificates issued. It is believed that when 

 proper treatment is given to certain trees that many of them can be saved 

 and that trees so treated are safe to plant in many portions of the State 

 where spraying is generally practiced. I have therefore to suggest that if 

 nurserymen have such trees and they are willing to treat them as required, 

 very thoroughly and under the supervision of inspectors of this Department, 

 it may be done. If treatment is given under such conditions it must be done 

 in season so that sufficient time passes after treatment and before final inspec- 

 tion for an inspector to determine whether the treatment has been successful, 

 before he will be allowed to release the trees. 



Prof. Parrott of the Experiment Station at Geneva, under date of July 

 30th, 1915, makes the following recommendations: 



1. A careful inspection of nursery plantations to determine their conditions 

 with respect to the San Jose scale. 



2. Plantings showing infestation with the San Jose scale should be sprayed 

 immediately. If the infestation is confined solely to the trunks apply lime- 

 sulphur solution at the rate of one gallon to eight or twelve gallons of water; 

 or miscible oil (Scalecide) one gallon to twenty gallons of water. If apples 

 are generally infested spray entire plants with lime-sulphur, making applica- 

 tions when plants are dry, and avoiding hot, glaring days for making treat- 

 ments. Nurserymen should be advised that under some conditions slight 

 injuries may occur to apple foliage, but the damage generally will not be 

 important. Even so, the loss will be less than if scale is neglected and nursery- 



