224 Twenty-Second Annual Report of the 



Summary 



New seed — treated ?~ 



New seed — prepared to treat at last visit *^ 



New seed — untreated ~ ' 



Old seed— all treated °J» 



Old seed — part treated • ~ 



Part old and part new seed — all treated - 1 - 



Part old and part new seed — part treated j* 



Old seed — all untreated l ' 



New cases located at planting time ? 



Parties moved or sold out £ 



None planted ~ 



Released from quarantine 2 



Unable to locate ^ 



Treated with bluestone l 



299 



Treated to some degree 183 



No control 21 



Released, not found, not planted, or moved 28 



Purchased new seed only 67 



299 

 CONCLUSION 



Additional records of the three hundred farms visited are prepared in a 

 card index, these data being shown on a card made up as follows: 



Department of Agriculture — State of New York 



Name Registry No 



Address R- F. D. No 



Location Permit No 



Acreage in Potatoes Gross Yield 



Drainage and Lay of the Land 



Character of Soil Acid Alkaline 



Powdery Scab Per Cent. Infection . 



Obtained Seed from Year 



Address R. F. D. No 



Common Scab Slight Moderate Severe 



Rhizoctonia Slight Moderate Severe 



Tenant Owner Dealer 



Remarks 



Note. — Do not omit letters in registry number if party is a dealer. 



This information was gathered so that we might be acquainted with the 

 potato growers, as well as to have on file necessary directions for correctly 

 addressing circulars or other correspondence. Also, to know how powdery 

 scab might be expected to act if found on the premises. Thus, more intelligent 

 instructions bearing on the control of the disease could be given. 



NEW YORK STANDARD APPLE GRADING LAW 



Amendments to the apple grading law were made by the Legis- 

 lature of 1915, and it seemed desirable to arrange for the enforce- 

 ment of the act, but the Legislature made no financial provisions. 

 We therefore found it necessary to select inspectors for this work 



