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at the time of its use, \ve would see to it that it was not what would 

 be called wet when we passed this roller over the soil. 



Surface cultivate when the Campbell packer is used. — Those 

 who are familiar with the writing^s of Mr. Campbell recall the fact 

 that he lays great stress upon the cultivation of all crops. He 

 goes so far as to advocate even the cultivation of the small grains. 

 We had upon our place one of his grain cultivators. He proposed 

 to drill in the small grain, either wheat or oats, upon this compact 

 soil, so made by his packer, and then to cultivate between the drill 

 rows. Now, we think that this is too costly a method to pursue in 

 connection with small grain growing on these western prairies. 

 We have, however, very successfully used a slanting tooth drag 

 upon the growing grain in a dry season and in. that way in a rapid 

 manner made the condition of mulch that he was seeking for. The 

 method which he advocates ever recognizes one principle which we 

 must keep in mind in the use of this packer when it is made val- 

 uable for a dry season, and that is, while the method of packing 

 restores density to the soil and in that way provides for good capil- 

 lary action by which the subsoil water will ascend to the surface 

 of the soil in times of drouth, there must also be the dust blanket 

 which shall prevent the wasting of the water after it has so ascend- 

 ed. In other words, we can sum up the condition by stating that 

 he proposes by means of his packer and cultivator to provide for 

 the ascent of the water and then as strictly provide against its wast- 

 ing. In all our experience with the packer, and in all that we may 

 do in future, we shall ever keep in mind these two principles when- 

 ever we expect to get any good results from what is called the 

 Campbell System of Cultivation. 



THE SAN JOSE SCALE IN PENNSYLVANIA. 



Extracts from an Act Passed in that State and Approved June 10, 1901. 



Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Agriculture 

 to cause an examination to be made, at least once each year, of each 

 and every nursery or other place in this state where trees, shrubs, 

 vines or plants, commonly known as nursery stock, are grown for 

 sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the trees, shrubs, vines 

 or plants, therein kept or propagated for sale, are infested with San 

 Jose Scale or other insect pest destructive of such trees, shrubs, vines 

 or plants. If, after such examination, it is found that the said trees, 

 shrubs, vines or other plants, so examined, are free in all respects 

 from any such dangerously injurious insect pest or pests, the said 

 secretary, or his duly authorized agent or other person designated 



