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allowed to come into or be sold in the state, and requiring- certifi- 

 cates of inspection from sellers of nursery stocks showing- that 

 their nurseries have been inspected and are free frotn the pest. 



A few days ago I attended a meeting of entomologists attached to 

 the various western agricultural colleges, held in Chicago, where 

 the San Jose pest was considered in detail and concerted action 

 sought for that it be kept from spreading further. Since it reached 

 New Jersey it has passed on to other states and is now doing great 

 damage in a state as far west as Illinois. 



The Ohio State Horticultural Society, realizing the danger from 

 the spread of this pest and others allied to it, has called a general 

 meeting of the horticultural societies of the United States to as- 

 semble in general conference in Washington on the fifth of the next 

 month to consider means — national as well as state in their scope — 

 to prevent the further spread of these pests. Agricultural societies 

 and experiment stations are expected to be represented as well. 

 National and supplementary uniform state legislation is to be asked 

 for, not only to prevent the spread of all such pests in the United 

 States but to prevent their introduction into this country from for- 

 eign lands. 



Action should most certainly be taken by the present legislature in 

 order that the pest, which has been slowly working this way,may be 

 kept out of Minnesota. Its introduction here would result in im- 

 mense loss to the state. 



PROPOSED LAW AGAINST THE SAN JOSE SCALE. 



A BILL to prevent the introduction or spread of San Jose Scale 

 (Now pending in the legislature. See Secretars^'s Corner.) 

 Be it ENACTED: By the Legislature of the State of Minnesota. 



Section 1. The Governor shall appoint one of the members of the 

 Minnesota State Agricultural Experiment Station staff, who shall be 

 known as the Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards, who shall hold 

 office during the term of two years, and whose duty it shall be to 

 inspect any and all nurseries and orchards in the state of Minnesota 

 as to whether they are infested by the San Jost' Scale, and, if upon 

 such inspection, such nurseries and orchards be found free from said 

 insects, to give to the owner of such nurseries and orchards a certifi- 

 cate to that effect, and he shall file a duplicate certificate with the 

 Minnesota State Agricultural Kxperiment Station; and in case he 

 shall find present in any such nursery or orchard any such insects, 

 he shall notify the owner thereof in writing and shall direct him to 

 use such means as will exterminate such insects, and the owner of 

 such nursery or orchard shall not ship or deliver any trees, vines, 

 shrubs or plants until he has secured from said inspector a certifi- 

 cate as aforesaid. 



Sec. 2. The owner of such nursery or orchard, trees, vines, shrubs 

 or plants shall within the time specified in such notice take such 

 steps for the destruction. of such insects as will exterminate the 



