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San Jose Scale Echoes.— Quotations from private letters to Prof. 

 Otto Lug'g'er, State Eutomologist. — "You may really be thankful 

 that the* law regarding- the San Jose scale did not pass. You would 

 have had your hands full. There is no fun in this business. If 

 I were you I would advise all those having trees infested with it to 

 dig them up or to burn every scrap of them as soon as possible, and 

 to import young trees from localities where this pest has not been 

 found so far, as, for instance, from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan- 

 sas; though they should be in a hurry to get all the stock they can 

 before it is too late. The scale will get there sure within the next 

 few years. Some law should be enacted to compel nurserymen or 

 dealers in fruit trees to employ competent entomologists for the 

 purpose of preventing noxious insects from being sent broadcast 

 over the various states. I fear, however, that such entomologists 

 naight be liable to expensive lawsuits if it should be proven that 

 stock examined by them and passed as clear was the cause of infec- 

 tion, which might cost them more than the salary they receive." 



May 4, '97. * » *^ Div. of Entomology, Dep. of Agriculture. 



"I ana sorry you were defeated, but assure you our cause is grow- 

 ing stronger everj^ day. We will succeed if we hold together. I am 

 to be on programme at St. Louis Convention of Nurserymen, and 

 expect some fun. Help on the agitation all you can." 



* * *, State Entomologist. 



"I have heard of only one case of the San Jose scale in this county 

 and that on a tree brought from California, but that was discovered 

 in time to prevent its spread." 



La Crescent, May 10, '97. J. S. HARRIS. 



"I do not understand how your bill (San Jose scale bill), should 

 have been allowed to fail. If everything were known, I presume 

 some outside influence would be found at the bottom of it. There 

 are some very foolish nurserymen or horticulturists." 



May 17, '97. * * » Div. of Entomology and Botany. 



"Our San Jose scale bill, appropriating $1500 per annum for nurs- 

 ery inspection and making your humble servant state entomologist 

 of the state, has passed both house and senate and is in the hands 

 of the governor." N. Garmax, 



Agr. Exp. Station of State College of Kentucky, 



Lexington, Ky. 



"Since the San Jose Scale has been found at Chatham, on trees im- 

 ported from New Jersey, and the evidence seems to show that it has 

 lived through one Canadian winter, Mr. Craig advises the utmost 

 caution in importing trees from our neighbors to the south."— Ca- 

 nadian Horticulturist. 



"We think the least our country could do would be to enact that 

 no trees, plants, buds, scions or fruits be allowed to enter the Do- 

 minion unless accompanied b}' a certificate from the Secretary of 

 Agriculture for the U. S. or from a state entomologist, that they 

 are free from the San Jose scale."— Cauadiaa Horticulturist. 



