REPORT OF THE SOCIETY 45 



and supplies so that they may be able to prevent the appearance of the pests or to 

 control them when they make their appearance. 



The second duty lies with the Department through this Society, perhaps, in 

 providing needful information for the control of the pests in printed form for 

 every County Demonstrator, every school, every farmers' organization, every news- 

 paper, every clergyman, and ever\' mayor, so that as many persons as possible 

 may be reached. But it is not sufficient to hand out printed information only. It 

 is necessary to have a body of scouts who are acquainted with the pests so that 

 proper methods ma}' be applied. If it is worth doing at all it is worth doing well. 

 Unfortunately we have not a large number of ready-made scouts, but such men 

 could be trained in a short time for their work. 



