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"is/. They object to the cost. We reply that it is 

 proven that it is not over 25 cents per 1,000 trees. 



" 2d. Delay of shipment. This cannot be over a 

 few hours. 



"3^. Nobody knows that the process is effectual. 

 Many tests prove that it is the best known and never 

 fails if properly done. 



"4^. Dangerous to employees. No one was ever 

 seriously injured by the gas, and with a little care it is 

 perfectly safe. 



"5^. Inspection is sufficient. This has been proven 

 a failure in many cases. Of course, inspection is 

 necessary and good so far as it goes, especially in 

 locating the pest in nurseries and orchards. 



" 6th, Dangerous to nursery stock. This does not 

 prove to be the case when properly conducted. One 

 nursery firm in Geneva has fumigated over one million 

 trees without damage to one. 



' ' 7/A. Wait for a federal law. Of course this is only 

 an excuse for delay. We shall never get a federal 

 law, and in any event should take care of our own scale. 



" 8M. Not constitutional. Give us the law, and 

 we will risk that. 



" gth. Other states will retaliate by passing similar 

 laws. Well, we are not certain what other states may 

 do, but we should do what is right to protect our 

 state from the San Jose scale and let other states do 

 what they think best for their interests. There are 

 other and more important interests than the nursery 

 interests, yet it certainly is for the interests of the 

 nurserymen to keep New York State as free as possi- 

 ble from the scale. 



