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tion of water or only simple treatment to prepare. I do not 

 believe in advertising in a general way, but where I can hon- 

 estly recommend a thing I feel it is as much my business as 

 to put down a moth catcher such as they got out in Missouri 

 last year. I consider that the Bowker insecticides, among 

 others, are excellent and reliable ; and one of the best points 

 about them is, there is no weighing out so many ounces of 

 this and that and heating it in a steam boiler, and stirring 

 it so long, and perhaps muttering a charm as you do it, but 

 you have it right in hand, and that is where it should be 

 every time except for those of us who have opportunity to 

 experiment and practise until we get the results well under 

 our control. These gentlemen have a great advantage over 

 the average man who has his spraying to do in a hurry, right 

 then, with other work pressing in every moment. If I had 

 acquaintance with other firms, I might be able to say the same 

 thing. I have not that fortune. I speak of Avhat I know. 



The brown-tail moth has been spoken of. Let me say 

 that one of my duties as one of the nursery inspectors of 

 the State has taken me into nurseries in several parts of the 

 State, and in several of these nurseries the brown-tail moth 

 is abundant. That means if men buy nursery stock they are 

 liable to bring the brown-tail moth here, or to Pittsfield, or 

 anywhere in this State or other States ; and the only protec- 

 tion you have against the brown-tail moth or the San Jose 

 scale is such protection as is given by requiring the nursery- 

 man to give a certificate that his nursery has been examined 

 and none found. The failure to do that has cost the loss 

 of thousands and thousands of dollars to this State, and is 

 going to cost the loss of many thousands of dollars more in 

 the same line. It behooves every man who intends to be 

 careful about the stock he buys to see that it is covered by 

 a certificate that declares protection to that stock. 



Mr. Draper. In the line of Avhat Dr. Fernald has said, I 

 wish to emphasize the same point brought out by what he 

 said. I am a student under our friend Kirkland in this 

 matter of insecticides, and while he was with the gypsy 

 moth committee, he came and gave us instructions in the 

 preparation of kerosene emulsion and its application, and 



