OF FRUIT TREES. J05 



the publick are like to derive from the extirpation of 

 this worm, is principally owing to the exertions and 

 cleverness of Mr. Hersey in this branch of his pro- 

 fession ; and they recommend that a premium be a- 

 warded him of twenty-five dollars. 



Your committee feel it incumbent on them to state, 

 for your information, that Mr. Hersey has extirpated 

 the insect in at least a thousand apple trees on one 

 farm in Roxbury ; that he has probably saved many 

 thousands in other parts of that town, and its neigh- 

 bourhood, either by his personal attendance and la* 

 hour, or by the information which he has given to 

 others on the subject ; that h has restored to vigour 

 and soundness many valuable peach trees that were 

 gummy, and rapidly declining, from the effects pro- 

 duced by this, or a similar worm ; that he has traced 

 them to the mountain ash, and saved many of those 

 beautiful trees from perishing : and your committee 

 have no doubt, if, from his example, the farmers of 

 this commonwealth will examine their orchards, and 

 cut out those insects from their trees, wherever found, 

 they will, in a short time, feel the benefit of their at- 

 tention, in the increased and improved quality of their 

 fruit. 



Your committee feel it their duty also to add, that 

 from their own experience, they feel assured, that 

 all those who can command the services of Mr. Her- 

 sey, will find it more economical to employ him to 

 perform this work, than to undertake it themselves ; 

 as his experience and original profession of house- 

 w right, acquainted with the use of tools, enables him 

 to do it not only more thoroughly, but very much 

 quicker than any one can who has not been in the 

 practice of the art. 



The seasons when this operation is performed with 

 most effect, are the spring and fall ; and if in the 

 spring, before the month of June, as the perfect in- 

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