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probably be cleared up when a sufficiently thorough inspection 

 can be made in the vicinity of these spots. 



Before the State had been completely scouted the appro- 

 priation became exhausted, and the Governor and Council 

 were apprised of the situation. After a hearing, at which the 

 matter was fully presented, it was referred to the office of the 

 Supervisor of Administration for more complete investiga- 

 tion. A representative of that office went into the subject 

 carefully, consulting the deputy located at the State House, 

 and visiting places where the work of the disease was evident, 

 and presented his report which resulted in the appropriation 

 from contingent funds of $3,000 for the further prosecution of 

 the investigation. Approximately $1,000 has been expended 

 from the nursery inspection appropriation in determining the 

 conditions in and around the nurseries, making a total ex- 

 penditure from State funds of nearly $14,000. The United 

 States during this year, I am informed, has expended about 

 $12,000 in the State in scouting and as wages to State workers, 

 making a total of between $25,000 and $26,000 in all. 



Too much cannot be said in commendation of the co-opera- 

 tion received from the Federal government. The situation 

 proved to be so far beyond what w^as anticipated that the 

 State funds alone would have been entirely inadequate to cope 

 with it. Last year our knowledge of the disease, except in the 

 Berkshire area, was derived almost entirely from cases brought 

 to our attention either by inquiries as to the cause of unhealthy 

 plants or cases seen by the inspectors in the course of their 

 work. Even with this knowledge only, the situation looked 

 dangerous. Now, with the results of scouting in every town in 

 the State available, it is much more serious, and had it not 

 been for the assistance received from the United States Bureau 

 of Plant Industry it would have been impossible to have 

 covered the entire State and learn the facts. 



A more detailed statement of the work performed is given 

 below, in order that a better idea may be obtained of what 

 has been accomplished. 



In the towns of Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge an area of about 

 60 square miles was thoroughly worked, and all wild Ribes 

 (currants and gooseberries) found were removed. Approxi- 



