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Nursery Inspection. 

 The work of nursery inspection has been efficiently admin- 

 istered during the year, and there is at present but little 

 danger that infested stock will come into the hands of our 

 orchardists from Massachusetts niu'series. The San Jose 

 scale has, however, become a menace to our orchard inter- 

 ests, which is at present more pressing, when the State as a 

 whole and fruit trees in particular are considered, than that 

 from the gypsy and brown-tail moths. In manj^ sections of 

 the State orchards and more especially small collections of 

 fruit trees about city and town residences have become gen- 

 erally infested by the scale. Where all unite in fighting the 

 pest, it can at the worst be held in check ; but many owners 

 simply neglect their trees, leaving them to die from the 

 ravages of the scale, and in this way forming a standing 

 menace to their neio-hbors. Where one man takes care of 

 his trees and his neighbors refuse to do so, it is inevitable 

 that the trees of the careful man will become reinfested by 

 the scale, which is l)rought on the feet of birds and by other 

 agencies, so that, fight as hard as he may to preserve his 

 property, he will eventually be driven to let his trees go the 

 way of his careless neighbor's. The Nursery Inspector will 

 submit to you certain proposed remedies for this state of 

 affairs, whereby he shall have power to declare the scale a 

 nviisance, and compel private owners to eradicate it from 

 their property as nursery men are now compelled to do. I 

 would recommend that this Board take the necessary steps 

 to place itself on record on this matter, and to assist in every 

 way in securing such legislation. I would further advocate 

 a strict quarantine law, providing for the inspection of all 

 trees or plants coming into the State from other States or 

 from foreign countries. 



Dairy Bureau. 

 The management of the Dairy Bureau has been continued 

 during the eleven months of the fiscal year along the eco- 

 nomical and efficient lines heretofore carried out. There 

 have been more inspections during the eleven months than 



