212 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Due. 



nied by a time limit for abatement, and penalty for failure 

 to carry out the directions of tliis officer. 



The people of this State fall very easily into two classes ; 

 those who wish to obtain the most benefit from their prop- 

 erty, and those who are negligent. It would seem that 

 the former class should be given an opportunity to protect 

 themselves if necessary from those who are willing not only 

 to neglect their own property, but to endanger that of others. 

 The State has a rigid quarantine against cases of disease, and 

 it might be considered a crime against human life to deliber- 

 ately allow such diseases to spread ; but in the case of dan- 

 gerous pests, which destroy or at least render worthless our 

 trees and shrubs, we certainly have a crime against property, 

 which, w^hile of course not as serious as one against life, is 

 nevertheless one for which the State should provide some 

 means of protection. The inspector believes that steps 

 should be at once taken toward remodeling the nursery in- 

 spection law, so that not only nurserymen but other persons 

 who wish to protect their trees and shrubs should have a 

 method availaljle by which this may be done. At present 

 there is no such method, and a person may sufter great 

 financial loss Avithout being able to take any steps to protect 

 himself. 



The appropriation has this year proved insufficient to meet 

 the expense of inspecting all the nurseries, four of which it 

 has been found necessary to omit. Under these circum- 

 stances the time has come when an increased appropriation 

 must he olitained, if this work is to go on in accordance 

 Avith the law. An increase will therefore be requested at the- 

 coming session of the Legislature. 



Financial Statement. 



Appropriation, $1,000 00 



Compensation of State Nurser}' Lispector and 



three deputies, $550 00 



Travelling and necessary expenses of inspector 



and deputies, ..... 

 Supjilies (postage, etc.), .... 

 Unexpended balance, .... 



