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aud I hereby recommend that an exhi bition of Montana fruit be held In 

 Helena during the next meeting of the legislature. 



E. N. BRANDEGEE, 

 Helena. Fruit Inspector. 



Mr. C. H. Campbell, Inspector Great Falls District, says: 

 There are no large orchards in my district and very few trees in bear- 

 ing yet but a good many farmers and others are putting out a few trees as 

 an experiment. What I have seen seem to be doing well and some ai^ heav- 

 ily loaded with fruit; but it is impossible for me to give any estimate of the 

 number of trees or the value of this year's product, as we have done no 

 regular inspection work in orchards. 



C. H. CAMPBELL. 



The following taken from the North Western Horticulturist, published 

 at Tacoma, speaks volumes as to the value of our inspection law: 



"The leading shippers of the Pacific Northwest understand that Mon- 

 tana markets require A 1 in quality. Good to fancy prices are cheerfully 

 paid for the choice fruit while poor grades are not wanted at all. Lindsay & 

 Co., who are large receivers and extensive distributors at Helena, say that 

 much fruit and produce of varying grades are shipped to that market with- 

 out previous knowledge of their wants. They desire that shippers should en- 

 ter into correspondence before starting any consignments, or withhold the 

 intended shipping. 



'Inspection is very rigid there but it is serving to keep any blemished 

 and inferior fruit from coming into competition with the choice goods." 



Mr. C. H. Edwards, Missoula, Montana. 



Dear Sir: — The legislature may pass all of the laws necessary for the 

 full protection of the horticultural interests and the officers of the law may 

 do all in their power to see that the law is enforced; but unless the individual 

 grower and each person interested in the business of horticulture engages 

 to do his own part faithfully the law will fail in its execution and become 

 nugatory. But if each individual takes a zealous interest in keeping his own 

 orchard free from insects and pests he thereby becomes an active agent in 

 the execution of the law and the extermination of the pests. At the sam€ 

 time he inspires in his neighbor a spirit of emulation and rivalry that is 

 healthful and good to the orchardists throughout the whole state. 



If we can impress upon the individual the necessity of care and attention 

 whenever our state is invaded by these pests we will have accomplished 

 a great work in forever preventing them from becoming dangerous or de- 

 structive to our orchards. Neglect and failure to attend to the common in- 

 terests by each individual securing himself against harm begets slovenly 

 methods and in the end works very great Injury to the orchardists of the 



