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inspected early, a late supplemental inspection of the peach stock should be 

 made. 



On the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, it was voted to be the sense of this 

 conference that a certificate ought not to extend beyond the commencement of 

 the breeding period of the San Jose scale. On the motion of Mr. Webster, of 

 Ohio, the question was taken up and discussed and was still under consideration 

 when the meeting adjourned till November 12 at 9 a. m. 



November 12 — 9 a. m. The meeting was called to order by the chairman. 

 The reading of the minutes was omitted. Mr. Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, of- 

 fered the following resolution, which was adopted : 



''Resolved, That in order to arrive at a common understanding as to the best 

 insecticides to use for the destruction of the San Jose scale in the orchards and 

 nurseries of this country, and in order to secure definite directions for their 

 application, a committee consisting of Messrs. Smith, of New Jersey ; Webster, 

 of Ohio ; Fernald, of Massachusetts ; Alwood, of Virginia, and Atwood, of New 

 York, is hereby appointed to prepare a recommendation to be submitted to this 

 association for its consideration." 



On the motion of Mr. Fernald, of Massachusetts, the question, " What nursery 

 pests should be regarded as dangerous enough to influence or prevent the grant- 

 ing of a certificate?" was taken up. After considerable discussion it was 

 voted, on the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, " that each official inspector 

 submit a list of those insects and diseases which he thinks should always 

 bar nursery stock from receiving an official certificate and a secondary list of 

 insects and diseases of less importance, with terse statements of how he deals 

 with them." 



It was voted, on the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, that when this meet- 

 ing adjourns it adjourn to meet in joint session with the entomological section 

 of the general association at 2 o'clock this afternoon and that a further session 

 be held at 7 p. m. 



The question of the legal right of inspectors to enter private property and 

 enforce treatment against the wishes of the owners was then discussed. 



The tendency of the discussion — participated in by Messrs. Atwood, of New 

 York ; Smith, of New Jersey ; Alwood, of Virginia, and Hamilton, of Pennsyl- 

 vania — was to the conclusion that in those States at least it would be illegal 

 to force entry and destroy property without due process of law ; any law giv- 

 ing such -power to any individual would be unconstitutional. The topic " What 

 should be the common policy of State inspectors with reference to stock offi- 

 cially inspected and certified in other States?" was taken up and was under 

 discussion when the association adjourned. 



November 12 — 7.15 p. m. Meeting called to order by the chairman. Com- 

 mittee on advisability of permanent organization reported a recommendation 

 that a permanent organization be not formed, but that another meeting be held 

 in connection with the next meeting of the American Association of Agricultural 

 Cplleges and Experiment Stations, and this report was adopted. 



On the motion of Mr. Summers, of Iowa, it was voted that when this meeting 

 adjourns it adjourn till 9 a. m. November 13, and that the first order of business 

 be the selection of a chairman for the next year. The report of the committee 

 on the resolution offered by Mr. Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, was made as fol- 

 lows : 



" The committee, after due consideration, finds itself able to agree upon the 

 following recommendations for treatment : 



" 1. For nurseries : Proper fumigation with hydrocyanic-acid gas after 

 inspection. 



