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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. Qn 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 
Colleges 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. 
