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WYOMING. 



WYOMING. Any person or firm wishing" 

 to do business in this state must first obtain 

 a license. Licenses are issued on application 

 for a period terminating on July 1 of the 

 next succeeding inspection year (approxi- 

 mately two years. ) All applications must be 

 accompanied by the license fee ($25.00), a 

 bond in the sum of $500.00 conditioned that 

 the principal will faithfully obey the law of 

 the state, and by a certified certificate of in- 

 spection from an authorized inspector in the 

 state from which shipments are to be made. 

 On receipt of these, the secretary of the state 

 board issues authorized shipping tags, at 

 cost. Nursery stock may not enter the state 

 and transportation companies may not de- 

 liver unless such tag be attached to each and 

 every box. bundle or bale. Before making- 

 shipments, secure copy of the law from the 

 Secretary of the State Board of Horticul- 

 ture. Professor Aven Nelson. Laramie. Wyo. 



Chilcott, O. S Basin 



Brown, J. S Ionia 



Worland Plant and Seed Breeding Co., 



Worland 



Loucks, Adam Sheridan 



AMERICAN NURSERIES 



There are 2,300 commercial nurseries in 

 the United States occupying 200,000 acres 

 and valued at $30,000,000 besides an invest- 

 ment of $700,000 in improvements and the 

 same amount in live stock. The value of 

 the product of these nurseries is $150,000,000 

 annually. The expenditures for labor each 

 year is $3,000,000. It is estimated that there 

 are 550.000,000 trees in the orchards of the 

 country and that there is invested in orch- 

 ards $300,000,000. 



