OFFICE OF 
STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 
ST. ANTHONY PARK, MINN. 
Circular No. 37 
Feb. 1 , 1916 
REPORT ON NURSERY AND ORCHARD INSPECTION 
AND INSPECTION OF FOREIGN STOCK 
FOR THE YEAR 1915 
His Excellency W. S. Hammond, 
State Capitol, 
St. Paul, jMinn. Dec. 1, 1915. 
Dear Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith report on 
nursery inspection for the year 1915, as required by law, and desire 
to testify my appreciation of your kindly and helpful interest in 
the work of the Entomologist. 
The work of inspection has increased materially each year in 
Minnesota and the nurser}^ business is becoming more and more 
an important asset in this state. We can urge the citizens of 
Minnesota, in view of the splendid stock and large assortment of 
hardy fruit trees and shade trees carried by the nurserymen, to plant 
Minnesota-grown stock as far as possible. The nurserymen appear 
to appreciate the necessity of combating- crown gall on raspberries, 
and, as a result of their efforts, we find crown gall on raspberries 
less abundant than in previous years, though still an important 
enemy to raspberry growing. 
In traveling about the state last summer, the Entomologist 
was struck by the- lack of orchards in the central part. There are 
hundreds of acres of land betv/een Long Prairie and Wadena and 
north of Park Rapids containing but few fruit trees. In a hurried 
trip through this section, miles of what would seem to be desirable 
orchard land were passed between Brainerd, Little Ealls, and St. 
Cloud, with not a fruit tree showing. The Swan River Valley 
also, where but few fruit trees were seen, should have its gentle 
slopes and hillsides dotted with orchards. 
The wet weather last spring and early summer caused a 
remarkable growth of weeds in nurseries, and the wet ground 
made it difficult to eradicate these, but nevertheless, the nurseries 
are in quite good condition throughout the state. The season was 
favorable for extensive growth of all nursery stock. 
