April, ’23] 
haseman: inspection at digging time 
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necessitate the use of a considerable force for one or two months. But 
suppose it does it will be far cheaper than to have a veritable army 
of inspectors, as some states maintain, to run down and inspect 
each small order or bundle of trees at points of destination. It will 
be cheaper to the states as a whole, far cheaper and more satisfactory 
to the nurserymen and better protection to the buying public. 
Intense Culling 
It may be of interest to many of the st ate and federalinspectors 
to hear that associated with this program in Missouri, a number of 
our larger growers have entered upon a program of culling severely 
and let the public pay the price for clean, number one stock. Firms 
that have been discarding faulty trees, due to crown gall, aphis, 
hairy root and like troubles to the extent of 25% are now considering 
a cull up to 50% if need be. One firm receiving inspection at digging 
time is culling in the field to the extent of 60% of all trees of certain 
varieties. In this case the inspector has been throwing out on an 
average only one or two trees in a thousand after they reach the 
packing sheds. This is indeed culling with a vengeance for this par¬ 
ticular nursery is on ideal soil remote from orchards and they have 
always grown exceptional stock. 
In one of the smaller nuiseries receiving inspection at digging 
time and where scale has gotten in, the inspector has been throwing 
out for all troubles about $1,000 worth of trees a day. The most 
encouraging part of the work is the fact that the nurserymen are 
calling for this help with culling and are giving every assistance with 
their field and packing house crews. 
A Suggestion 
Without going further into details about the present work in 
Missouri the writer wishes to say again that it appears to him as 
tho this is the only real solution of the inspection of nursery stock in 
the future. It is the only fair and just way of inspecting and certi¬ 
fying stock. It will stop trouble before it leaves the nursery and 
if all state and federal forces will co-operate it will prove also the 
most economical plan. 
At this point I wish to offer one suggestion for your thoughtful 
■consideration. We have long discussed the importance of uniform 
inspection and all agree that if possible to attain it, it would be a 
great thing. Here we have an opportunity to really enter upon a 
