The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
GOING ON A HUNT FOR
THE SAN JOSE SCALE
Entomo|ogists to Visit Our
Orchards.
STARTED OUT TODAY
WILL BE GONE TWO WEEKS OR
LONGER.
A CATERPILLAR DESTROYING THE ELM
The Form of tn. Bulletin Issued by the Agri
cultural Department to be Charged.
The August Number to be
Great One.

Last night DR.. f. Dwight Sanderson,
Assistant Entomologist of the United
States Department of Agriculture. anu
DR.. Cooper Curtice. Entomologist of the
North Carolina Department of Agricul-
ture, started out a tour of inspection
of the nurseries and orchards of the
State.
They will first visit the Van Lindley
nursery at Greensboro and then go ON
westward. They expect to be out about
two weeks, anu on their tour they will
take in all the leading nurseries and
large orchards Of the State.
DIR. Sanderson is a young scientist of
high standing and it is expected that
much good will result from his visit
to the State. He will probably be in
North Carolina for month.
The citizens of Greensboro have ask
ed that he come there and make some in
vestigation and give them information
touching little black worm that is
destroying their shade trees. The re-
quest is made through Mr.. Van Lind
ley, who writes:
For several years there has BEEN an
insect in Greensboro destroying the fol
iage Of the English elms of the city and
it DIS increasing very rapidly. The citi-
zens are becoming very uneasy about
it now. as it is increasing at such an
alarming extent that it is taking charge
of other trees. They are anxious to
know what they can do to eXterminate
it."
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on August LIST and that night he will
lecture to such persons as are Interested
on this insect. He will take with him
his stereopticon and illustrate all forms
OF tree pests and give the remedy.
From there he and DIR. Curtice will GO
to Red Springs to attend the opening
farmers institute, which is expected
to be very large one. He will prob.
ably there also give one or more illus
trated lectures concerning crop pests and
the best manner of getting rid of them
The next Bulletin of the Agricultural
Department. which will come from the
press next Saturday. will be an immense
Improvement on those heretofore sent
out. 1t will be the first one issued
by the new officials. The form will be
in an illustrated cover of appropriate
artistic design. showing cotton, tobacco
the cereals and the seal of the Depart
ment The seal is new One the De-
partment never before having one. II
was designed by Secretary Bruner and
has just been completed. 1t contains
two leaves of tobacco crossed above
apothecary's scales an, the chemical
H1nIc Tn, iS a nj hQ-
meath which is cotton, tobacco and
grains.
Altogether this will make an exceed
ingly handsome cover. The change in
the form Of the publication will make
it easier to preserve and bind in book
form. And this. by the way. is some
thing that the farmers of the State
should do. as there are many things
4 OF great value to them that will appear
in this Bulletin from time to time, and
it should therefore be kept for refer.
ence.
Under the former Democratic man
agement the August Bulletin was the
largest and most comprehensive Bulle
tin of the year The Fusionists continued
this custom, and the present officials will
revive it. Already blanks for it have
been sent out.
This number will contain complete
list of all the cotton and woollen mills
tobacco factories, knitting mills, fIlrni,
ture factories, wood working establish
ments. canneries. mines and miscella-
neons industrial enterprises. Also list
Of blooded stock observation-disclosures, cat
tie, sheep, swine and poultry. This
latter for the information of farmers
with the idea of encouraging the intro
dnction OF blooded stock by them.
The midsummer crop report will like
wise be in this number: also special ar
ticles of interest to farmers, in addition
to much statistical matter.
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