The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
SAN JOSE SCALE
In MANY PLACES
State Officials Find it in 56
Dooryards
LIST OF PREMISES INFESTED
New Law Gives State Commissioner Of
Agriculture Right TO Eradicate Pest
on Private Property After Serving
Notice on Owners.

Commissioner of Agriculture Orlando
l.. Martin of Plainfield and State Nurs.
cry Inspector Prof. NJ. Il. Cummings of
Burlington were in Brattleboro Satur-
day and Monday, making an inyestiga'
tion Of the San Jose scale in this
place They located the pest in 90 diff
ferent places, and their tour of exam
ination included practically all parts
of this village. The legislature of 1910
gives the commissioner of agriculture
more latitude and authority in com
batting insect pests than did the acts
of 1908. Ths new law mo. I'D gives
the commissioner authority to destroy
infested trees and shrubs If the owner
does not resort to spraying after recelv'
ing notice from the commissioner. This
law SAYS that in ease the owner or oc.
cupant Of land upon which infested
trees OF shrubs are found does not com
ply within two weeks with the written
order of the commissioner to eradicate
the pest by spraying or otherwise de-
stroying the pest ''the commissioner
may use such means rs he deems effect
ual TO eradicate said pest. = Tree War.
den G. j.. Bishop has purchased a spray
ing apparatus and will attend TO the
premises of all persons who wish TO have
the work done under their own super
vision and at their own expense. lie
will also have charge Of the work of
eradieating the pest by order of the
commissioner of agriculture upon such
premises as the commissioner may or
der the work 10 be done.
Following are the owners or oceu-
pants of premises found infested by
Mr.. Martin and Professor Cummings
Mrs. Minnie Miller. 6 apple. pear
tree, and 10 currant bushes; Francis
GOOdhue estate. | apple tree and 30
currant bushes; G. G. Ayerill, apple
trees; Fred Howe, currant bushes, ]
plum and ! dogwood tree; Charles ).
Chase. pear. . cherry, l plum and /
ounce tree: John Calvin, small plum
trees; Catholic church grounds, by.
drangea bushes and ! apple tree; G. a.
Boyden, an apple and pear tree, rose
bush and miscellaneous shrubbery; c.
+. Thomas, ! apple, ! plum, I pear and
2 cherry trees; Miss Mary j. Donnell,
s currant bushes; Webster Tenney, |
apple tree. row of currant bushes;
Paroehial school grounds, pear tree;
j. Edgar Mellen, apple tree; Mrs.
j. +. Haywood, 90 currant bushes;
N. i. Cabot, | apple tree and 9 rows of
currant bushes; G.. G. Averill Terrace
street propertya, apple trees; Kit
tredge Haskins, apple and | pear tree,
. rows of curTant bushes; Charles Min
er, apple tree: Mrs MarY-E. Kirkland,
dogwOod tree, lilac bush, hawthorne
bush and shrubberv around the honse;
DIR. H. d, iIolton, rose bush; Mrs. Ada
T.. Dowley, erabapple tree, black eur
rant bush, grape vine and 3 clumps of
rose bushes; j. Harry Estey, an apple
and cherry tree, plum trees and 40
eurrant bushes; G.. A. Harris, apple
tree; Aldrich estate, apple tree; Brat
tleboro Retreat, row of shrubbery
south of house near piazza, apple trees
near greenhouse, currant bushes in gar
den south of children s greenhouse: M.
NJ. Tucker, apple tree and row of cur
rant bushes; j. M. Tucker, 4 currant
bushes: l.. Ferriter. apple tree: Mrs
Mary J. Draper. 4 apple trees; Mrs. j.
s. Brown, 2 apple trees and 3 currant
bushes; Williston Walker estate. ap-
ple trees. 80 currant bushes and 10 rose
bushes; Mrs. l.. A. Fales (Wilder es
tatel l6 old apple trees; NJ. J. Moran
(Grove street property, l3 apple
trees; G. b. Davis, 6 currant bushes, 2
pear and apple trees: Mr.. Bongfield,
| pear, . apple,@3 cherry trees and IL
currant bushes: Mrs. Abby Fuller, ap-
pie tree and 6 currant bushes; Mrs.
Waldo Richardson, apple and peach
trees, IL currant bushes: Ira Higgins,
6 currant bushes: O. +. Bailey. clump
oil rose DuSneS, w. a. GllDert, apDle
trees; John l.. Roess, | peach and 2
plum trees, rose and l2 currant
bushes j. E. Hall. ] apple. 2 pear and
2 plum trees; c.. w. Wilcox, plum tree
w. +. Sturgis, l plum and 3 peach trees.
z currant bushes; w. II. Vinton, row of
eurrant bushes; Mrs. J. H. Harvey, 81
plum trees; Charles Aldrich, one each
of peach, pear and plum trees; w. d. |
Perry, pear tree: Mrs. A. L. Sumner, 2
peach and 2 plum trees; Mrs. l.. l.. Da.
Wis. 2 plum trees, 6 currant bushes and
grapevine J. I. Moynihan, | pear, |
plum and 2 cherry trees; II. r. Law
renee. | apple. | plum and 2 pear trees,
6 currant bushes; J. r. Ryder (South
Main street,, 2 apple trees: c. S. Pin
gree, plum trees; j. Austin, 3 apple
trens. II A Barker 4 annie trens