The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-12
TO HELP FARMERS.
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF 3
STATE HORTICULTURAL DE-
PARTMENT.
War On the San Jose Scale. Peach yell
lows, Pear BlightS and Other
Injurious Pests.

Injurious Pests.
Senator Westcott has presented bill in
the Maryland General Assembly to estnb-
lsh a State horticultural department, This
is measure for the protection OF the horti-
cultural interests Of the State, and the sup-
preston and determination Of the San Jose
scale, peach yellows, pear blight and other
injurious pests and plsnt diseases The
bill also creates the offices of State eutomo-
logist, pathologist and horticulturist. 1t
provides that the professor OF entomology,
professor Of vegetable pathology and the
professor OF horticulture Of the Maryland
Agricultural College and Experiment Sta
ton shall be the State entomulo.,st, Patio
logiss and horticulsurist, respectively. The
horticultural department shall be under
the control OF the trustees OF the Maryland
Agricural College, who shall fix the salaries
OF the officers and their assistants. 1t snall
be the duty CT the State entnMo,osiSG and
State patholorist and their assistants to
suppress all pernicous insects and con-
tagious diseases destructive to the agricul.
tural and horticultural interests OF the State,
and conduc5 experiments when necessary
to accomplish that end. This officers
named are authorized 10 enter any public
premises or so upon any land of any firm,
corporation or private individual for the
inspection, destruction treating or expert
menting upon the insects and diseases
Should any trees, vines, plants or grains be
found to be infected or diseased, notice
shall be given to those in charge, and il
within ten days the same is not treated or
destroyed as required, then the trees,
plants, ETC., shall be destoyed by State
officers and the cost shall be collected by
States Attorney.
The trustees shall send the entomologiss
or pathologist or their assistants at least
once year into each county for the pur
pose OF determnin. the healthfulness and
general condition OF the horticultural and
agricultural interest.
All nurseries Of trees, vines, etc, sub.
ject to the insect or diseases named
shall be Inspected at least once IL every six
mn, It's, and il apparently from the insects
aud diseases q certificate to tina, effect shall
be given, but il any OF the stoc'' il in!ested
the portion Of the nursery stock 80 affected
shall be treated or destroyed.
No one shall in any way dispose OF treea,
vines, cuttings, etc, from any nursery or
orchard without accompanying the same
with u copy OF the certificate, printed npon
label not easily destroyed and firmly
attached in some conspicuous position upon
each carload, box or package sent our at
delivered. Should any one send out OF
deliver within the State, or transport to
any other State, trees, vines, plants, bud,
or cuttings suffice, to the attacI =
OF the insects or diseases provided for with.
out attaching the certificate or deface or
destroy certificate or wrongiuIly attach a
certificate, be shall be subject TO penalty
OF from $40 to 500 and costs. Whenever
any trees, plants, etc, are shipped to this
state every carload, box or package shall
be labeled with the name OF the consisnor,
the name OF the consisnee and certificate
showing that the contents have hsen cH.
amined by a competent state or government
officer, and that they are apparently free
from the diseases or insects mentioned II
the act In case OF absence OF the certificate
tho nursery stock shGll nos he d.ivrre |,
and the state entumHlogiss or pttnolo,sls
shall be notified, and he shall immcdiatyl,
notify a justice Of the peace, Who 5. al! i>sl:r
a summons for the consi gnee and the ageh
or the cOnsignor to show wby such stot,
! should not be seized, and il sltirli"d thu
the provisions OF the law have been viola,ec
} the justce shall order the immediate rr
turn of the stock to ths shipper or con
signor, unless the consiGnee or agent nj tn
consignor, at his own expense shall hay
the stock examined by the state entomo
logist aud state pathologi,t; and il tn
agent OF conSignee shall fail to have TIL
stock examined, or fail to relurl it, tn
justice OF the peace shall sorler that tn
articles be burned and destroyed. An,
agens OF IA transportation company, firm o
person who shall receive any trees. pants
&C., without a certificate attached ant
shall fail TO notify the state entomologis
or pathologist OF ths fact Immediately
upon the arrival OF such nursery stock an,
before delivering she same, shall be fine,
not less than SO nor more than 500 ant
, costs.
The bill approprissss $4,000 FOR ,hr
first wear sud s. OOG Aunually thereafter It
carry out ito provisions. The mra'ure VA
drawn and endorsed by the convention q
frnit growers and nurssrymen in Baltimore
January 26and ~
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