The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-05-26
Points Concerning the Nursery lnspec
tiOn Law.

lnulana passed an act 10 PROVIDE
for the inspection OF nursery stock
as well a. orchards, and to prevent
the dissemination OF the San Jose
Scale, and other injurious insects
and plant diseases.
The law applies not only to nur-
serymen, but to every farmer and
fruit grower, whether he has single
tree or ten thousand.
The section relating to the State
Entomologist states that it shall be
his duty to inspect all nursery stock,
and other plants "a provided for in
the act, and he or his assistant is
authorized to ente- upon any prem
ises for the purpose of examining
such stock.
Section states that every nur-
seryman or seller of trees, who is a
resident Of this State, shall attach a
printed or written certificate, signed
by State or Government Entomol-
ogist, to each package Of trees or
plants shipped or delivered. Fail
ure to furnish such certificate, or
furnishing a false certificate, shall
render him liable to the penalty Of
a fine OF $25 for each offense.
Section s refers TO the farmer and
fruit grower, as we'll as the nursery
man, and states that whenever one
of these has a good reason to be-
lieve that his trees or other plants
are affected with San Jose Scale,
etc, it shall be his duty to notify
the State Entomologist, who shall
examine the same and advise the
proper remedies. la case the own
ers do not apply these remedies
within a specified time, they shall
be liable to a fine of SO and costs
for each offense.
Section 8 requires all nursery
stock shipped into this state from
another state to be accompanied by
a certificate signed by a State or
Government Entomologist, and sec
tion 10 makes it the duty of the
agent OF any railroad, steamboat or
express company, or other carrier,
receiving packages of nursery stock
from other states, which are not ac-
companied by a certificate signed
by State or Government Entomol-
ogist, TO report the fact at once TO
the State Entom)logist, who shall
examine the same, at the expense
of said transportation company.
Failure to so report on the part OF
the agent OF the transportation COM
pany. subjects him to fine of not
less than $25, and not more than
800 and costs.
This law has two objects in view,
viz:-To stamp out these various
pests where they already exist, and
to prevent their further introduction
in the State from infested districts
i'm other states and territories. In
order to do this it will be necessary
to have the hearty cooperation of
all nurserymen, fruit growers and
Others interested. The San Jose
Scale, one of the most dreaded in
sects in this country, has been To-
Gated in eleven counties in the
State, and in every case it has been
introduced upon infested nursery
stock imported from other States.
The Black Knot on plum trees has
been neglected so long in certain
localities tat it is absolutely essen
tial that strict measures should be
taken to stop its spread in order TO
save the remaining trees.
The law has been in force since
March lst, 1899, but, owing to the
ateness of the season when the
State Entomologist was appointed,
/ was impossible for him to inspect
All nursery stock in the State before
he spring shipments began; aud as
he law requires the nurseries to be
between June 1st and
October lst, he has allowed some
shipments to 90 out uninspected. 1
After June lst the law will be |
strictly enforced.
JAMES TROOP, I,
State Entomologist,
Purdue University IaFavette Ind 7.