The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
NURSERY INSPECTION.
To Whom the New Law Applies and
When 1t VIII BE Effective.
121 TO 1T
S. ST.

Professor James Troop, state entomologist
Of Purdue University. has issued a bulletin
concerning the nursery inspection law. in
which he says:
1.-The last General Assembly Of Indiana
passed an act to provide for the inspection
of nursery stock, as Well as orchards, and
to prevent the dissemination OF the san
Jose scale, and other injurious insects and
plant diseases. The law applies not only
fruit grower, whether he has a single tree
or ten thousand.
s'The section relating 10 the state entomol-
ogist states that ii shall be his duty TO
inspect all nursery stock and other plants
as provided for In the act. and he or his
premises for the purpose OF examining such
stock
or seller Of trees, who is a resident Of this
State, shall attach a printed or written
certificate, signed by a state or government
pIaDts Shipped or delivered Failure to
furnish such certificate shall render him
liable to the penalty of a fine OF SIS for
Section 5 refers to the farmer and fruit
grower, as well as the nurseryman. and
states that whenever one of these has good
reason to believe that his trees or other
plants are affected with San Jose scale, etc..
it shall be his duty to notify the state en-
tomQlogist. who shall examine the same ana
advise the proper remedies. In case the
owners 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 ship
ped into this State from another State TO be
accompanied by a certificate signed py a
state or government entomologtst, ana
Section 10 makes IL the duty of the agent
of any railroad, m or express COM
| pam or other carrier, receiving packages
of nursery stock from other States, which
by a state or government entomologist, to
report the fact at once TO the state ento-
| mologist. who shall examine the same, at
the expense of said transportation COM
| pany. Failure TO so report on the part OF
| the agent Of the transportation company.
| subjects him to a fine of not less than 50.
| and not more than 500 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 into the State from In
| tested districts in other States and Terri
sary TO have the hearty cooperation OF all
| nurserymen. fruit growers and others In
terested. The San Jose scale, one OF the
most to be dreaded insects in this country,
| has been located In eleven counties In this
State, and in every case IL has been intro.
duced upon infected nursery stock imported
from other States. The black knot on plum
trees has been neglected so long In certain
/ localities that il is absolutely essential tnat
strict measuues should be taken 10 stop us
| spread in order to save the remaining trees.
1.-The law has been in force since Marcn
| 1, 1899, but, owing TO the lateness OF the sea-
| son when the state eht0m0logiSt was ap-
! pointed, IL was impossible for him to inspect
| all nursery stock in the state before tine
| spring shipments began: and as the law
! REQUIRES the nurseries to be inspected be-
tween June / and Oct. j he has allowed
After June l the law will be strictly en-
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