The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-24
MEETING or ENToMoLoGISTS.
STATUS OF GEORGIA's ORCHARDS
WAS DISCUSSED.

State EntOmoIOGist Scott Will Visit
fected with the Snn Jose Scale.
His Report on the Condition of Or
chards in GeOrgia-EXtent of the
san Jose Scale and Method OF
Treatment.
Macon, Jan. 29.-The State Board of En-
tomoogy met at the Hotel Lanier to-day.
They were joined here by at least thirty
prominent fruit growers.
Several orchards were reported to be in
Tested with the San Jose scale and in need
of Entomologist SCOTS attention. At a
business meeting of the board held after
ward it was decided to send Mr.. Scott to
all such orchards. A number of papers
telling of the diseases of fruit' and their
treatment were read.
Sixty-three nurseries were licensed in
the state last year and forty-three from
abroad were given privilege of shipping
into the state.
The following is an abstract of the re-
port made by State Entomologist Scott:
1t is perhaps proper that 1 should sub
blll 10 lillS I1e6unS the IGlOIN VI liiS WI n
for 1899 Such a report given in full would
be entirely too lengthy and tedious, ana
/ shall give what might be properly term
Cd extracts from the general report Whlch
We hope to publish later.
IN pursuance of an act Of the general
assembly of Georgia at its 1898 session,
creating a state board of entomology, and
authorizing and directing the same to take
action for the suppression of certain IN
furious insects and fungous diseases ana
for the prevention of the further introduce
ton. increase. and dissemination or the
same, the said board met in the city OF
Macon on Jan. IS, 1899. Fruit growers
nurserymen and all others interested were
invited to meet with the board to discuss
problems touching their interests In con-
necton with the law. AS a result of this
meeting, RULES and regulations for the
government of the state entomologist in
the enforcement of the act of the general
assembly, providing for the control and
eradication of the insect pests and run
gous diseases which threaten the fruit
and other agricultural interests of the
state. and for the prevention of the fur
lher Introduction of dangerously injurious
crop pests from without the state" adopt
Cd and promulgated through the state
press
Among other things these regulations
prevent the shipment of trees and other
fiaHlS INTO tnlS state from otner Stdles
or countries without a satisfactory health
certificate approved by the board. For
several years Georgia has been made a
sort Of dumping ground for nurserymen
To other states to dispose Of their inferior
end diseased stock. The San Jose scale,
which IS now so prevalent in Georgia
same to us originally from Maryland,
New Jersey and California. The ruling
OF the board as above cited, is to prevent
Such Introduction and insure freedom of
plants coming into this state from such
nests.
on What the Rules Have Done.
since these rules have been adopted GER
uncates of the board, based upon the GER
shcates of their official entomologists,
nave been issued to fifty-1ve nurserymen
residing in other states, France and Bel
sum, emitting them to do business in
Georgia and official tags have been fur
1Sned them, which tags must be attached
~, every shipment of plants coming into
This state.
sSet only do these rules apply to the nur-
s''smen Of the United States. but TO for