The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-06
IT'S HARD TO STOP
ONCE HOLD SECURED
General Law Suggested For All
States Where Insect Has
Done Damage
speclal to Dale Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, June 6.-"In attempt
ing to prevent the introduction OF the
boil weeyil several state legislatures
/ have enacted laws which, says a gov
eminent inspector, In themselves re-
strict the shipment Of commodities
believed to be likely to convey the
pest, or authorized state crop test
commissions, or state entomologists to
promulgate and enforce rules and
regulations to this end. Unfortunate
! ly there is very little uniformity in
state regulations now In force. Some
states have quarantlned articles that
are admitted unrestrictedly by others
and moreover from time to time nu-
merous notifications OF the regula-
tlons based upon these laws have
been made This has resulted in end
less trouble to shippers and transpor-
tation companies. In natural COM
mercial course of at least Ave thous-
and cor loads Of Texas farm products
was either interfered with decidedly
or prevented entirely by the opera
ton of those laws during the season
Of 1904. In view Of this situation the
department of agriculture suggests
the following plan for a state law pro-
lviding for quarantines, as we'll as for
leradicatlng possible isolated colonies
that may be discovered and so pro-
: viding means of enforcing remedial
. work at the earliest possible moment.
It would be decidedly to the interests
to all the states concerned to bring
their regulations into conformity with
these suggestions as soon as possible.
The departments suggestions are
based upon a careful study of the
; habits of the boil weevil during sever.
al seasons as well as upon knowledge
gained from large amount OF inspec-
tion work which devolved upon the
> bureau of entomology in consequence
, of the state laws now in force. It Is
believed they will furnish sufficient
! protection and at the same time not
Interfere unnecessarily with shipping.
, There are based upon the suggestions
toward a uniform quarantine system
adopted by representatives OF prac-
tlcally all of the principal cotton pro-
ducing states who met at Jackson,
Mississippi, recently with such modi.
fications that seem advisable as a
result of a subsequent study by the
bureau Of Entomology of the means
by which the pest Is disseminated"
The following suggestions for a uni
form state boil weevil law is also Of
fered by the department Of agrlcul-
bre:
Plenty authority should be delega-
ted to a board the executive officer
OF which should be an Entomologist
TO take whatever steps may be found
necessary for eradicating or control
ling the boil weevil
A prohibition against bringing them
into the state or having in possession,
live boil weevils should be included,
with a suitable penslty affixed.
! Definite authority should be given
the officer or officers in charge OF the
boil weevil quarantine matters TO es
tablish from time 10 time such rules
and regulations as may be necessary,
IL Is considered that the foregoing
provisions are sufficient for the law
itself Many other matters growing
/. out OF quarantine work deal with
changing conditions and consequently
should be covered by rules and regu-
lations which may easily be changed
as occasion demands. These regula.
tions should include an absolute quar-
antine against cotton seed, seed-cot-
lton, cotton-seed hulls. baled cotton
whether compressed or fiat) and corn
IN the shuck from infested territory
The basis for this recommendation iE
that the weevil has been found TO be
transported easily in cotton seed and
other cotton products. AS will be
specified later. there Is, under some
endltions, considerable danger in the
I. shipment OF baled cotton. Corn In the
shuek is included for the reason that
20 often furnishes hibernating quar-
l. ters for weevlls This absolute quar-
y antine should be modified to the ex
4 tent Of allowing the shipment OF any
" OF the foregoing articles after they
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