Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-22
FIGHT PLANT PEST
Move to Save Nursery Stock by
Quarantine.
Secretary Of Agriculture Authorized to
Quarantine Any state, Territory
or District Known to BE
Infected.

20, entitled AN act to regulate the
importation of nursery stock and 9th
or plants and plant products" etc,
the secretary of agriculture is author
lied and directed to quarantine any
state, or any portion thereof, when he
shall determine the fact that dan
gerous plant disease or insect infestar
ton new or not therefore widely prev
alent In the United States, exists In
such state, territory or district Be-
fore promulgating his determination
that It Is necessary to institute a quar-
antine, he shall give public hearing,
at which any interested party may ap-
pear and be heard either In person or
by attorney.
The secretary of agriculture is furth-
er directed to prohibit the importation
into the United States of any class Of
nursery stock fruits, vegetables,
roots, etc, whenever he shall deter
mine that such prohibition is neces-
sary to prevent the introduction into
the United States of any tree, plant, or
fruit disease, or insect infestation,
new or not widely prevalent within
the United States. Before issuing his
proclamation to this effect he is di-
rected, as in the case of quarantine
against state, to give a public hear
ing to any Interested parties who may
wish to appear in person or by at
torney.
There is imminent danger of the in
PRODUCTION into the United States at
the present, time Of two dangerous
plant diseases and one insect known
to cause great damage in other coun-
tries. One fungus disease, the white
pine blister rust, Injuries four impor-
tant species of pine In practically all
European countries.
1t is fungus disease and would be
a most undesirable importation into
the United States, as it Is liable to be
imported nursery stock. 1t would
cause enormous damage to coniferous
| 1Urests.
Another fungus disease which is q
I menace to American agriculture is the
potato disease known as potato wart
| potato canker, black scab, etc., caused
by fungus which, In advanced stages
of the disease, utflizes every particle
of food in the tuber and reduces 1t to
"a brownish black soft mass of very
unpleasant putrificative odor. The dis
ease occurs in many parts of Europe
! and in several islands not far from
the Atlantic coast of the United
States.
The menacing insect pest is tn,
Mediterranean fruit fly, an insec
which is tolerabIy well described b.
it's name, and which is now known t,
be established hn the Hawaiian is
lands. Its introduction into the Unit
ed States from the territory OF Ha
wall would be a calamity of the frs
Importance to fruit growers. Califor
MIA, because OF this insect, now quar-
antines against a long list OF fruits
and vegetables from Hawaii, including
oranges, Chinese iplums, prickly pears
Damson plums, peaches, figs, tomatoes
| grapes, squashes, and a large mum
Der of less welllknown fruits and vege
! tables. Other Pacific coast states
however. have md such quarantine, and
the introduction of the insect through
ports in those states is possible and
| perhaps imminaut. II is also found
in Queensland, New South Wales, and
West Australia.
To prevent these undesirable immi
| grants from entering the United
States, the secretary of agriculture
/ pronoaaa 20 oxa1-..ioa tho nOx,ar .,ootod
in him by the new law and declare
quarantine against the territory OF
Hawaii in the case of the Mediterrane-
an fruit fly. and also to prohibit the
| importation from Great Britain,
Farnce, Belgium, Holland, Denmark.
Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland and Italy of four
species of pines and their horticul.
tpral forms liable to introduce the
white blister rust, namely white pine,
western white pine and stone or Gem
brian pine.
| The importation OF potatoes that
may bring the potato wart disease
| from Newfoundland and the islands of
ST. Pierre and Miquelon. and from
| treat Britain, including England
Scotland. Wales and Ireland, and from
Germany and Australia-Hungary will
also be prohibited.
In compliance with the law, how
ever, he will before issuing his quar-
antine proclamations, give public
hearings to persons interested who
may appear in person or by attorney
or. submit their views in writing. An
nouncement is hereby made that these
hearings will be held as follows:
On the white pine blister rust. Sep
TENDER 16 1912.
On the Mediterranean fruit fly. Sep
TENDER is. 1912.
On the potato wart disease. septeD
Der 20, 1912.
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