Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-16
State Regulations to Limit Area
Of the Powdery Scab Being
Sent Out by State Hor-
ticulturist Gardner
REASONABLE
Does Not Conflict with United
States Law--Tuesday's Visi-
tors at the Capitol-New
Corporations and Changes
Next meeting Of the Governor and
Council, 10 A. NJ, Wednesday, Sept. 80.

Council, 10 A. NJ, Wednesday, Sept. 80.
State Horticulturist A. X. Gardner
is sending to potato growers of
Aroostook county copies of the regu-
lations which were adopted to limit
the area of the disease and to ex-
terminate as much of the infection as
possible. Enclosed with each copy of
the regulations is the following letter
which explains that the regulations
in no way conflict with the govern
ment regulations:
Maine Dept of Agriculture,
Bureau of Horticulture.
Augusta, Sept. Fl, 1914.
"Inasmuch as the disease known as
Powdery Scab. Spongospora Subter-
ranea, has been found to exist in some
sections Of Maine and further, as 1t
is widely recognized as a dangerous
disease and a menace to the Maine
seed potato industry, therefore it is
necessary and urgent that steps be
taken by the Maine Department of
Agriculture to confine the limits of
this disease to the area now infected
and to exterminate it In those i'm
fected districts If possible. Acting in
accordance with section 3, chapter Is,
p. L. OF 1907, as amended, and upon
the recommendation of His Exceilen-
ey. Gov. William T. Haines, in his
fetter OF August 4th, 1914, the accom-
panying regulations have been adopt
ed. These regulations refer only to
interstate shipments and in no way
conflict with the government regula-
tions. They are designed to cooper
ate with the government and to ex-
tend the Jurisdiction of the inspec-
tors"
A. K. GARDNER,
State Horticalturist.
These regulations for the control
and eradication of the Powdery Scab
read as follows:
Regulation I. Definitions
For the purposes of these regulations
the following words, phrases, names and
terms Shall be construed, respectively, to
mean
ta) Powdery scab; The disease of po-
tatoes known as Spongospora subterra-
nea.
tb) Disease similar to powdery scah.
Any disease of potatoes, visible under
inspection. which resembles powdery
scab in appearance.
de) Infected potatoes: Potatoes of lots
which contain individual tubers infected
with powdery scab or any disease similar
to powdery scab.
cd Exposed potatoes; Potatoes grown
in fields infected with powdery scab or
Which have Come in contact With soil.
tubers or containers infected with or
contaminated by powdery seab.
fel Seed potatoes: Potatoes neither in
fected nor exposed which are to be used
for seeding purposes.
tD Table potatoes: Potatoes neither
infected nor exposed. and potatoes which
have been infected or exposed, but from
which all tubers visibly infected with
powdery scab or any disease similar to
powdery scab have been removed. which
are to be used for table purposes
(g) Infected area: Any town, planta-
ton or farm which the State hortieultur-
list in person or by deputy has found to
be infected with powdery scab.
.th) Quarantine inspector: Any person
deputized by the State horticulturist to
make inspections under the state law
public Laws of 1907 Chapter Is, Section
3, as amended), and these regulations,
and to issue to owners and tenants such
orders as may be necessary for the en-
forcement OF the regulations with re-
spect to each specific cast where pow
derry scab Is found to exist.
The superintendent of the Maine pota-
to inspection service and the agents and
Inspectors connected with that service
have been deputized as quarantine in
spectors to serve in this work.
Regulation 2. Authority for Inspection
ta) Any owner or tenant in possession
of arm or storage place where pota-
toes are produced stored or handled
may make application to the nearest in
spector In charge to have inspection made
of his potatoes, storage places, fields, con-
tainers, Implements or other materials
liable to infection with powdery scab.
OBJ In the case of any premises where
in powdery scab Is suspected to exist.
any quarantine inspector has authority
to enter and inspect potatoes, storage
places. fields, containers. implements and
other materials liable to be infected with
this disease.
(c) Persons intending to ship potatoes
Do
within the State Of Maine are required
to have all such shipments inspected and
certified In accordance with the same
rules and regulations as are prescribed
by the secretary of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture for the shipment
interstate Of potatoes from an area quar-
antined on account of powdery scab
Regulation 8. Destruction of Diseased
Potatoes
All tubers found to be infected with
powdery scab, after separation, if de-
sired. from the sound tubers with
whicn they were mixed, must be treta-
ed in some approved manner for de-
struction Of the disease. Such potatoes
may be thoroughly cooked and fed
to stock or they may be used for the
manufacture Of starch, provided the
refuse from the factory is disposed of
in such manner as OF prevent fur
Their spread Of the disease in neighbor- |
ing fields.
Any starch factory wishing to use |
infected potatoes in the manufacture |
of it's product musf first have the |