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worm may be found; and later. by
/ the regular session Of the 36th legis-
lature, amending and experimenting
the act Of 1917.
The federal horticultural board wa,
] under the impression the latter par
Of the year 1913 that the pink boil
I worm iufestation had been eradicatec
/ from Texas, and il was thought ther
/ that no further steps would be neces-
sary, except regulation and close OBJ
! servaton Of growing cotton in areas
] heretofore infested. Under date OF
/ February Z, 1920, in letter received
] by me a week later. the federal hOru-
I cultural board advised me that the
/ recommendation Of the pink boil
l worm. commission, appointed under
I the pink boil worm act of March 10
] 1919, amounted 10 an abandonment OF
I declaring non-cottOn zones 10 cover
] infested districts. and entered very
/ vigorous protest against this action
/ The board urged that the pink boil
I worm commission be instructed by me
I to reconsider their recommendation
I OF course I had no authority TO en-
/ force such instructions, but brought
] the matter to the attention OF the
] commissioner Of agriculture and
] summoned members Of the commits
I sion. and urged the establishment OF
I non-cOtton zones to such extent as the
/ commission may deem necessary %
! eradicate the pest. and with view %
] avoiding a quarantine against the
l Interstate movement Of cotton from
I Texas. 1t would seem, therefore, thal
/ the pest assumed more aggravated
/ form according to the information Of
/ the federal horticultural board pc
{ tween the latter part OF 1918 and the
latter part OF February, 1920 and
since then the demand for action on
I the part Of the state by the board
has been more persistent
Protest Considered.
The mink boil worm commission ad-
vised me Of the futility in their 1udg-
ment OF the establishment Of non
cotton zones except upon making pro-
vision 70 reimburse cotton growers
in the prohibited area for losses sus-
tanned. Nevertheless. out Of respect
to my request, the pink boil worm
] commission assem- bled and gave con
siderstfon 70 the protest Of the federal
horticultural board. On April l. 1920,
the commission recommended estao-
lishment Of non-cotton zones. under
the condition that provision Tor COM
pensation is made
I appeared at the hearing (called
by the federal horticultural board IN
Washington 10 consider quarantin-
ing Texas and Louisiana) and Tor
ne stare OF Texas protested against
the establishment Of Quarantine
under any conditions against the
Interstate movement OF cotton or
cotton products from Texas i
pledged the cooperation OF the state
of Texas, so far as the powers OF
nv office would permit, TO work out
such plan as the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, acting
through the federal horticultural
board. might solve, 10 the enc OF
stamping out this inrestationi pro-
vided the federal horticultural board
naHHHa HrN a1N 4 y
against the interstate movement OF
cotton from Texas.
Quarantine Set Forth.
As result OF the hearing, the
federal horticultural board set torth
the following quarantine and restric-
tive action as necessary on the part
Of Texas, 20 stamp out the infesta-
ton and TO prevent federal quaran-
=. The state Of Texas will es-
tablish and enforce a nOncotton area
covering the regulated zone now in
effect in southeastern Texas with
certain additions 10 include new
points Of infestation which have
been determined outside the old
quarantine line. This zone involves
all OF portions Of the counties OF
jefferson. Chambers. Galveston, Bra
zoria- Harris. Liberty. Fort Bend
Jasper and Newton.
90 In addition to and surround
ing this n0ncotton area as a further
factor safety, the state OF Texas viii
establish and enforce a regulated
zone of IS miles in width The
growth Of cotton in such regulated
zone viii be permitted under the re-
striction that the crop shall be under
the full control Of the state authori-
ties in cooperation with the United
States department Of agriculture for
the purpose Of enforcing any safe
guards that shall be determined 10
The state OF Texas win es-
tablish similar regulated zones OF q
ten-mile radius surrounding all oil
mills in Texas which are known 10
have received seed during the last
three years from the parishes in
southwestern Louisiana now known
70 be invaded by this pest Such
points in Texas are now known TO
include Houston. san Antonio, San
Marcos and Snyder.
~ In addition II IS understood and
agreed that the state Of Texas Will
maintain and continue the noncotton
zone established for 1918 including
the counties OF Preside and Brew
ster, in the Great Bend Of the Rio
Grande; and viii continue the quar-
autiue with respect 70 Val Verde,
Kinney and Maverick counties on the
basis OF a noncottou zone. extending
border OF these counties and the in
clusion Of a regulated zone Of the
portions Of these counties outside Of
such border zone in which all cot
ton produced viii be under the con-
troll Of the state authorities in CO.
operation with the United States
department Of agriculture as in the
case OF other regulated zones"
Reports on Requirements.
With reference to these require
ments, I respectfully report.
!. In view Of the fact that the
under date OF April
/ 1920. Of the pink boil worm com
mission established under the act Of
1913, and the certification
thereof by the commissioner OF az
riculture to me, is based upon the
Of provision for compensa-
ton OF those who sustain losses, {
have not issued a proclamation es-
tablishing prohibited zones IN por-
tons Of the counties Of Jefferson. |
Galveston, Brazoria, Fort
Bend, Harris, Liberty, Jasper and
Newton as deemed necessary by the
federal horticultural board. because
in my judgment the act OF March, I
1873 does not authorize the COVER
ton. and some therefore would be
null and void. The pink boil worm
commission declined to recommend
a noucotton zone until provision Is
made for compensation.
2. Since the establishment OF a
regulated zone Of 25-miles in width
Is based upon the establishment Of
2 non-cotton area, set forth in the
first requirement. this regulated I