The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-08

eds of the A. and M. College, secretary
 and J. R. Kicks of thefA. and NJ. held A
 two-days' meeting here this week to see
 if they could grant the demand for a
 modification of the quarantine rules
 adopted some time ago against those ! sections of Louisiana and Texas that arc
 Infested with pink bon worms. Repre- sentative business men from all over the western part of the state, from Louisi- ana and Texas were present urging that something be done to release the cotton seed and hulls now tied up at river
 towns After adjournment, Dr. Harmed gave out the following: Whereas. careful investigation has convinced the state plant board of Mis- sissippi that the pink boil worm situa- tion in the United States has improved considerable during the past few mosths and in order to properly protect Misss- sippi from this most serious pest of the cotton crop and at the same time inter- fere as little as possible with the cotton
 industry, Rule 46 of the state plant board. known as the pink boil worm quarantine, is hereby modified. effective | September l, 1920 to read as follows. Rule 46, A. Tn order to prevent the I introduction into the state of Mississip- | pi of the pink boil worm (pec tinophora sossypiella, Saunders), the importation | If cotton lint, lnters waste, sweepings | tliu SdlDpltS Into MlSS1SSiDDl IS pTOHiDll- | ad from all foreign countries and from | the infected and regulated areas of Lou | siana and Texas as described by the l federal horticultural board in quaran | inc No. 46, issued July 21, 1920. (This rule agrees with the federal quarantine so far as lint cotton is concerned. Rule 46, B. The shipment into Mis- ! sissippi of cottonseed seed cotton ana I ,ottonseed hulls is prohibited with the | n1 1IOt
 q. Cottonseed and seed cotton grow, | in states other than Texas and Louis ana may be brought into Mississippi upon permits issued by the chief inspector of l the state plant board of Mississippi. "2. Upon evidence satisfactory to the chief inspector of the state plant board that it is safe to do so. permits may bf granted by the chief inspector for the shipment of cotton seed, seed cotton and cotton seed hulls into the state of Mis- sissippi from the parishes of East Carr roll, West Carroll Catahoula, Concordia Franklin, Madison. Atoorehouse. Rich land, Tensas and all parishes of Louisi- ana east of the Mississippi river.
 "3 Permits may be issued for the shipment of cotton seed hulls into Mis-
 sssippi upon evidence that the seed were
 grown in states other than Texas and
 western Louisiana, and permits may be
 issued to cover the shipments of hulls
 from Texas and western Louisiana upon
 evidence satisfactory to the chief In
 spector of the state plant board that
 the hulls have been treated in such man..
 ner as to remove all danger of the pink
 boil worms being present.
 "Rule 46, c. Before accepting ship
 ments of cotton seed. seed cotton and
 cotton seed hulls destined to points in
 Mississippi, transportation agents will
 see that permit issued by the chief in
 spector of the State Plant Board of
 Mississippi is furnished by the shipper
 and the original permit must be attached
 to waybill and accompany the waybill to
 destination. The permit must be kept oi
 file with the waybill by the transporta- tion company.
 Arrangements are being made so that the permit system for cotton seed seed cotton and hulls will not cause any seri- ous delays and at the same time give a
 medium of protection to the state of
 Mississippi from the pink boil worm. All persons expecting to ship cotton seed seed cotton or hulls into Mississippi should immediately write to the chief
 inspector of the State Plant Board, A and M. College, Mississippi