The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-01-30

Hundreds of cotton and corn fields
throughout the state have been in
spected for the Pink bollworm and
the European corn borer.
Systematic control campa q n s
against the Argentine ant have been
encouraged in every possible way,
and such assistance rendered in spe-
cltlc cases as available funds would
permit.
To combat the Cottony Cushion
Scale colonies of the Vedalia Lady
bird Beetles have been introduced
and reared.
Scouting for serious forest pests
as a matter of protection to our for
est interests has been carried on SO
far as funds would permit.
All nurseries within the State have
been inspected for injurious insect
pests or plant diseases.
Number of nursery plants inspect
ed during 1918, 2,317,178.
Number of nursery plants inspect
ed during 1919, 2,117319.
17,047 nursery trees have been
condemned and destroyed because of
San Jose Scale or other serious pests.
A number of shipments of nursery
stock coming into Mississippi have
been found to be infested with ser
ious pests and have been DESTROYED
or returned to the shipper.
A Few Things That the State Plant
Board of Mississippi Desires to Do.
, L. Prevent the introduction of
such very serious crop pests as the
Pink Bollworm of Cotton, European
Corn Borer, Gypsy Moth, Brown-tail
Moth, Mexican Orange Maggot, Japa-
nese Beetle, Oriental Fruit Moth, AL
falfa Weevil, Potato Wart, and many
other serious pests.
z. Discover any of the above or
other serious pests if they have been
introduced into Mississippi, and era
dictate them if possible before they
become firmly established.
3. Prevent the further introduc-
tion into and dissemination within
the state of the Sweet Potato Weevil.
Eradicate the Sweet Potato Weevil
from the four counties now infested.
Make certain that it does not occur
in any other counties.
4. Eradicate Citrus Canker, the
most serious disease of the Orange,
Grapefruit, and other citrus plants
growing on our Gulf Coast in order
TO save very promising and rapidly
growing industry.
5. Prevent Mississippi from being
dumping ground" for diseased
nursery stock and thereby save thou
sands Of dollars to the farmers of the
State.
6. Make the nursery inspection
service so thorough that any person
purchasing plants can do so with as
surance that they will be clean, heal
thy plants free of serious pests.
7. Protect the enormous forest
interests Of this state from the inva-
sion of serious pests. Numerous in
stances i'll other states haze sh1wn
that protection Of this kind might
have saved timber valued at many
millions of dollars.
8. Control the Argentine Ant SO
as to prevent it's further spread with
in this state; and eradicate it il that
is possible. It's numbers can certain
ly be greatly reduced in mary towns,
villages, and farms where it now oc-
ours, and its opportunities of fursher
spread can be reducel at least 30 per
cent. by active work at this .rnc.
8. Check the further spread of
the Cottony Cushion Scale. This pest
has been introduced into Mississippi
during the past eight years. 1t has
reached, at least, five counties and is
spreading rapidly. 1t will continue
to spread unless systematic fight is
made against it.
10. Prevent the further introduc-
ton of Mosaic disease of sugar cane
and its further spread within tits
state, determine the distribution in
Mississippi of this serious disease, re-
cestly introduced, that reduces the