The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-17
WORSE THAN
BOIL WEE IL
Federal and State Quarantine
Action With Respect to the
Pink Boil Worm

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States Department of agriculture or
account OF the pink bon worm. and 81
ter consultation With the Governor
and other authorities and representa-
tiveso of the State Of Texas. and with
official and other Representatives :of
the State Of Louisiana. the Federal
Horticultural Board vii! recommend to
the Secretary OF Agriculture the fol-
lowing quarantine and restrictive sc-
ton; to be enforced by these States IL
cooperation with this department.
with the object of preventing the fur
ther spread and affecting the EXTERN
lnation Of the lest. The prompt Car
rying out of these plansshas been de-
fintely promised by the official repre-
sentatives of these States
Quarantine and Restrictive Action
1. The State of Texas Will estab-
lish and enforce a non-cotton area
>covering the regulated zone now in
effect in Southeastern Texas with GER
tain additions to Include new points:
Of infestation whiHh have been de-
termined outside OF the old quaran-
tine line. This zohe involves all OF
portions Of the counties OF Jefferson.
Chambers. Galveston. Erazoria Har-
ris.> Liberty, Fort Eend Jasper and
Newton.
2 In addition to and surrounding
this non cotton area. IS further fa>-
tor Of safety. the State OF Texas VIII
establish and enforce regulated zone
Of % miles in width The growth of
cotton IN such regulated zone viii be
permitted under the restriction that
the crop shall be- under the full con-
troll Of the State authorities in co-cn-
Grafton with the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture for the purpose
OF enforcing any safeguards that shall
be determined to be Necessary
8. The State of Texas Will estab-
lish similar regulated zones of a ten
mile radius surrounding all oil mills
in Texas which are known TO have re-
ceived seed during the last three
years from the parishes in Southwest
ern Louisiana now known 20 be lnvad-
ed by this pest. Such points in Tex
astare now known TO include Houston
San Antonio. San Marcos and SnyGer.
4. In addition it is understood and
agreed that the State Of Texas will
maintain and continue the. non-cotton
zone established for the last two
years at Hearne Texas. and the non
cotton zone established for 1873, in
cluding the counties OF Preside and
Brewster. in the Great Bend Of the
Rio Grande; and Will continue the
quarantine with respect to Valverde
Kinney and Maverick counties on the
basis of non-cotton zone. extending
inward FIVE mites from the MEXICAN
border of these counties and the in
clusion in a regulated zone Of the por-
tion of these counties outside Of such
border zone in Which al cotton pro-
duced Will be under the control of the
State authorities in co-operation With
the United States Department OF Ag
ricuiture as in the case OF other regu
lated zones
The Governor Of Texas has agreed
for the State 10 promulgate immodi-
ately the non-cctton zones Indicated
and to take steps for the prompt es-
tablishment of the restricted zones Sc
he will convene the state legislature IN
extra ordinary session during. May for
the purpose OF making such amend
mentS as may be necessary to the
pink boll-wornl act Of the State TO
carry out the action Indicated and to
make provision by specific appropria-
ton of State moneys for the rein?-
bursement of planters in the non-cot-
ton zones for The losses which they
may sustain as u result of the prohi-
bition Of the growth of cotton and for
the yeimburse1nent OF such planters
for cotton actually produced in 1919
and which has already been destroyed
in control operations with respect 10
the pink boil worm.
Quarantine Action as to Louisiana
1. The State of Louisiana will es-.
tablish and enforce as a non-cotton
area all OF the parishes Of Cameron.
Calcaseieu and jefferson Davis. IN
asmuch as these parishes inclUfc
considerable area beyond known m
festation. the requirement Of a regu-
lated zone suroundin" these parishes
is deemed unnecessary.
2. The State OF Louisiana will es-
tablish a regulated zone of q ten mile
radius surrounding all oil mills in
Louisiana which are known TO have
received seed during the last three
years from the parishes Of Southwest
ern Louisiana now known to be in
vaded by this pest. Such points in
Louisiana are now known 10 inri&;1e
Shreveport. Monroe. Eunllie. AleNssn-
dria. Broussard. Elmice and Greua.
The Governor and other authori-
ties of Louisiana have already taken
steps 10 provide and enforce such
non-cotton zone and also for The re-
imbursement of the losses OF pant
ers in such zone IS q result OF tsils
action
Proposed Quarantine Action by I. S.
The execution OF this agreement
and plan OF action arrived at by the
Federal Horticultural Boaro Of this
Department and the official iepresen-