Arizona republican., 1921-06-01

6u v uub v 6OObOb Obu RETURN FROM EAST| Don c. Mote was re-appointed state entomologist at a meeting of the commission of agriculture and horticulture held yesterday after
 noon. The session was held inn mediately after the return of MT. Mote from Washington. where he represented the state at a conference where attention vas given to the | pink boil worm situation. His re- port was accepted by the commission at its session and he wa- estailed to
 make his plans in order to be able
 to leave within a day or two for Victoria, B. C.. to attend the meet
 ing of the Western Plant Quarantine l board.
 There was a full attendance at the commission meeting. including E.. w Hudson of Tempe, Andrew Kimball Of Thatcher, and A. '. Greer Of Yuma MT. Hudson was reelected chairman of the board and W. H. Robinson of Chandler, secretary. The staff of in
 spectors were re-appointed to serve another year.
 Il Mir. Mote received the endorsement
 of the commission in his efforts to
 safeguard the states industries. !, Considerable attention was given
 to the alfalfa weevf1, against which Mir. Mote is making a vigorous fight. He is keeping a strict watch to pre- , vent any products affected by the
 alfalfa weevil being shipped in as 1 well as being on the lookout for the weevil in alfalfa litter used in ship . ping other goods.
 The commission was particularly interested in the entomologists re-
 port of the conference in Washing ton where it was decided that the only practical method of eradicat- : ing the pink boil worm was by con- tinued prohibition of the growth oi : cotton in infested districts for a per
 iod of years.
 2 The report in full follows:
 At the conference relating 10 the : pink boil worm situation, held al Washington. May Is. 1s21. attended by representatives of the states oi virginiss North Carolina, South Caro-
 lima. Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mis- l, slsslppi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas : Oklahoma, New Mexico. Arizona and 8 California. the following report wa. 3 unanimously adopted as embodyins t the opinions of the conference: VI CD We endorse and commend ths : policies of the Federal Horticultura 0 Board in dealing with the pink bol . worm situation in the United States d We wish, furthermore, to express ou, s approval particularly of the work O : pr. W. ID. Hunter. who has been ir . direct charge of the field work in tn. e infested states: his energy, persist h ence and tact in dealing with an un . usually difficult situation was especi !" ally to be commended. To his eff
 forts and to those of the proper stat
 authorities who have worked in co
 operation with him. especially i,
 Texas and Louisiana the other cot
 ton growing states feel deeply in
 debted that this cotton pest has no . spread more widely since 1917.
 CD It is clear to the conferenc
 that the only practicable method O eradicating the pink boil worm Is b
 the continued prohibition of tn V growth of cotton in infested district l. for a period of years. The seasibilit " of extermination work where con d ducted according to the method e maintained for the period of tim =. recommended by the e..>nologist h of the cotton states and approve
 by the Federal Horticultural Boar te is completely demonstrated in tn Id Hearne district. where a non-cotto - zone has been maintained since tn ,e fall of 1917, and intensive scoutin le each year thereafter has failed {
 show any recurrance of the infesta |. ton. Furthermore. it is apparent i ,t the Trinity Bay district that tn r maintenance of a non- cotton zone fc ,s one year only is not long enough 1 ,S accomplish the extermination. io (3) The conference believes ths ao there is now a possibility of extern os mating the pink ollb worm, but thu this opportunity is one that must |
 taken prompt advantage of On Il
 other hand, we feel that the contint
 ance of the infestation in any ares
 under a regulated system is fraugl
 with grave danger to the entire col
 ton industry. Therefore we belle, that the present establishment of rel
 ulated areas in West Texas and Ne
 Mexico should be considered on " as a temporary arrangement to I
 conducted only so long as may l IT necessary for appropriations to l ut made to maintain this district as IS, IS, non n-cotton zone Tn the meantim III also. we would recommend that e CT forts be made to secure the co oper, oo,, ton of the Mexican authorities III maintaining non-cotton zone of il nS Mexican side of the border. Tn O
 der to provide further safegua e. against the introduction of infest ry ton. we believe the immigrant, ne service enouid pc so strengthened IT. to secure the movement of all labo 10 CTS coming from Mexico into Il ue. United States through the prop 10 points of entry where adequate f ,s- spections can be maintained. 'ed D In dealing with the pink b. bie worm situation. adequate provisi
 by state laws should be made for nd technical commission. which shou are be vested with full authority er. establishing the fact of infestatie
 as well as exercising wide discreti
 in relation to the fixing of the lir l len is of any areas which may be plac M sni in non-cotton zones or regulat me zones, such zones to be continued
 "; force automatically until changed 'eo the act Of the commission
 (5) With reference to states bc AIS dering on Mexico. the conference | pe lieves that action should be bas Il upon infestation conditions preva q ing on the Mexican as we'll as { q American side. in which action be al federal and state authorities shol
 cooperate.
 ent (6) We believe that inasmuch GU the work of eradication is undertak ny iay for the benefit of the country oVi large, as well as for the direct Der . at fit of the states where infestati the may be found. that the funds rtil