The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-30
QUARANTINE AGAINST SUGAR
CANE DISEASE,

O public hearing to be neld by the
state plant board OF Florida at ITALIA
hassee February 13. Any person in
board may appear and be heard, either
in person or by attorney.
Quarantine action, IL decided upon,
would prohibit or restrict the move
ment Of sugar cane and related plants
which are carriers OF the disease from
such areas as may be placed under
quarantine on account OF the disease
having f5een found therein.
The mosaic disease of sugar cane
occurs in number of foreign coun-
tries and has occasioned losses of as
as much as 80 TO 50 per cent of the
sugar crop. 1t was .iTst discovered in
this country in the summer of 1919,
having been introduced into the plant
ings at the sugar experiment station
at New Orleans and distributed there
from on seed cane to other places in
the sugar cane sections of the United
States, including Florida. 1t is thought
that it had then undoubtedly been In
the United States for several years.
In Florida the disease was found at
seven different points in the peninsu-
lar section. All of these paintings were
small Isolated and widely separated.
In west Florida inspectors of the state
plant board and the United states
department of agriculture discovered
that the disease had obtained firm
foothold, particularly in the counties
of Jackson and Liberty. The disease
fe. tod ft,Iv
for seed purposes, although certain
insects are thought to play a part in
its transmission. This disease is looked
upon as of prime Importance. 1t is a
very serious enemy of the plants it at
tacks, and the prevention of its fur
Their distribution within this state is
highly desirable. Should quarantine
action be decided upuT., the control of
intra-s state movements of it's possible
carriers can easily be taken care Of
in connection with the general quar-
antine work of the plant board and
through the cooperation Of common
carriers.
Since the discovery OF the disease
in Florida ard determining the loca- |
tions of infected areas the plant beard |
vent further spread, but to eradicate |
If possible, the disease. The effort at !
eradication has apparently been sue
cessful in the peninsular section. The !
situation in west Florida. however, has |
not improved. On the contrary, invcs- |
legations recently made show that !
there has been a rather wide and !
general spread OF the disease in the |
western part of the state. Not only |
has 1t become more firmly established !
in the formerly infected areas, but |
there has been n spread to adjacent !
areas.
IL is to consider this serious situa-
ton that the plant board has called |
tho conference or hearing at Tallahas-
see on February 10. At this hearing !
will be determined what measures, if
any, shall be made use Of to afford .
protection to the cane growing indus
try OF Florida, and particularly of
South Florida, which now appears to
be free from the disease. Sugar cane
growers and all interested parties are
urged to be present at the hearing and
in the conference.
Following is the text of the formal
notice of hearing as issued:
Gainesville, Fla, Jan. IS, 1922.
"Notiec of public hearing to consider
the advisabinty of including the coun-
ties of Madison, Jefferson, Leon,
Wakulla, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Calhoun, jackson, Washington. Bay,
Holmes Walton, Okaloose, Santa Rosa
and Eseambla, and part OF Palm Beach
county within areas quarantined on
account of existence of mosaic disease
OF sugar cane.
THE state plant board has informal
ton that the following counties and
areas are areas in which sugar cane
is infected or likely to be injected with
j disease of sugar cane known as mo-
sale, yellow stripping or nothing, that
is 10 say
Madison. jefferson, Leon, Wakulla
Gadsdon, Liberty, Franklin, Calhoun.
Jackson. Washington, Bay, Holmes,
Okaloosa, santa Rosa and
Escambia.
An mat portion of Palm Beach
county lying within townships Al and
~ south. range 80 east and township
IL south, range 81 east, and all of
township - south, range 81 east, ex-
,ept Kreamer Island in Okeechobee."
1T appears necessary therefore, to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of quarantine
Ing said areas in order to prevent
further dissemination of said disease
If sugar cane in accordance with the
provisions OF the Florida plant act of ;
1915, chapter 6SS5 of the laws of Flor ;
da, by declaring said areas to be in /
ected or likely TO be infected with said
disease mad prohibiting the movement {
II sugar cane and all other infected ]
plants which may hereafter be found {
subject 90 said disease out of the areas t
ibove described until such time as the
state plant board shall have deter ,
mined mad declared that the said dis ,
saso has been apparently eradicated ,
n such area.
Notice is therefore hereby given I
hat a public hearing will be held al ;
he office of the state plant board in z
he state IN Dito1 NJ Ia LA IN sSce Flor .