Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
Quarantine Rules
in Places Infested
by the Corn BOrer

Quarantine regulations governing
| the movement of corn and other
vegetation liable to infestation by
the European Corn borer within the
State Of Maine, have been established
by Hon. F. p. Washburn. commits
sioner of agriculture, and will take
effect this Tuesday. These regula-
tons are as follows:
It has been determined that the
European Corn Borer is known to be
present or its presence in all towns
of York county and in the town of
Sebago in Cumberland county. Said
towns of York county and said town
of Sebago are therefore hereby quar-
antined and 1t is hereby ordered that
the following vegetables shall not be
moved or allowed to be moved from
such quarantined area into any other
part of the State in any manner or
under any conditions other than as
prescribed in the following regula-
tons:
1. Corn (including all parts of the
stalk and especially green corn upon
the ear. Provided, however, that
green corn originating within towns
in the quarantined area may be de-
livered at nearby canning factories
in areas not under quarantine under
the following regulations:
az Such corn shall be visited and
inspected while growing in the field
by a qualified agent of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, or OF the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, who shall give his consent
to the movement of such corn before
such movement is begun.
CD Such corn shall be carefully
loaded in tight wagon bodies which
shall not admit of any scattering or
corn or stalks along the highways
over which it is transported.
g The wagon upon which such
corn is transported shall bear in a
conspicuous place thereon tag pro-
Agriculture, and such tag shall bear
the signature of the inspector visit
ing the corn when growing.
(d) All waste from such corn after
delivery at the canning factory, in
Guiding cobs, husks and stalks, shall
be treated in a manner satisfactory
to the Commissioner of Agriculture
or his agents, in order to prevent the
spread of the insect into territory
not uuarantined. This shall be done
by either of the following methods:
% Complete destruction of the
waste by fire or otherwise. -H
I'D treatment OF the waste ny tlle-
chanical or chemical agencies in such
manner as to effectively destroy all
larvae and eggs of the insect.
Gid Depositing the waste in silos.
2. Celery, green beans in pod,
beets with tops, spinach, rhubarb, oat
and rye straw, cut flowers or entire
plants of gladiolus, aster. cosmos,
Zinnia, hollyhocks and cut flowers or
entire plants of gladiolus and dahlia
except the bulbs thereof. Vegetables
and flowers included in this list may,
however, be so transported after in
spection by a regularly authorized
agent of the Department. of Agri-
culture provided no infestations of
the European Corn Borer are found
to be present in such shipments and
provided the shipment is accom-
panied by a tag provided by the De-
partment of Agriculture and bearing
the signature of the inspector.
tined area which shall be planted to
corn of any kind during the season
of 1923 shall be plowed not later than
November first, 1923, in manner
satisfactory to the commissioner of
agriculture or his duly authorized
agents. All vegetables and weed
stalks closely adjacent to such corn
land shall be plowed under or des-
troyed and all corn fodder which
shall be stored for feeding purposes
except ensilage, within such quar-
antined area shall be entirely con-
sumed or destroyed prior to April
10, 1924,