Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29
EXTEND BEETLE
QUARANTINE
Wilmington, Christiana And New
Castle Hundreds Included..-Re-
wise Rules For Shipments.


of the Japanese beetle it has again
become necessary to revise the reg
ulations under the Japanese beetle
quarantine, but no revision is made
Of the quarantine, the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture announced re-
Gently.
The changes in the regulations are
limited to Regulation 2, designating
the enlargement of the regulated
area in the States of New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA and Delaware, and to
Regulation /, indicating the restric-
tions on the movement of farm pro
ducts. No changes are made in the
regulations governing the movement
of nursery and ornamental stock or
of sand, oil, earth, peat, compost,
and manure.
In New Jersey, owing to the gen
eral spread of the insect thruout
Cumberland and Cape May counties
the whole southern part of the State
is now brought under quarantine.
In Pennsylvania, the regulated area
has been extended to include bOr-
der zone of approximately an addi-
tional township in width beyond the
quarantine line of 1924.
In Delaware, the city of Whining
ton and Christiana and New Castle
hundreds have been brought into
the regulated area, Brandywine
hundred previously having been in
cluded.
The restrictions on the move
ment of farm products (RegulatiOn
af nrin
both as to direct shipments from
point of production and as to ship
ments from Philadelphia and other
markets within the regulated area.
The list of regulated articles has
also been considerably reduced and
- now limited to such articles and
types of products as have been de-
termined as most likely to carry
beetles during the active adult stage
of the insect. One new feature has
been added to the regulation, name
ly, the provision that the interstate
movement of any farm products
from freight yards, docks or mar
kets in the regulated area, irrespec-
tive or origin, is prohibited to points
outside such area during periods J.
when large numbers of beetles are
on the wing and the movement of
such articles is determined by the
of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to be
fTaught with exceptional or unusual
risk of the spread of the Japanese
beetle. 1t is expected that similar
restrictions will be placed under
State quarantine to control inter-
state movements. !
Regulation 4 -- Regulations of '
of farm products, as re-
Tised, reads as follows: !
Control of movement within the t
regulated area-NO restrictions are {
placed on the interstate movement {
If farm products within the regu-
ated area, except that any such T
when determined by the
Inspector of the United States De-
,artment of Agriculture to the L
raught with exceptional or unusual t.
isk of the spread of the Japanese a
eetle. shall be subject to such con- v
r0I Measures as may be necessary d
o prevent such risks.
AS a condition of certifcation by I
he United States Department of l.
.griculture of farm products for d
Interstate shipment from the regu- >
tied area to points outside of such
rea, all movements of such articles h
yithin the regulated area-in any
tate, shall be subject to such con-
rol by State regulations and re-
trictions as well, to the satisfaction
the Department of Agriculture,
revent exceptional or unusual risk
f the spread of the Japanese
eetle. ii
Control of movements of produce
} points outside the restricted area.
he interstate movement of grain,
weet or sugar corn, peas and beans
I the pod, cabbage, parsley, car
OTIS with tops, beets with tops, on
ms with tops, lettuce, outdoor
rOwn flowers, hay, straw, un-
ireshed grains and forage crops to
oints outside the regulated area is
rohibited between June Is and Oc-
)ber Is: Provided, That any of ;
le restricted farm products listed &
this paragraph may be certified
n direct interstate shipment to II
Oints outside the regulated area Il
pom compliance with the condi- ;
ons set forth in Regulations z, 8,
nd 8, following: Provided further: IL
hat and of the farm products ;
originating outside of
le regulated area, may be recon-
gned, at the freight yards or docks ;
/ Philadelphia, Pa, Wilmington, y
ell, Trenton, N. j., and other trans II
r points within the regulated area Il
II direct interstate shipment there >
ON, to points outside of the regu- ii
ted area, when each package or
is marked wit hthe name
Id address of the grower and when
)nditions have been complied with
hich may be determined by the
spectOr of the United States De-
lrtment of Agriculture to me nee
jsary to safeguard such inter-
ate shipment and a certificate for
lch shipment has been secured
ON such inspector: Provided }
rther: That the interstate move
ent of any farm products from
eight yards, docks or markets in
e regulated area, irrespective of
'igin, is prohibited to points out
de such area during periods when
rye numbers of beetles are on the
ing and the movement of such ar
cles is determined by the iLspec-
r of the United States Department
Agriculture to be fraught with
,ceptional or unusual risk of the
read of the Japanese beetle.
No restrictions are placed on the
terstate movement of farm pro- is
lcts originating in the regulated
ca other than those enumerated
he ~ III
gulation.