Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-09
MANY IMPORTS RECEIVED IN
COUNTY DURING PAST MONTH

! The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into the county dur
/ the month OF March, according to
/ the report of B. A. Harrigan, coun-
! ty agricultural commissioner: 466
rose bushes, 943 ornamentals, 70
Easter lilies. 1859 bulbs, 404 gladio-
lus bulbs, % ferns, l03 water lilies,
l9 violets. 3o5 lantanas. honey
suckles. 100 carnations, so trumpet
vines, IL bougainvilleas. poinset-
tas. 1872 bedding plants, Jap
/ roses. 10 phlox; l dahlias, "a lilies
of the valley. 60 irises. begonias,
butterfly bushes, 190 chrysanthe-
NUNS. rs cannas. 400 cacti; the
following trees: acacia. 60 olean-
ders. 1000 umbrella, 54 pepper, SO
bottle. 10 poplar, II tangerine, 13e
lemon, 25,760 orange, 26l5 grape
fruit, 1909 fig. IS peach, 601 plum,
SO apricot, 81 deciduous, 1887 Chi
nese elm. l748 eucalyptus, 1888 pc
can. IS walnut, 4 locust, ! jujube, 5
palm, maple, Il cypress. 3 willow
trees, 5000 sour orange stock, 10.250
citrus buds, 4075 grape vines, l43,-
600 strawberry plants, 81 berry
vines, "a artichoke plants, l3
rhubarb plants. II tomato plants,
800 youngberry plants; sacked seed
in the following quantities: 1l2 al
falfa, 10 watermelon. "a cantaloupe,
49 honeydew. 43 honeyball. grass.
l bermuda grass, ! garden, l pea
nuts, pecan. l sour orange, 100
milo maize, / clover seed, AZ trucks
oranges, SO trucks mixed fruit and
vegetables, l car potatoes, l car
onions, 4 cars bananas, go boxes
of oranges.
Quarantine reflections included:
% cotton samples. 1929 bales cot
ton, l shipment household goods.
l sack cotton samples rejected un-
der Quarantine Order No. 5, 30
grape vines rejected under Quaran-
tine Order No. 13, 1853 orange trees
scrubbed with Volck on account of
scale infestation, 25 lemon trees
scrubbed with Volck because OF
scale infestation, 30 tangerine trees
scrubbed with Volck because of
scale infestation, so oleander plants
were defoliated and scrubbed with
Volck on account of scale infesta-
ton, truckloads of oranges re-
jected on account Of scale, 7 boxes
OF lemons rejected on account of
scale, ornamentals infested with
Cottony Cushion scale were de-
stroyed, y ornamentals infested
with mealybug were destroyed.
Weights and measures tested and
sealed included: IS computing
scales, 8 spring scales, 80 platform
scales, 3 counter scales, 4 wagon
scales, 256 gasoline pumps, gaso-
line pumps, one measure was con-
demned
A total of 43 ranches were visited
in the interest of weed control, and
26 ranches were visited in the in
terest of pest control
During the month ll3 apiaries
(6175 colonies) were registered, SO
apiaries O868 colonies) were in
spected and IA colonies infested
with American Foulbrood were
found.
Outgoing carlot shipments in
cluded: 1887 lettuce, $50 carrots,
344 peas, % asparagus, 80 grape
fruit, "a anise, 7 endive, cabbage,
Standardization rejections in
GUIDED: $3.50 packed crates of let
tuce for not meeting the require
nlentS of the California Standard
ization Act, 20,336 field crates OF
lettuce condemned were resorted
and dumped, 79 sacks of peas we're
rejected on account of aphis and
mildew damage, 49 boxes of grape
| fruit were condemned on account
of frost injury.
The following shipments were
| checked at the Boulder Park high
! way station during March, 1880:
Cotton seed cakes, 22is tons; al
falfa hay, 553 tons; milo maize, 9
tons; wool i Y ton, cattle. GO head;
| horses, 2 head; mules, 4 head;